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Note 2 - Long-term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
NOTE 2 - Long-Term Debt:
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2018
   
2017
 
                 
Note payable to BB&T, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing February 25, 2022
  $
9,989
    $
1,475
 
                 
Term loan payable to BB&T maturing February 26, 2024
  $
36,000
    $
37,500
 
    $
45,989
    $
38,975
 
Less:
               
Payments due within one year included in current liabilities
  $
6,000
    $
6,000
 
                 
Debt issuance costs
  $
40
    $
42
 
Long-term debt less current maturities
  $
39,949
    $
32,933
 
 
Effective
March 8, 2016,
the Company entered into an amended and restated
5
-year credit agreement with Fifth Third Bank (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) that increased its revolving credit facility from
$15
million to
$20
million (the “Amended Credit Facility”) and refinanced its then-existing term loan with a new
$45
million term loan to help finance the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of BAMKO, Inc. Both loans were based upon the
one
-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Interest was payable on the term loan at LIBOR plus
0.85%
and on the revolving credit facility at LIBOR (rounded up to the next
1/8
th
of
1%
) plus
0.85%.
The Company paid a commitment fee of
0.10%
per annum on the average unused portion of the commitment under the Amended Credit Facility. This credit agreement was paid in full on
February 28, 2017
with the proceeds from a new loan agreement with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”).
 
Effective
February 28, 2017,
the Company entered into a new
7
-year credit agreement with BB&T (the “Credit Agreement”) that provides a new revolving credit facility of
$35
million (the “Credit Facility”) which terminates on
February 25, 2022
and provides a new term loan of
$42
million (the “Term Loan”) which matures on
February 26, 2024.
Both loans are based upon the
one
-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Interest is payable for each loan at LIBOR (rounded up to the next
1/100
th
of
1%
) plus
0.75%
(
2.56%
at
March 31, 2018).
The Company pays a commitment fee of
0.10%
per annum on the average unused portion of the commitment under the Credit Facility. The available balance under the Credit Facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of
March 31, 2018,
there were
no
outstanding letters of credit.
 
The scheduled amortization for the Term Loan is as follows:
2018
through
2023
-
$6.0
million per year; and
2024
-
$1.5
million. The Term Loan does
not
include
a prepayment penalty. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company incurred approximately
$0.1
million of debt financing costs, which primarily consisted of legal fees. These costs are being amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement as additional interest expense.
 
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the operating assets of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. and are guaranteed by all domestic subsidiaries of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. The agreement contains restrictive provisions concerning a maximum funded indebtedness to EBITDA ratio
not
to exceed (
4.0:1
) and a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least (
1.25:1
). The Company is in full compliance with all terms, conditions and covenants of the Credit Agreement.
 
Effective
July 1, 2013,
in order to reduce interest rate risk on its debt, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Fifth Third Bank, N.A. that was designed to effectively convert or hedge the variable interest rate on a portion of its borrowings to achieve a net fixed rate of
2.53%
per annum, beginning
July 1, 2014
with a notional amount of
$14.3
million. The notional amount of the interest rate swap was reduced by the scheduled amortization of the principal balance of the original term loan of
$0.2
million per month through
July 1, 2015
and
$0.3
million per month through
June 1, 2018
with the remaining notional balance of
$3.3
million to be eliminated on
July 1, 2018.
Effective
March 8, 2016,
the fixed rate on the notional amount was reduced to
2.43%.
Effective
February 24, 2017,
this interest rate swap agreement was terminated. On this date the swap agreement had
$0.1
million in cumulative gains in OCI which was reversed to earnings.
 
Effective
March 3, 2017,
in order to reduce the interest rate risk on its future debt, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with BB&T that was designed to effectively convert or hedge the variable interest rate on a portion of its future borrowings to achieve a net fixed rate of
3.12%
per annum, beginning
March 1, 2018
with a notional amount of
$18.0
million. The notional amount of the interest rate swap is reduced by
$0.3
million per month beginning
April 1, 2018
through
February 26, 2024.
Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the Company will receive variable interest rate payments and make fixed interest rate payments on an amount equal to the notional amount at that time. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap designated as the hedging instrument that effectively offset the variability of cash flows associated with the variable rate, long-term debt obligation are recorded in OCI, net of related income tax effects. As of
March 31, 2018,
the swap agreement had a positive fair value of
$0.1
million which is presented within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.