Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt | 6. LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT On November 1, 2012 the Company entered into a five-year $61,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), which replaced the Company’s former $55,000,000 credit facility (the “Prior Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility consists of two tranches: (1) a senior secured revolving credit and letter of credit facility of up to $55,000,000 (“Tranche A”) and (2) a senior secured first-in, last-out revolving credit facility of up to $6,000,000 (“Tranche A-1”). Upon the Company’s request and with the consent of the lender, permitted borrowings under Tranche A could be increased up to an additional $15,000,000, in increments of $2,500,000, up to a Tranche A maximum limit of $70,000,000. In accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility, effective June 3, 2015 the Company’s permitted borrowings under Tranche A of the Credit Facility were increased by $15,000,000 at the Company’s request. Effective August 25, 2015 the Credit Facility was amended to reflect the increase to Tranche A permitted borrowings and to extend the maturity date to August 25, 2020 from November 1, 2017. Proceeds from advances under the Credit Facility, with certain restrictions, were permitted to be used to repay then existing term loan or other debt, and may be used to provide financing for working capital, letters of credit, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases and other general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties. Under the Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain minimum Excess Availability (as defined in the related Credit Facility agreement) equal to 10% of the Borrowing Base (as defined in the related Credit Facility agreement). The Credit Facility is secured by a security interest in the Company’s trade receivables, inventory, letter of credit rights, cash, intangibles and certain other assets. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings is equal to, at the Company’s election, either (1) the lender’s base rate plus the applicable margin, or (2) a LIBOR rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin for base rate borrowings is 0.50% for Tranche A borrowings and 2.00% for Tranche A-1 borrowings. The applicable margin for LIBOR rate borrowings is 1.50% for Tranche A borrowings and 3.00% for Tranche A-1 borrowings. Tranche A-1 borrowings are deemed to be the first loans made and the last loans repaid. The Company also pays an unused line fee under the Credit Facility of 0.25% per annum. In connection with the original execution and subsequent amendment of the Credit Facility, the Company incurred deferred financing costs of $1,139,000. As of October 31, 2015 the Company had $31,600,000 in outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of which $25,600,000 were Tranche A borrowings and $6,000,000 were Tranche A-1 borrowings, and $6,348,000 in letters of credit, with $21,968,000 of availability under the Credit Facility based on the Company’s Borrowing Base formula and minimum Excess Availability requirement. As of November 1, 2014 the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and $6,423,000 in letters of credit, with $49,076,000 of availability under the Credit Facility based on the Company’s Borrowing Base formula and minimum Excess Availability requirement. For the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015 Tranche A borrowings had a weighted interest rate of 1.86% and 2.46%, respectively, per annum, and Tranche A-1 borrowings had a weighted interest rate of 3.20% and 3.79%, respectively, per annum. During the nine months ended October 31, 2015 the Company’s average level of direct borrowings was $24,470,000 and the Company’s maximum borrowings at any time were $39,900,000. During the nine months ended November 1, 2014 the Company did not have any direct borrowings under the Credit Facility. During the four month transition period ended January 31, 2015 the Company received $15,000,000 proceeds from a five-year equipment financing arrangement with its Credit Facility bank. The equipment note bears annual interest at 3.38%, with payments of $272,000 (including interest) due monthly through December 2019. The equipment note is collateralized by substantially all of the material handling equipment at the Company’s distribution facility in Florence, New Jersey (see Note 9). As of October 31, 2015 there was $12,908,000 outstanding under the equipment note. |