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LONG-TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
As of October 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Borrowings under revolving credit facility

$671,000

 

$455,083

Capital leases and note payable
2,979

 
3,142

 
673,979

 
458,225

Less: Current maturities of long-term debt
(451
)
 
(411
)
 

$673,528

 

$457,814



As of October 31, 2017 and 2016, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility was 2.4% and 1.6%, respectively. The revolving credit facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants. As of October 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
As of October 31, 2017, the Company's borrowings under its revolving credit facility were to mature in fiscal 2019. In November 2017, the Company entered into a new $1.3 billion Revolving Credit Agreement with a bank syndicate, which matures in November 2022 and replaced the prior revolving credit facility (see Revolving Credit Facility below).

During fiscal 2015, the Company elected to borrow €32 million under its revolving credit facility to facilitate a fiscal 2015 acquisition. During fiscal 2017, the Company repaid the full amount of the Euro borrowing.
    
Revolving Credit Facility

On November 6, 2017, the Company entered into a new $1.3 billion Revolving Credit Facility Agreement ("New Credit Facility") with a bank syndicate, which matures in November 2022. Under certain circumstances, the maturity of the New Credit Facility may be extended for two one-year periods. The New Credit Facility also includes a feature that will allow the Company to increase revolving commitments under the New Credit Facility by $350 million, to become a $1.65 billion facility, through increased commitments from existing lenders or the addition of new lenders. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility may be used to finance acquisitions and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures. The New Credit Facility replaced the $670 million Revolving Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the New Credit Facility accrue interest at the Company’s election of the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, plus in each case, the Applicable Rate (based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio). The Base Rate for any day is a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate; (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus .50%; and (iii) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 100 basis points. The Eurocurrency Rate is the rate per annum obtained by dividing LIBOR for the applicable Interest Period by a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the daily average Eurocurrency Reserve Rate for such Interest Period, as such capitalized terms are defined in the New Credit Facility. The Applicable Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Loans ranges from 1.00% to 2.00%. The Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans ranges from 0% to 1.00%. A fee is charged on the amount of the unused commitment ranging from .125% to .30% (depending on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio). The New Credit Facility also includes $100 million sublimits for borrowings made in foreign currencies and for swingline borrowings, and a $50 million sublimit for letters of credit. Outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable under the New Credit Facility may be accelerated upon an event of default, as such events are described in the New Credit Facility. The New Credit Facility is unsecured and contains covenants that require, among other things, the maintenance of a Total Leverage Ratio and an Interest Coverage Ratio, as such capitalized terms are defined in the New Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility as of October 31, 2017 were made under the Company's $670 million Revolving Credit Agreement (“Prior Credit Facility”) with a bank syndicate, which was amended in November 2013 to become an $800 million facility and again in April 2017 to become a $1.0 billion facility. The Prior Credit Facility was available to finance acquisitions and for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company, including capital expenditures.

Advances under the Prior Credit Facility accrued 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 was 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 were defined in the Prior Credit Facility. The applicable margin for a LIBOR-based borrowing ranged from .75% to 2.25%. The applicable margin for a Base Rate borrowing ranged from 0% to 1.25%. A fee was charged on the amount of the unused commitment ranging from .125% to .35% (depending on the Company’s leverage ratio). The Prior Credit Facility also included 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 Prior Credit Facility may have been accelerated upon an event of default, as such events were described in the Prior Credit Facility. The Prior Credit Facility was unsecured and contained covenants that restricted the amount of certain payments, including dividends, and required, 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 exceeded a specified level, the Prior Credit Facility would have become secured by the capital stock owned in substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries.

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 certain capital leases, principally for office equipment, with lease terms of approximately five years. Furthermore, a subsidiary of HEICO Flight Support Corp. entered into a ten-year capital lease for a manufacturing facility during fiscal 2016. 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,
 
2018
575

2019
575

2020
525

2021
519

2022
509

Thereafter
622

Total minimum lease payments
3,325

Less: amount representing interest
(461
)
Present value of minimum lease payments

$2,864