Accounts Receivable

6 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2025

Accounts receivables at March 1, 2025 and August 31, 2024 consisted of the following:


	March 1, 2025		August 31, 2024
Accounts receivable	$	417,786	$	434,490
Less: allowance for credit losses	22,486		22,368
Accounts receivable, net	$	395,300	$	412,122

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, the Company entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “RPA”), by and among MSC A/R Holding Co., LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Receivables Subsidiary”), as seller, the Company, as master servicer, certain purchasers from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. Under the RPA, the Receivables Subsidiary may sell receivables to the Purchasers in amounts up to $300,000. The RPA matures on December 19, 2025 and is subject to customary termination events related to transactions of this type.

The Company continues to provide collection services for the receivables sold to the Purchasers. As cash is collected on sold receivables, the Receivables Subsidiary continuously sells new qualifying receivables to the Purchasers so that the total principal amount outstanding of receivables sold is approximately $300,000. The total principal amount outstanding of receivables sold was approximately $300,000 as of March 1, 2025 and August 31, 2024. The amount of receivables retained and pledged as collateral by the Company as of March 1, 2025 and August 31, 2024 was $337,167 and $349,743, respectively.

The following table summarizes the activity and amounts outstanding under the RPA for the thirteen- and twenty-six-week periods ended March 1, 2025 and March 2, 2024.


	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	March 1, 2025		March 2, 2024		March 1, 2025		March 2, 2024
Receivables sold under the RPA	$	323,589	$	316,877	$	632,295	$	629,857
Cash collected on sold receivables under the RPA	$	323,589	$	316,877	$	632,295	$	629,857

The receivables sold incurred fees due to the Purchasers of $3,863 and $8,065 during the thirteen- and twenty-six-week periods ended March 1, 2025, respectively, and $4,616 and $9,227 during the thirteen- and twenty-six-week periods ended March 2, 2024 which were recorded within Other expense, net in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The financial covenants under the RPA are substantially the same as those under the Credit Facilities and the Private Placement Debt (each, as defined below). See Note 7, “Debt” for more information about these financial covenants.