LONG-TERM DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LONG-TERM DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT

NOTE 6. LONG-TERM DEBT

On September 3, 2020, the Company entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and certain banks (the “Fourth Amended Credit Facility”). On April 30, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the Fourth Amended Credit Facility (collectively, with all prior amendments, the “Amended Credit Facility”).

The maturity date of the Amended Credit Facility is September 3, 2023. The Amended Credit Facility increases the aggregate principal amount to $270 million. The $270 million Amended Credit Facility consists of: a $200 million term loan (“Term Loan Facility”) and a $70 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), together with an option to increase the Revolving Credit Facility by up to an additional $75 million.

The Company is required to make quarterly principal payments under the Term Loan Facility on each Term Loan Installment Date, commencing on December 31, 2020, in an amount equal to (x) the percentage set forth opposite the applicable period during which such Term Loan Installment Date occurs (i.e., 1.25% for the period from December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021, and 2.50% for the period from December 31, 2021 and thereafter) multiplied by (y) $200 million. The estimated amount of the mandatory principal payments due in the next twelve months is $20 million.

Commencing with the delivery of the compliance certificate for fiscal year 2021, the Company may be required to prepay borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility using excess cash flows for each fiscal year, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had an outstanding principal balance of $90 million under the Term Loan Facility, a $0.6 million letter of credit and no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility; $69.4 million remained available for borrowing.

Borrowings are secured by liens on substantially all of the Company’s real and personal property.

In addition to other customary covenants for a facility of this nature, as of December 31, 2021, the Company is required to maintain a Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility) of no more than 4.50:1 and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility) of at least 1.15:1. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio were 0.7:1 and 5.7:1.

The interest rate under the Amended Credit Facility is LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 2.00%, or a base rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility) plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.00%, or the Prime Rate. The applicable margins vary depending on Company’s leverage ratio. Commitment fees are equal to the daily average unused revolving commitment multiplied by the commitment fee percentage, ranging from 0.175% to 0.325%, based on our leverage ratio.

At December 31, 2021, the Term Loan interest rate was 1.11%, or LIBOR plus interest margin of 1.00%. The carrying value of the debt outstanding under the Amended Credit Facility approximates fair value because the interest fluctuates with the lender’s prime rate or other market rates of interest.

On the terms and subject to some conditions, the Company may, at any time before the Maturity Date, request an increase of the Revolving Credit Facility, provided that each such increase is equal to $15 million or an integral multiple of $1 million in excess and, after giving effect to the requested increase, the aggregate amount of the increases in the total revolving loan commitment shall not exceed $75 million.

The Company may prepay borrowings under the Amended Credit Facility revolving loan without penalty (subject to certain conditions and certain charges applicable to the prepayment of LIBOR borrowings prior to the end of the applicable interest period). Once reduced or cancelled, the Revolving Credit Facility may not be increased or reinstated without the prior written consent of all lenders. During the first nine months of 2021, the Company made a $67.0 million in optional prepayments on its Term Loan Facility in addition to $7.5 million in mandatory payments. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company made $80.0 million in optional prepayments on its Term Loan Facility in addition to $12.5 million in mandatory payments.

As of December 31, 2021, $68.2 million “Long-term debt, net” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet represents the $90.0 million outstanding loan amount under the Amended Credit facility, net of $1.8 million unamortized debt issuance costs and $20.0 million mandatory principal payment that are due in next twelve months and are presented as “Current portion of long-term debt” in the Current liabilities section of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.