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Note 6 - Revolving Credit Facility
9 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
6
.
Revolving Credit Facility
 
 
The Company has a 
five
-year revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) with
 m
aximum borrowings totaling 
$400,000,000
from
April
through
July
and
$500,000,000
from
August
through
March 
and the Revolver matures on
July 5, 2021.
The Revolver balance as of
December 29, 2018
was
$214,161,000
and is included in Current Portion of Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
.
The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of
June
through
November
and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally
three
months but can vary from a few days to
seven
months. Accordingly, the Company’s need to draw on the Revolver
may
fluctuate significantly throughout the year.
 
The Company also has a
$100
million unsecured term loan with Farm Credit which was in violation of an interest ratio covenant requirement at the balance sheet date, but the Company obtained a waiver for the quarter ended
December 29, 2018.
A more restrictive covenant must be met at
March 31, 2019 
and it is probable that the Company will fail to meet that requirement at that date as well unless an additional waiver or amendment is obtained. Therefore, the Company concluded that the Farm Credit term loan, as of
December 29, 2018,
should be classified as a current liability.  In addition, the Revolver agreement contains a cross-default provision. The Revolver agreement has triggered an event of default as of
December 29, 2018,
due to the Farm Credit loan default. A waiver was obtained from the lender to provide temporary relief of default as of this measurement date. However, the Company believes that it is probable that the Revolver will be in default as of
March 31, 2019
given the likelihood of a Farm Credit default again thus triggering a cross-default. Therefore, the Company concluded that the Revolver should be classified as a current liability as of
December 29, 2018.
 
 
 
The decrease in the reported end of period amount of Revolver borrowings during the
first
nine
months of fiscal
2019
compared to the
first
nine
months of fiscal
2018
was attributable to Working Capital which is
$390,538,000
(
$181,953,000
excluding the Revolver reclassification to current) lower than the same period last year due to the Modesto disposal, partially offset by a net loss in the last
twelve
months ended
December 29, 2018.
 
 
General terms of the Revolver include payment of interest at LIBOR plus a defined spread.
 
 
The following table documents the quantitative data for Revolver borrowings during the
third
quarter and year-to-date of fiscal
2019
and fiscal
2018:
 
   
Third Quarter
   
Year-to-Date
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
   
(In thousands)
   
(In thousands)
 
Reported end of period:
                               
Outstanding borrowings
  $
214,161
    $
290,196
    $
214,161
    $
290,196
 
Weighted average interest rate
   
4.02
%
   
3.04
%
   
4.02
%
   
3.04
%
Reported during the period:
                               
Maximum amount of borrowings
  $
242,947
    $
296,088
    $
294,062
    $
296,088
 
Average outstanding borrowings
  $
192,323
    $
280,960
    $
225,345
    $
246,414
 
Weighted average interest rate
   
3.86
%
   
2.82
%
   
3.64
%
   
2.59
%