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| Long-term Debt | Long-term Debt
Debt Refinancing: On January 15, 2021, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a new Credit Agreement with BMO Harris Bank N.A. ("BMO"). The new Credit Agreement provides the Company with a new four-year revolving credit facility with up to $150.0 million of borrowing capacity (the "Facility"). The Facility refinances and replaces the Company's previous $100.0 million asset based revolving line of credit with Truist Bank ("Truist"), which was scheduled to mature on December 21, 2021, and the remaining portion of the Company's five-year $20 million term loan with Truist, which was scheduled to mature on February 1, 2024. The initial borrowing capacity under the Facility totals $110.0 million. The current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2020 reflects expected payments during 2021.
In addition to refinancing the Company's previously existing bank debt, the Facility will be used for ongoing working capital needs, capital expenditures, and general corporate purposes. Interest on the revolving line of credit portion of the Facility is calculated using the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.50%, subject to increase based on the calculation of Applicable Margin (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Borrowings under revolving line of credit portion of the Facility are limited to an amount equal to the Borrowing Base calculation (as defined in the Credit Agreement) that includes eligible accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment. Interest on the term potion of the Facility is calculated using the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.65%, subject to increase based on the calculation of Applicable Margin (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company was required to pledge all of its tangible and intangible properties, including the stock and membership interests of its subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement does not include any financial covenants so long as the availability under the Facility exceeds $11.0 million. If the availability falls below the availability threshold amount, the Credit Agreement provides for a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio equal to 1.0.
Credit Facilities Prior to Debt Refinance: On December 20, 2018, the Company amended its Credit Agreement with its bank to refinance and increase its Line of Credit (the "Line") from $80 million to $100 million and to create a new 5-year
term loan in the principal amount of $20 million (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan was used to finance the American Stainless acquisition (see Note 15). The Term Loan’s maturity date is February 1, 2024 and shall be repaid in 60 consecutive monthly installments. Interest on the Term Loan is calculated using the One Month LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus 1.90 percent. The Line will be used for working capital needs and as a source for funding future acquisitions. The maturity date of the Line is December 20, 2021. Interest on the Line remains unchanged and is calculated using the One Month LIBOR Rate, plus 1.65 percent. Borrowings under the Line are limited to an amount equal to a Borrowing Base calculation that includes eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Company evaluated this transaction and determined the restructuring should be accounted for as a debt modification. The Company incurred lender and third-party costs associated with the debt restructuring that were capitalized on the balance sheet in non-current assets
The Line interest rate was 1.81 percent and 3.50 percent as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, the Company is required to pay a fee equal to 0.15 percent on the average daily unused amount of the Line on a quarterly basis. As of December 31, 2020, the amount available for borrowing under the Line was $60.0 million of which $49.0 million was borrowed, leaving $11.0 million of availability. Average Line borrowings outstanding during fiscal 2020 and 2019 were $60.3 million and $69.1 million with weighted average interest rates of 3.50 percent and 5.52 percent, respectively.
The term loan interest rate was 2.06 percent and 3.69 percent as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company had outstanding borrowings against the term loan of $12.3 million and 16.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The Company made interest payments on all credit facilities of $2.0 million and $3.5 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Principal payments on long-term debt during the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
(1)The amounts in the table above do not include the effects of the Company's debt refinance. The Company's new revolving credit facility includes a $17.5 million machinery and equipment sub-limit which requires repayments of $0.4 million quarterly starting in July 2021 with a balloon payment due upon maturity of the credit facility in 2025.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to certain covenants including maintaining a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25, maintaining a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $60.0 million, and a limitation on the Company’s maximum amount of capital expenditures per year, which is in line with currently projected needs.
The Company notified its bank of a technical default of the fixed charge coverage ratio in its Credit Agreement at the quarter ended June 30, 2020. To address the technical default, the Company entered into two amendments to its Credit Agreement with its bank subsequent to the end of the second quarter. On July 31, 2020, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the "Third Amendment") with its bank. The Third Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to include the proxy contest costs in the numerator of the ratio calculation. Additionally, on August 13, 2020, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment") with its bank. The Fourth Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to include the lesser of the actual non-cash asset impairment charge related to Palmer, or $6.0 million in the numerator of the ratio calculation. The amendments are effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and the directly following three quarters after June 30, 2020.
The Company notified its bank of a technical default of the fixed charge coverage ratio in its Credit Agreement at the quarter ended September 30, 2020. To address the technical default, on October 23, 2020, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") with its bank. The Fifth Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to include in the numerator (i) the calculation of losses from the suspended operations of Palmer in the amount of $1,560,000, which is effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and for the directly following three quarters after June 30, 2020, (ii) the calculation of losses from the suspended operations of Palmer in the amount of $740,000, which is effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and for the directly following three quarters after September 30, 2020, and (iii) the extraordinary expenses related to the investigation of a
whistleblower complaint in the amount of $636,000, which is effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and for the directly following three quarters after September 30, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.43 and a minimum tangible net worth of $67.1 million.
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