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Note F - Debt Facilities
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
F – Debt Facilities
 
A summary of revolving credit facilities is as follows:
 
(In thousands)            
    Aggregate   Interest       Balance at
    Amount   Rate   Maturity   January 31, 2017   April 30, 2016
                                     
Revolving credit facilities   $
200,000
   
LIBOR + 2.375%
   
December 12, 2019
    $
118,346
    $
107,386
 
     
 
   
(3.14% at January 31, 2017 and 2.81% at April 30, 2016)
 
 
On
March
9,
2012,
the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with a group of lenders providing revolving credit facilities totaling
$125
million (“Credit Facilities”). The Credit Facilities were amended on
September
30,
2012,
February
4,
2013,
June
24,
2013,
February
13,
2014
and
October
8,
2014,
respectively. The
first
amendment increased the total revolving commitment to
$145
million. The
second
amendment amended the definition of eligible vehicle contracts to include contracts with
36
-
42
month terms. The
third
amendment extended the term to
June
24,
2016,
provided the option to request revolver commitment increases for up to an additional
$55
million and provided for a
0.25%
decrease in each of the
three
pricing tiers for determining the applicable interest rate. The
fourth
amendment amended the structure of the debt covenants related to the application of the fixed charge coverage ratio calculation.  As amended, the fixed charge coverage ratio calculation will be required only if availability, as defined, under the revolving credit facilities is less than specified thresholds.  The
fourth
amendment also increased allowable capital expenditures to
$10
million in the aggregate during any fiscal year and allows the sale of certain vehicle contracts to
third
parties.
 
On
October
8,
2014,
the Company entered into a
fifth
amendment to the Credit Facilities, which extended the term of the Credit Facilities to
October
8,
2017,
added a new pricing tier for determining the applicable interest rate, and provided for a
0.125%
increase in each of the
three
existing pricing tiers. The
fifth
amendment also amended
one
of
two
alternative distribution limitations related to repurchases of the Company’s stock. With respect to such limitation, the amendment (i) reset the
$40
million aggregate limit on repurchases beginning
October
8,
2014,
(ii) redefined the aggregate amount of repurchases to be net of proceeds received from the exercise of stock options, and (iii) changed the requirement that the sum of borrowing bases combined minus the principal balances of all revolver loans after giving effect to such repurchases be equal to or greater than
30%
of the sum of the borrowing bases.
 
On
February
18,
2016,
the Company exercised an option under its existing credit agreement to increase the total revolving credit facilities by
$27.5
million from
$145
million to
$172.5
million. The increase in the total revolving credit commitments was made pursuant to the aforementioned accordion feature of the Credit Facilities, which allows the Company to increase the total revolver commitments by up to an additional
$55
million (up to
$200
million in total commitments), subject to lender approval and/or successful syndication.
 
On
December
12,
2016,
the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement which amended and restated the Company’s Credit Facilities. The new agreement extended the terms of the Credit Facilities to
December
12,
2019,
reduced the pricing tiers for determining the applicable interest rate from
four
to
three,
and reset the aggregate limit on the repurchase of Company stock to
$40
million beginning
December
12,
2016.
The agreement also increased the total revolving credit facilities from
$172.5
million to
$200
million, provided the option to request revolver commitment increases for up to an additional
$50
million and increased the advance rate on accounts receivable with
37
-
42
month terms from
50%
to
55%,
and the advance rate on accounts receivable with
43
-
60
month terms from
45%
to
50%.
 
The revolving credit facilities are collateralized primarily by finance receivables and inventory, are cross collateralized and contain a guarantee by the Company. Interest is payable monthly under the revolving credit facilities. The Credit Facilities provide for
three
pricing tiers for determining the applicable interest rate, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio for the preceding fiscal quarter. The current applicable interest rate under the Credit Facilities is generally LIBOR plus
2.375%.
The Credit Facilities contain various reporting and performance covenants including (i) maintenance of certain financial ratios and tests, (ii) limitations on borrowings from other sources, (iii) restrictions on certain operating activities and (iv) restrictions on the payment of dividends or distributions.
 
 
The distribution limitations under the Credit Facilities allow the Company to repurchase the Company’s stock so long as: either (a) the aggregate amount of such repurchases does not exceed
$40
million beginning
December
12,
2016
and the sum of borrowing bases combined minus the principal balances of all revolver loans after giving effect to such repurchases is equal to or greater than
25%
of the sum of the borrowing bases, or (b) the aggregate amount of such repurchases does not exceed
75%
of the consolidated net income of the Company measured on a trailing
twelve
month basis; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to the stock repurchases at least
12.5%
of the aggregate funds committed under the credit facilities remain available.
 
The Company was in compliance with the covenants at
January
31,
2017.
The amount available to be drawn under the credit facilities is a function of eligible finance receivables and inventory; based upon eligible finance receivables and inventory at
January
31,
2017,
the Company had additional availability of approximately
$78
million under the revolving credit facilities.
 
The Company recognized approximately
$197,000
and
$144,000
of amortization for the
nine
months ended
January
31,
2017
and
2016,
respectively, related to debt issuance costs. The amortization is reflected as interest expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
During the quarter ended
January
31,
2017,
the Company incurred approximately
$378,000
in debt issuance costs related to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement.
 
During fiscal
2016,
the Company implemented the guidance in ASU
2015
-
03,
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
, which amended the presentation of debt issuance costs in the financial statements. ASU
2015
-
03
requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, instead of as an asset. As a result, debt issuance costs of approximately
$576,000
and
$396,000
as of
January
31,
2017
and
April
30,
2016,
respectively, are shown as a deduction from the revolving credit facilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
On
December
15,
2015,
the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the property on which
one
of its dealerships is located for a purchase price of
$550,000.
Under the agreement, the purchase price is being paid in monthly principal and interest installments of
$10,005.
The debt matures in
December
2020,
bears interest at a rate of
3.50%
and is secured by the property. The balance on this note payable was approximately
$439,000
and
$516,000
as of
January
31,
2017
and
April
30,
2016,
respectively.