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Long-Term Debt and Related Matters
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Long-Term Debt and Related Matters [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt and Related Matters

Note 10.

 

Long-Term Debt and Related Matters

 

Long-term debt at December 31, 2015 and 2014 consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

$

165,000 

$

24,200 

Financing agreement payable in installments through July 1, 2017 with an interest rate of 3.00% at December 31, 2015

 

1,247 

 

1,781 

Lease obligations payable in installments through 2019 with a  weighted average interest rate of 3.09% at December 31, 2015 and 3.50% December 31, 2014

 

2,507 

 

447 

Total

 

168,754 

 

26,428 

Less current maturities

 

1,335 

 

676 

Long-term portion

$

167,419 

$

25,752 

 

The maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

2016

$

1,335 

2017

 

1,121 

2018

 

558 

2019

 

500 

2020

 

165,240 

2021 and thereafter

 

 -

Total

$

168,754 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

United States

 

On March 13, 2015, L.B. Foster Company, its domestic subsidiaries, and certain of its Canadian subsidiaries (“L.B. Foster”) entered into an amended and restated $335,000 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, and Branch Banking and Trust Company. This Amended Credit Agreement modifies the prior revolving credit facility, which had a maximum credit line of $200,000. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility that permits borrowings of up to $335,000 for the U.S. borrowers and a sublimit of the equivalent of $25,000 U.S. dollars that is available to the Canadian borrowers. The Amended Credit Agreement’s accordion feature permits L.B. Foster to increase the available revolving borrowings under the facility by up to an additional $100,000 subject to L.B. Foster’s receipt of increased commitments from existing or new lenders and to certain conditions being satisfied.

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement will bear interest at rates based upon either the base rate or Euro-rate plus applicable margins. Applicable margins are dictated by the ratio of L.B. Foster’s indebtedness less consolidated cash on hand to L.B. Foster’s consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the underlying Amended Credit Agreement. The base rate is the highest of (a) PNC Bank’s prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (c) the daily Euro-rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus 1.00%. The base rate and Euro-rate spreads range from 0.00% to 1.50% and 1.00% to 2.50%, respectively.

The Amended Credit Agreement includes two financial covenants: (a) Leverage Ratio, defined as L.B. Foster’s Indebtedness less consolidated cash on hand, in excess of $15,000, divided by L.B. Foster’s consolidated EBITDA, which must not exceed 3.25 to 1.00 and (b) Minimum Interest Coverage, defined as consolidated EBITDA less Capital Expenditures divided by consolidated interest expense, which must be no less than 3.00 to 1.00.

The Amended Credit Agreement permits L.B. Foster to pay dividends, distributions, and make redemptions with respect to its stock provided no event of default or potential default (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) has occurred prior to or after giving effect to the dividend, distribution, or redemption. Dividends, distributions, and redemptions are capped at $25,000 per year when funds are drawn on the facility. If no drawings on the facility exist, dividends, distributions, and redemptions in excess of $25,000 per year are subjected to a limitation of $75,000 in the aggregate over the life of the facility. The $75,000 aggregate limitation also permits certain loans, investments, and acquisitions.

Other restrictions exist at all times including, but not limited to, limitation of L.B. Foster’s sale of assets, other indebtedness incurred by either the borrowers or the non-borrower subsidiaries of L.B. Foster, guarantees, and liens.

 

The Company had $165,000 outstanding borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement at December 31, 2015 and had available borrowing capacity of $169,474 at December 31, 2015.  As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $24,200 in outstanding borrowings and an available borrowing capacity of $175,375 under the previous revolving facility with a borrowing capacity of $200,000. 

 

At December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the Amended Credit Agreement’s covenants.

 

Letters of Credit

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $526 and $425, respectively.

United Kingdom

 

A subsidiary of the Company has a credit facility with NatWest Bank for its United Kingdom operations which includes an overdraft availability of £1,500 pounds sterling (approximately $2,210 at December 31, 2015).  This credit facility supports the United Kingdom’s working capital requirements and is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of its United Kingdom operations.  The interest rate on this facility is the financial institution’s base rate plus 1.50%. Outstanding performance bonds reduce availability under this credit facility.  There were no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility at December 31, 2015, however, there were $16 in outstanding guarantees (as defined in the underlying agreement) at December 31, 2015.  This credit facility was renewed and amended during the fourth quarter of 2015 to include Tew and Tew Plus as parties to the agreement. All other underlying terms and conditions remained unchanged as a result of the renewal.  It is the Company’s intention to renew this credit facility with NatWest Bank during the annual review in 2016.

 

The United Kingdom loan agreements contain certain financial covenants that require that subsidiary to maintain senior interest and cash flow coverage ratios. The subsidiary was in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2015 and 2014.  The subsidiary had available borrowing capacity of $2,194 and $2,337 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.