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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

8. Debt

On September 3, 2021, we refinanced the First Lien Credit and Guaranty Agreement with a new Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a $100.0 million five-year revolving credit facility (“Revolving Facility”) and a $250.0 million five-year term loan facility (“Term Loan”), with each maturing in September 2026. The Credit Agreement also permits, subject to conditions stated therein, additional incremental facilities in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250.0 million. We may prepay the Term Loan and the Revolving Facility at any time without premium or penalty. We prepaid $11.9 million and $34.1 million of the Term Loan principal in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and in the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively.

The following table presents the carrying value of our Term Loan (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,
2024

 

 

December 31,
2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan (variable rate) due September 2026

 

$

177,750

 

 

$

199,000

 

Debt discount and issuance cost, net of amortization

 

 

(534

)

 

 

(804

)

Total debt

 

 

177,216

 

 

 

198,196

 

Less: debt maturing within one year, net

 

 

12,223

 

 

 

12,190

 

Long-term debt, net

 

$

164,993

 

 

$

186,006

 

 

As of September 30, 2024, the estimated fair value of the Term Loan, which we have classified as a Level 2 financial instrument, was approximately $177.6 million.

As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, we had $100.0 million unused capacity under the Revolving Facility.

The Credit Agreement has a variable rate structure. According to the provisions in the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement (“Third Amendment”), beginning 2024, the Term Loan and the Revolving Facility carry interest at our election at either (a) Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index rate (“BSBY”) plus a percentage spread (ranging from 1.25% to 2.25%) based on our total net leverage ratio, or (b) the base rate (as described in the Credit Agreement as the greatest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (iii) one-month BSBY plus 1.0%) plus a percentage spread (ranging from 0.25% to 1.25%) based on our total net leverage ratio. Additionally, the commitment fees on the unused portion of the Revolving Facility ranges from 0.2% to 0.4% based on our total net leverage ratio.

On August 19, 2024, we entered into a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other things, (i) effectuates the transition of the underlying variable interest rate from the BSBY to a forward-looking interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), with no change to the applicable margin percentage spread, but with the addition of a rate spread adjustment in the amount of 0.10% per annum, (ii) increases the letter of credit sublimit from $15 million to $65 million and (iii) the issuance of letters of credit denominated in Euro.

The effective interest rate of our Term Loan, inclusive of the debt discount and debt issuance costs, was approximately 6.3% and 7.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and was approximately 7.0% and 7.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Credit Agreement contains covenants with which we must comply during the term of the agreement, which we believe are ordinary and standard for agreements of this nature, including the maintenance of a maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (“CTNL Ratio”) and a minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (“CIC Ratio”) (as defined in the Credit Agreement). According to the provisions in the Third Amendment, beginning 2024, we are required to maintain a maximum CTNL Ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 and a minimum CIC ratio of 3.00 to 1.00, with the provision that the maximum CTNL Ratio can be temporarily increased to 3.50 to 1.00 upon the occurrence of a Qualified Acquisition (as defined in, and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement). As of September 30, 2024, we were not in default under the Credit Agreement.

Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries and secured by a security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and the guarantor subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions detailed in the Credit Agreement and related ancillary documentation.

The following table summarizes the interest expense recognized for all periods presented (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Agreement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual interest expense for term loan

 

$

2,784

 

 

$

4,050

 

 

$

9,489

 

 

$

12,372

 

Contractual interest expense for revolving facility

 

 

29

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

—

 

Amortization of debt discount and issuance cost

 

 

133

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

398

 

Other

 

 

65

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

299

 

Total interest expense

 

$

3,011

 

 

$

4,271

 

 

$

10,138

 

 

$

13,069

 

The future principal payments under our total long-term debt as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

 

Remainder of 2024

 

$

3,125

 

2025

 

 

12,500

 

2026

 

 

162,125

 

2027

 

 

—

 

2028

 

 

—

 

Total debt

 

$

177,750