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Lines of Credit
9 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Lines of Credit

9. Lines of Credit

Revolving Credit Agreement – United States

Existing Credit Agreement

As of May 1, 2022, we had a Credit Agreement (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) that provided a revolving loan commitment of $30 million, was set to expire on August 15, 2022, and allowed us to issue letters of credit not to exceed $1 million.

Amended Agreement

Effective June 24, 2022, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“the Amended Agreement”) with Wells Fargo. The Amended Agreement amended, restated, superseded, and served as a replacement for the Existing Credit Agreement. The Amended Agreement provided a revolving credit facility of up to $40 million, was secured by a lien on the company’s assets, and was set to expire in June 2025.

The company’s available borrowings under the Amended Agreement were based on a borrowing base calculation using certain accounts receivable and inventory of the company, subject to certain sub-limits as defined in the Amended Agreement, to be calculated on a monthly basis. Similar to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Amended Agreement contained a sub-facility that allows the company to issue letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1 million.

Borrowings under the Amended Agreement incurred interest at a rate calculated using a margin (the “Applicable Margin”) over the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s secured overnight funding rate (SOFR). The Applicable Margin was set initially at 1.35% and varied under the terms of the Amended Agreement from 1.35% to 2.50%, depending on the ratio of the company’s consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Amended Agreement, determined on a quarterly basis. The Amended Agreement contained customary affirmative and negative covenants and required compliance by the company with certain financial covenants, including minimum tangible net worth of $100 million plus 50% of annual net income, and a minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense of 3.0 to 1.0 as defined in the Amended Agreement. The EBITDA to interest expense covenant did not apply under the Amended Agreement during the first three quarters of the company’s fiscal 2023, but during that period, the company was required to maintain “access to liquidity” of $15 million, which is defined as unencumbered liquid assets plus available and unused credit under the revolving credit facility as calculated using the borrowing base, as defined in the Amended Agreement.

 

First Amendment

On August 19, 2022, we entered into a First Amendment to the Amended Agreement (“the First Amendment”) with Wells Fargo. The terms of the First Amendment amended the time period in which the financial covenant for the minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense applied, such that this EBITDA to interest expense covenant does not apply during any of the four quarters of the Company’s fiscal 2023. During that time period, we were still required to maintain minimum “access to liquidity” of $15 million as mentioned in the above Amended Agreement section.

Second Amended and Restated Agreement

 

On January 19, 2023, Culp, Inc., as borrower (the “Company”), and Read as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (the “Lender”), to establish an asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”), the proceeds of which may be used to pay fees and expenses related to the ABL Facility and to provide funding for ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes. The ABL Credit Agreement amends, restates and supersedes, and serves as a replacement for, the Amended Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2022, as amended, by and between the Company and the Lender.

 

The ABL Facility may be used for revolving credit loans and letters of credit from time to time up to a maximum principal amount of $35.0 million, subject to the limitations described below. Like the Amended Agreement, the ABL Facility contains a sub-facility that allows the Company to issue letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1 million. The amount available under the ABL Facility is limited by a borrowing base consisting of certain eligible accounts receivable and inventory, reduced by specified reserves, as follows:

85% of eligible accounts receivable, plus
the least of:
o
the sum of:
lesser of (i) 65% of eligible inventory valued at cost based on a first-in first-out basis (net of intercompany profits) and (ii) 85% of the net-orderly-liquidation value percentage of eligible inventory, plus
the least of (i) 65% of eligible in-transit inventory valued at cost based on a first-in first-out basis (net of intercompany profits), (ii) 85% of the net-orderly-liquidation value percentage of eligible in-transit inventory, and (iii) $5.0 million, plus
the lesser of (i) 65% of eligible raw material inventory valued at cost based on a first-in first-out basis (net of intercompany profits) and (ii) 85% of the net-orderly-liquidation value percentage of eligible raw material inventory

 

In each case, the net-orderly-liquidation value is calculated based on the lower of (i) a first-in first-out basis and (ii) market value, and is (A) net of intercompany profits, (B) net of write-ups and write-downs in value with respect to currency exchange rates and (C) consistent with most recent appraisals received and acceptable to Lender.

o
$22.5 million; and
o
An amount equal to 200% of eligible accounts receivable,

 

minus

applicable reserves.

 

The ABL Facility permits both base rate borrowings and borrowings based upon daily simple SOFR (the secured overnight financing rate administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or its successor)). Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at an annual rate equal to daily simple SOFR plus 150 basis points (if the average monthly excess availability under the ABL Facility is greater than 50%) or 175 basis point (if the average monthly excess availability under the ABL Facility is less than or equal to 50%) or 50 basis points above base rate (if the average monthly excess availability under the ABL Facility is greater than 50%) or 75 basis points above base rate (if the average monthly excess availability under the ABL Facility is less than or equal to 50%), as applicable, with a fee on unutilized commitments at an annual rate of 37.5 basis points and an annual servicing fee of $12,000.

 

The ABL Facility matures on January 19, 2026. The ABL Facility may be prepaid from time to time, in whole or in part, without prepayment or premium. In addition, customary mandatory prepayments of the loans under the ABL Facility are required upon the occurrence of certain events including, without limitation, outstanding borrowing exposures exceeding the borrowing base and certain dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course of business. Accrued interest is payable monthly in arrears.

 

The Company’s obligations under the ABL Facility (and certain related obligations) are (a) guaranteed by the Guarantor and each of the Company’s future domestic subsidiaries is required to guarantee the ABL Facility on a senior secured basis (such guarantors and the Company, the “Loan Parties”) and (b) secured by all assets of the Loan Parties, subject to certain exceptions. The liens and other security interests granted by the Loan Parties on the collateral for the benefit of the Lender under the ABL Facility are, subject to certain permitted liens, first-priority.

 

Cash Dominion. Under the terms of the ABL Facility, if (i) an event of default has occurred or (ii) excess borrowing availability under the ABL Facility (based on the lesser of $35.0 million and the borrowing base) (the “Excess Availability”) falls below $7.0 million at such time, the Loan Parties will become subject to cash dominion, which will require prepayment of loans under the ABL Facility with the cash deposited in certain deposit accounts of the Loan Parties, including a concentration account, and will restrict the Loan Parties’ ability to transfer cash from their concentration account. Such cash dominion period (a “Dominion Period”) shall end when Excess Availability shall be equal to or greater than $7.0 million for a period of 60 consecutive days and no event of default is continuing.

 

Financial Covenants. The ABL Facility contains a springing covenant requiring that the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio be no less than 1.10 to 1.00 during any period that (i) an event of default has occurred or (ii) Excess Availability under the ABL

Facility falls below $5.25 million at such time. Such compliance period shall end when Excess Availability shall be equal to or greater than $5.25 million for a period of 60 consecutive days and no event of default is continuing.

 

Affirmative and Restrictive Covenants. The ABL Credit Agreement governing the ABL Facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants (subject, in each case, to exceptions and qualifications) and events of defaults, including covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things:

incur additional indebtedness;
make investments;
pay dividends and make other restricted payments;
sell certain assets;
create liens;
consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
enter into transactions with affiliates.

 

Overall

Effective January 19, 2023, interest was charged under the ABL Agreement at a rate (applicable interest rate of 5.81% as of January 29, 2023) calculated using the Applicable Margin over SOFR based on the the Company’s excess availability under the ABL Facility, as defined in the ABL Agreement. Under the Existing Credit Agreement, interest was charged at a rate (applicable interest rate of 1.71% and 2.40% as of January 30, 2022, and May 1, 2022, respectively) as a variable spread over LIBOR based on a ratio of debt to EBITDA, as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

There were $275,000 of outstanding letters of credit provided by the ABL Agreement and the Existing Agreement as applicable, as of January 29, 2023, January 30, 2022, and May 1, 2022. As of January 29, 2023, we had $725,000 remaining for the issuance of additional letters of credit under the ABL Agreement.

There were no borrowings outstanding under either the ABL Agreement or the Existing Credit Agreement, as applicable, as of January 29, 2023, January 30, 2022, and May 1, 2022, respectively.

As of January 29, 2023, our available borrowings calculated under the provisions of the ABL Agreement totaled $23.0 million.

Revolving Credit Agreements – China Operations

Denominated in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (“RMB”)

We have an unsecured credit agreement denominated in RMB with a bank located in China that provides for a line of credit of up to 40 million RMB ($5.9 million USD as of January 29, 2023). Interest charged under this agreement is based on an interest rate determined by the Chinese government at the time of borrowing. The agreement was set to expire on November 15, 2022.

On November 24, 2022, we renewed this agreement, which renewal maintains our borrowing capacity of 40 million RMB and extends the expiration date to November 24, 2023.

There were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement as of January 29, 2023, January 30, 2022, and May 1, 2022, respectively.

Denominated in United States Dollar (“USD”)

We had an unsecured credit agreement denominated in USD with another bank located in China that provided for a line of credit of up to $2 million USD, which expired on August 30, 2022. Currently, the company does not plan to renew or replace this agreement.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. As of January 29, 2023, we complied with our financial covenants.

Interest paid during the first nine months of fiscal 2023 totaled $8,000. No interest payments were made during the first nine months of fiscal 2022.