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Note 6 - Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
NOTE
6
- Long-Term Debt:
(In thousands)
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2018
   
2017
 
Note payable to BB&T, pursuant to revolving credit agreement, maturing May 2023
  $
1,193
    $
1,475
 
                 
Term loan payable to BB&T maturing February 26, 2024
  $
31,500
    $
37,500
 
                 
Term loan payable to BB&T maturing May 2020
  $
85,000
    $
-
 
                 
    $
117,693
    $
38,975
 
                 
Less:
               
Payments due within one year included in current liabilities
  $
6,000
    $
6,000
 
                 
Debt issuance costs
  $
171
    $
42
 
Long-term debt less current maturities
  $
111,522
    $
32,933
 
 
Effective
March 8, 2016,
the Company entered into an amended and restated
5
-year credit agreement with Fifth Third Bank that increased its revolving credit facility from
$15
million to
$20
million 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 revolving credit facility. The amounts outstanding under this credit agreement was paid in full on
February 28, 2017
with the proceeds from a new loan agreement with BB&T.
 
Effective
February 28, 2017,
the Company entered into a new
7
-year credit agreement with BB&T (the “Credit Agreement”) that provided a new revolving credit facility of
$35
million which was to terminate on
February 25, 2022,
and provided a new term loan of
$42
million the which matures on
February 26, 2024.
Both loans were based upon the
one
-month LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar based borrowings. Interest was payable for each loan at LIBOR (rounded up to the next
1/100
th
of
1%
) plus
0.75%.
The Company pays a commitment fee of
0.10%
per annum on the average unused portion of the commitment under the credit facility.
 
Effective
May 2, 2018,
and concurrently with the closing of the CID Resources acquisition, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
May 2, 2018 (
the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), with BB&T pursuant to which the Company’s existing revolving credit facility was increased from
$35
million to
$75
million and provided an additional term loan in the principal amount of
$85
million.
No
principal payments were due on the
$85
million term loan prior to its maturity. The term of the revolving credit facility was extended until
May 2023
and the
$85
million term loan matures in
May 2020.
The Company’s existing term loan with the original principal amount of
$42
million remains outstanding with a maturity date of
February 2024
and with the same amortization schedule. The scheduled amortization for the
$42
million term loan is as follows:
2019
through
2023
-
$
6.0
million per year; and
2024
-
$1.5
million. The revolving credit facility,
$42
million term loan and
$85
million term loan are collectively referred to as the “Credit Facilities”.
 
Obligations outstanding under the revolving credit facility and the
$42
million term loan generally have a variable interest rate of
one
-month LIBOR plus
0.68%
(
3.14%
at
December 31, 2018).
Obligations outstanding under the
$85
million term loan generally have a variable interest rate of
one
-month LIBOR plus
0.93%
for the
first
twelve
months after the effective date (
3.39%
at
December 31, 2018),
1.5%
for the period from
thirteen
months through
eighteen
months after the effective date, and
1.75%
thereafter. The Company is obligated to pay a commitment fee of
0.10%
per annum on the averaged unused portion of the commitment under the revolving credit facility and a commitment fee of
0.25%
on the outstanding balance of the
$85
million term loan on
June 1, 2019
and
December 1, 2019.
The available balance under the revolving credit facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit. As of
December 31, 2018,
there were
no
outstanding letters of credit. The term loans do
not
contain pre-payment penalties.
 
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary events of default and negative covenants, including but
not
limited to those governing indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, investments, restricted payments, and sales of assets. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least
1.25:1
and a funded debt to EBITDA ratio
not
to exceed
4.0:1.
As of
December 31, 2018,
the Company was in compliance with these ratios. The Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all of the operating assets of the Company as collateral, and the Company’s obligations under the Credit Facilities are guaranteed by all of its domestic subsidiaries. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facilities are subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an event of default as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
 
In connection with the Credit Agreement and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company incurred approximately
$0.1
million and
$0.2
million of debt financing costs respectively, which primarily consisted of a loan commitment fee and legal fees. These costs are being amortized over the life of both Credit Agreements as additional interest expense.
 
On
January 22, 2019,
the Company entered into a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement pursuant to which the existing
$85
million term loan was restructured. The Company used
$20
million borrowed under its existing revolving credit facility to reduce the principal amount to
$65
million. The maturity date on the loan was extended to
January 22, 2026
and the interest rate was lowered to a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus
$0.85%.
The scheduled amortization for the
$65
million term loan is as follows:
2019
-
$8.5
million,
2020
through
2025
-
$
9.3
million per year; and
2026
-
$0.8
million. The Company incurred approximately
$0.2
million of debt financing costs, which primarily consisted of a loan commitment fee and legal fees. These costs will be amortized over the life of the agreement as additional interest expense.
 
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 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 (“original swap”) 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. On
May 2, 2018,
in conjunction with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the original swap was modified (“amended swap”) to achieve a net fixed rate of
3.05%
per annum effective
May 1, 2018
and the remaining notional amount was
$17.5
million. There were
no
other changes to the original swap. As a result of the change, the Company has discontinued hedge accounting for the original swap and has elected
not
to designate the amended swap. As of
May 2, 2018,
the fair value of the original swap was
$0.1
million and will be amortized as interest expense over the remaining life of the amended swap. As of
December 31, 2018,
there was
$0.1
million related to the original swap recorded within OCI. Changes to the fair value of the amended swap will be recorded as interest expense. As of
December 31 2018,
the fair value of the amended swap was
$0.1
million and was included in prepaid expenses and other current assets.