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LONG-TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
As of October 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Borrowings under revolving credit facility

$365,203

 

$326,000

Capital leases
2,395

 
3,109

 
367,598

 
329,109

Less: Current maturities of long-term debt
(357
)
 
(418
)
 

$367,241

 

$328,691



As of October 31, 2015, the Company's long-term debt, excluding capital leases, consisted solely of $365.2 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility, all of which will mature in fiscal 2019. As of October 31, 2015 and 2014, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility was 1.3%. The revolving credit facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants. As of October 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

During fiscal 2015, the Company elected to borrow €32 million under its revolving credit facility, which allows for borrowings made in foreign currencies up to a $50 million sublimit. The funds were used to facilitate a fiscal 2015 acquisition. As of October 31, 2015, the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Company's Euro borrowing was $35.2 million.

Capital Lease Obligations

A subsidiary of HEICO Electronic is a party to a capital lease for a manufacturing facility and related property in France.  The lease contains a bargain purchase option and has a twelve-year term, which began in fiscal 2011. Additionally, the subsidiary is a party to various capital leases, principally for manufacturing and office equipment, with lease terms of approximately five years. The estimated future minimum lease payments of all capital leases for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
Year ending October 31,
 
2016

$455

2017
400

2018
395

2019
395

2020
358

Thereafter
753

Total minimum lease payments
2,756

Less: amount representing interest
(361
)
Present value of minimum lease payments

$2,395



Revolving Credit Facility

In December 2011, the Company entered into a $670 million Revolving Credit Agreement (“Credit Facility”) with a bank syndicate. The Credit Facility may be used for working capital and general corporate needs of the Company, including capital expenditures and to finance acquisitions. In December 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility by one year to December 2017. The Company also amended certain covenants contained within the Credit Facility agreement to accommodate payment of a special and extraordinary cash dividend paid in December 2012. See Note 8, Shareholders' Equity, for additional information.

In November 2013, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility by one year to December 2018 and to increase the aggregate principal amount to $800 million. Furthermore, the amendment includes a feature that will allow the Company to increase the aggregate principal amount by an additional $200 million to become a $1.0 billion facility through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders.

Advances under the Credit Facility accrue interest at the Company’s choice of the “Base Rate” or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus the applicable margin (based on the Company’s ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, noncontrolling interests and non-cash charges, or “leverage ratio”). The Base Rate is the highest of (i) the Prime Rate; (ii) the Federal Funds rate plus .50% per annum; and (iii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate determined on a daily basis for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% per annum, as such capitalized terms are defined in the Credit Facility. The applicable margin for a LIBOR-based borrowing ranges from .75% to 2.25%. The applicable margin for a Base Rate borrowing ranges from 0% to 1.25%. A fee is charged on the amount of the unused commitment ranging from .125% to .35% (depending on the Company’s leverage ratio). The Credit Facility also includes a $50 million sublimit for borrowings made in foreign currencies, letters of credit and swingline borrowings. Outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable under the Credit Facility may be accelerated upon an event of default, as such events are described in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is unsecured and contains covenants that restrict the amount of certain payments, including dividends, and require, among other things, the maintenance of a total leverage ratio, a senior leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. In the event the Company’s leverage ratio exceeds a specified level, the Credit Facility would become secured by the capital stock owned in substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries.