Borrowings

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

4. Borrowings

Long Term Debt

Long term debt was as follows:

	Fiscal Year 2024 Interest Rates					Maturities			Weighted Avg Interest Rates (c)			September 30, 2023		March 31, 2023
												(Unaudited)
												(In thousands)
Real estate loans (amortizing term) (a)	4.30	%	-	6.80	%	2027	-	2037	5.89	%	$	283,707	$	289,647
Senior mortgages	2.70	%	-	5.66	%	2024	-	2042	4.18	%		2,487,320		2,371,231
Real estate loans (revolving credit)	-	%	-	-	%	-	-	2027	-	%		–		–
Fleet loans (amortizing term)	1.61	%	-	5.68	%	2024	-	2029	3.76	%		90,071		111,856
Fleet loans (revolving credit) (b)	2.36	%	-	6.68	%	2026	-	2028	5.97	%		593,889		615,000
Finance leases (rental equipment)	2.39	%	-	5.01	%	2023	-	2026	4.00	%		163,453		223,205
Finance liabilities (rental equipment)	1.60	%	-	6.48	%	2024	-	2031	4.38	%		1,544,608		1,255,763
Private placements	2.43	%	-	2.88	%	2029	-	2035	2.65	%		1,200,000		1,200,000
Other obligations	1.50	%	-	8.00	%	2023	-	2049	6.10	%		73,752		76,648
Notes, loans and finance leases payable												6,436,800		6,143,350
Less: Debt issuance costs												(35,901)		(35,308)
Total notes, loans and finance leases payable, net											$	6,400,899	$	6,108,042
(a) Certain loans have interest rate swaps fixing the rate for the relevant loans between 2.72% and 2.86% based on current margin. The weighted average interest rate calculation for these loans was 4.10% using the swap adjusted interest rate.
(b) A loan has an interest rate swap fixing the rate $100 million of the relevant loan at 4.71% based on current margin. The weighted average interest rate calculation for these loans was 5.87% using the swap adjusted interest rate.
(c) Weighted average rates as of September 30, 2023

Real Estate Backed Loans

Real Estate Loans (Amortizing Term)

Certain subsidiaries of Real Estate and U-Haul Company of Florida are borrowers under real estate loans. These loans require monthly or quarterly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. These loans are secured by various properties owned by the borrowers. The interest rates, per the provisions of $202.1 million of these loans, are the applicable Secured Overnight Funding Rate (“SOFR”) plus the applicable margins and a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%. As of September 30, 2023, the applicable SOFR was 5.33% and applicable margin was between 0.65% and 1.38%, the sum of which, including the credit spread, was between 6.08% and 6.80%. The remaining $81.6 million of these loans was fixed with an interest rate of 4.30%. The default provisions of these real estate loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023.

Senior Mortgages

Various subsidiaries of Real Estate and U-Haul are borrowers under certain senior mortgages. The senior mortgages require monthly principal and interest payments. The senior mortgages are secured by certain properties owned by the borrowers. Certain senior mortgages have an anticipated repayment date and a maturity date. If these senior mortgages are not repaid by the anticipated repayment date, the interest rate on these mortgages would increase from the current fixed rate. Real Estate and U-Haul have provided limited guarantees of the senior mortgages. The default provisions of the senior mortgages include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023. There are limited restrictions regarding our use

 of the funds.

Real Estate Loans (Revolving Credit)

U-Haul Holding Company is a borrower under a multi-bank syndicated real estate loan. As of September 30, 2023, the maximum credit commitment is $465.0 million. As of September 30, 2023, the full capacity was available to borrow. This loan agreement provides for revolving loans, subject to the terms of the loan agreement. If there was a loan outstanding as of September 30, 2023, the applicable SOFR would be 5.33% and applicable margin would be 1.55% the sum of which would be 6.88% This loan requires monthly interest payments with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023. There is a 0.30% fee charged for unused capacity.

Fleet Loans

Rental Truck Amortizing Loans

The amortizing loans require monthly principal and interest payments, with the unpaid loan balance and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. These loans were used to purchase new trucks. The interest rates are fixed rates.  All of our rental truck amortizing loans are collateralized by the rental equipment purchased.  The majority of these loans are funded at 70%, but some may be funded at 100%. U-Haul Holding Company, and in some cases U-Haul, is guarantor of these loans. The default provisions of these loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023. The net book value of the corresponding rental equipment was $202.6 million and $213.1 million as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively.

Rental Truck Revolvers

Various subsidiaries of U-Haul entered into three revolving fleet loans with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $615.0 million. The interest rates are SOFR plus the applicable margin and a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%. As of September 30, 2023, SOFR was between 5.31% and 5.33% and the margin was between 1.15% and 1.25%, the sum of which, including the credit spread, was between 6.56% and 6.68%. Of the $593.9 million outstanding, $88.9 million was fixed with an interest rate of 2.36%. Only interest is paid on the loans until the last nine months of the respective loan terms when principal becomes due monthly. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023. These fleet loans are collateralized by the rental equipment purchased. The net book value of the corresponding rental equipment was $772.3 million and $822.0 million as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively.

Finance Leases

The Finance Lease balance represents our sale-leaseback transactions of rental equipment. The agreements are generally seven (7) year terms.  All of our finance leases are collateralized by our rental fleet. The net book value of the corresponding rental equipment was $377.7 million and $474.8 million as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively. There were no new financing leases entered into during the first six months of fiscal 2024. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023.

Finance Liabilities

Finance liabilities represent our rental equipment financing transactions, and we assess if these sale-leaseback transactions qualify as a sale at initiation by determining if a transfer of ownership occurs.  We have determined that our equipment sale-leasebacks do not qualify as a sale, as the buyer-lessors do not obtain control of the assets in our ongoing sale-leaseback arrangements. As a result, these sale-leasebacks are accounted for as a financial liability and the leased assets are capitalized at cost.   Our finance liabilities have an average term of seven (7) years. These finance liabilities are collateralized by the related assets of our rental fleet. The net book value of the corresponding rental equipment was $1,815.2 million and $1,499.1 million as of September 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively. The default provisions of these loans include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023.

Private Placements

In September 2021, U-Haul Holding Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $600.0 million of fixed rate senior unsecured notes in a private placement offering.  These notes consist of four tranches each totaling $150.0 million and funded in September 2021.  The fixed interest rates range between 2.43% and 2.78% with maturities between 2029 and 2033.  Interest is payable semiannually. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023.

In December 2021, U-Haul Holding Company entered into a note purchase agreement to issue $600.0 million of fixed rate senior unsecured notes in a private placement offering. These notes consist of three tranches each totaling $100.0 million and two tranches each totaling $150.0 million.  The fixed interest rates range between 2.55% and 2.88% with maturities between 2030 and 2035.  Interest is payable semiannually. The default provisions of the loan include non-payment of principal or interest and other standard reporting and change-in-control covenants. We are in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2023.

Other Obligations

In February 2011, U-Haul Holding Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, NA, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), entered into the U-Haul Investors Club® Indenture.  U-Haul Holding Company and the Trustee entered into this indenture to provide for the issuance of notes by us directly to investors over our proprietary website, uhaulinvestorsclub.com (“U-Notes®”). The U-Notes® are secured by various types of collateral, including, but not limited to, certain rental equipment and real estate.  U-Notes® are issued in smaller series that vary as to principal amount, interest rate and maturity.  U-Notes® are obligations of the Company and secured by the associated collateral; they are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s affiliates or subsidiaries.

As of September 30, 2023, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the U-Notes® issued was $75.4 million, of which $1.7 million is held by our insurance subsidiaries and eliminated in consolidation.

Annual Maturities of Notes, Loans and Finance Leases Payable

The annual maturities of our notes, loans and finance leases payable, before debt issuance costs, as of September 30, 2023 for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

		Year Ending September 30,
		2024		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Notes, loans and finance leases payable	$	657,998	$	487,551	$	829,219	$	1,023,289	$	513,160	$	2,925,583	$	6,436,800

Interest on Borrowings

Interest Expense

Components of interest expense included the following:

		Quarter Ended September 30,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	67,524	$	57,604
Capitalized interest		(3,669)		(2,248)
Amortization of transaction costs		1,432		1,814
Interest expense resulting from cash flow hedges		(1,344)		23
Total interest expense	$	63,943	$	57,193

		Six Months Ended September 30,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands)
Interest expense	$	131,924	$	108,009
Capitalized interest		(7,732)		(4,866)
Amortization of transaction costs		2,843		3,260
Interest expense resulting from cash flow hedges		(2,494)		589
Total interest expense	$	124,541	$	106,992

Interest paid in cash was $74.2 million and $63.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $129.7 million and $104.8 million for the first six months of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. Interest paid (received) in cash on derivative contracts was ($1.3) million and $0.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.  Interest paid (received) in cash on derivative contracts was ($2.3) million and $0.6 million for the first six months of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Interest Rates

Interest rates and Company borrowings related to our revolving credit facilities were as follows:

		Revolving Credit Activity
		Quarter Ended September 30,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands, except interest rates)
Weighted average interest rate during the quarter		6.51	%	3.32	%
Interest rate at the end of the quarter		6.61	%	3.80	%
Maximum amount outstanding during the quarter	$	605,000	$	1,102,000
Average amount outstanding during the quarter	$	596,322	$	877,522
Facility fees	$	306	$	111

		Revolving Credit Activity
		Six Months Ended September 30,
		2023		2022
		(Unaudited)
		(In thousands, except interest rates)
Weighted average interest rate during the period		6.38	%	2.66	%
Interest rate at the end of the period		6.61	%	3.80	%
Maximum amount outstanding during the period	$	715,000	$	1,105,000
Average amount outstanding during the period	$	628,151	$	984,464
Facility fees	$	571	$	169