XML 90 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.8
Financing Arrangements (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2014
Financing Arrangements [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Financing Arrangements

The Company has the following financing arrangements:

 
 
February 28,
2014
 
February 28,
2013
Domestic bank obligations (a)
 
$
87,950

 
$
154,335

Euro asset-based lending obligation (b)
 
3,762

 
1,341

Euro term loan agreement (c)
 

 
695

Schwaiger mortgage (d)
 
1,706

 
1,888

Klipsch notes (e)
 
7,855

 
8,388

Audiovox Germany mortgage (f)
 
7,909

 
8,369

Hirschmann line of credit (g)
 

 

Total debt
 
109,182

 
175,016

Less: current portion of long-term debt
 
5,960

 
26,020

 Total long-term debt
 
$
103,222

 
$
148,996



a)Domestic Bank Obligations

From March 1, 2013 through January 8, 2014, we had a revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). Funds from the Credit Facility were used to complete the acquisition of Hirschmann in March 2012, as well as to fund the temporary short-term working capital needs of the Company. The Credit Facility had an aggregated committed availability of up to $205,000, consisting of a revolving credit facility of $80,000; a $50,000 multicurrency revolving facility, of which up to the equivalent of $50,000 was available only to VOXX International (Germany) GmbH in euros; and a five year term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000. $110,000 of the U. S. revolving credit facility was available on a revolving basis for five years from the closing date. An additional $20,000 was available during the periods from September 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013 and from September 1, 2013 through November 30, 2013. The Credit Facility included a $25,000 sublimit for issuers of letters of credit for domestic borrowings and a $10,000 sublimit for Swing Loans.

The Credit Facility contained covenants that limited the ability of certain entities of the Company to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) incur liens; (iii) merge, consolidate or exit a substantial portion of their respective businesses; (iv) make any material change in the nature of their business; (v) prepay or otherwise acquire indebtedness; (vi) cause any Change of Control; (vii) make any Restricted Payments; (viii) change their fiscal year or method of accounting; (ix) make advances, loans or investments; (x) enter into or permit any transaction with an Affiliate of certain entities of the Company; or (xi) use proceeds for certain items.

On January 9, 2014, the Company amended and restated its Credit Facility (the "Amended Facility"). The Amended Facility provides for senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $200,000, consisting of a revolving credit facility of $200,000, with a $30,000 multicurrency revolving credit facility sublimit, a $25,000 sublimit for Letters of Credit and a $10,000 sublimit for Swingline Loans. The Amended Facility is due on January 9, 2019, however, it is subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

Generally, the Company may designate specific borrowings under the Amended Facility as either Alternate Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans, except that Swingline Loans may only be designated as Alternate Base Rate Loans. VOXX International (Germany) GmbH may only borrow euros, and only as LIBOR rate loans. Loans designated as LIBOR Rate Loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to the then applicable LIBOR rate plus a range of 1.00 - 2.00% based upon leverage, as defined in the agreement. Loans designated as Alternate Base Rate loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to the base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.00 - 1.00% based on excess availability in the borrowing base. As of February 28, 2014, the interest rate on the facility was 2.28%.

The Amended Facility requires compliance with financial covenants calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter consisting of a Total Leverage Ratio and a Consolidated EBIT to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio.

The Amended Facility contains covenants that limit the ability of certain entities of the Company to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) incur liens; (iii) merge, consolidate or exit a substantial portion of their respective businesses; (iv) make any material change in the nature of their business; (v) prepay or otherwise acquire indebtedness; (vi) cause any Change of Control; (vii) make any Restricted Payments; (viii) change their fiscal year or method of accounting; (ix) make advances, loans or investments; (x) enter into or permit any transaction with an Affiliate of certain entities of the Company; or (xi) use proceeds for certain items. As of February 28, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The Obligations under the Amended Facility are secured by valid and perfected first priority security interests in liens on all of the following: (a)(i) 100% of the capital stock or other membership or partnership equity ownership of profit interests of each domestic Credit Party (other than the Company), and (ii) 65% of the voting equity interests and 100% of the non-voting equity interests of all present and future first-tier foreign subsidiaries of any Credit Party (or such greater percentage as would not result in material adverse federal income tax consequences for the Company); (b) all of (i) the tangible and intangible personal property/assets of the Credit Parties and (ii) the fee-owned real property of the Company located in Hauppauge, New York; and (c) all products, profits, rents and proceeds of the foregoing.

No additional funds were borrowed on January 9, 2014, in conjunction with the amendment to the credit facility. As of February 28, 2014, approximately $87,950 was outstanding under the line. Charges incurred on the unused portion of the Credit Facility and Amended Credit Facility during the years ended February 28, 2014, February 28, 2013 and February 29, 2012 totaled $151, $94 and $596, respectively, and are included within interest and bank charges on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

As a result of the amendment to the Credit Facility, the Company incurred additional debt financing costs of $1,455, which are recorded as deferred financing costs. The Company has accounted for the amendment as a modification of debt and has added these costs to the remaining financing costs related to the original Credit Facility and its amended predecessor of approximately $6,700. These deferred financing costs have been included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized through interest and bank charges over the five year term of the Amended Facility. During the years ended February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013, the Company amortized $1,377 and $1,210 of these costs, respectively.

b)Euro Asset-Based Lending Obligation

Foreign bank obligations include a financing arrangement entered into in October 2000, totaling 20,000 Euros and consisting of a Euro accounts receivable factoring arrangement (see Note 1(h)) and a Euro Asset-Based Lending ("ABL") (up to 60% of eligible non-factored accounts receivable) credit facility for the Company's subsidiary, Audiovox Germany, which expires on November 1, 2014.  The rate of interest is the three month Euribor plus 1.9% (2.19% at February 28, 2014), and the Company pays 0.22% of its gross sales as a fee for the accounts receivable factoring arrangement. As of February 28, 2014, the amount of non-factored accounts receivable exceeded the amounts outstanding under this obligation.

c)Euro Loan Agreement

On March 30, 2008, Audiovox Germany entered into a 5,000 Euro term loan agreement. This agreement was for a five year term with a financial institution and was used to repay the Audiovox Germany intercompany debt to VOXX International Corporation. Interest accrued at a fixed rate of 4.82%. The loan ended on March 31, 2013 and has been fully paid.
 
d)Schwaiger Mortgage
 
In January 2012, the Company's Schwaiger subsidiary purchased a building, entering into a mortgage note payable. The mortgage note bears interest at 3.75% and will be fully paid by December 2019.
 
e)Klipsch Notes

Included in this balance is a mortgage on a facility included in the assets acquired in connection with the Klipsch transaction on March 1, 2011 and assumed by Voxx. The balance at February 28, 2014 is $575 and will be fully paid by the end of Fiscal 2018.

On April 20, 2012, the Company purchased the building housing Klipsch's headquarters in Indianapolis, IN for $10,900. The Company paid $3,100 cash at closing and assumed the mortgage held by the seller, Woodview LLC, in the amount of $7,800. Woodview LLC was a related party, as certain partners are executives of Klipsch.  On June 3, 2013, the Company refinanced this mortgage with Wells Fargo for an amount totaling $7,800. The new mortgage is due in May 2023 and the interest rate is equal to the 1-month LIBOR plus 2.25%. Simultaneously on June 3, 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement in order to hedge interest rate exposure and will pay a fixed rate of 3.92% under the swap agreement. The balance of the mortgage at February 28, 2014 was $7,280.

f)Audiovox Germany Mortgage

Included in this balance is a mortgage on the land and building housing Audiovox Germany's headquarters in Pulheim, Germany, which was entered into in January 2013. The mortgage bears interest at 2.85%, payable in twenty-six quarterly installments through June 2019.

g)Hirschmann Line of Credit

On July 15, 2012, Hirschmann entered into an agreement for a €6,000 working capital line of credit with a financial institution. The agreement is payable on demand and is mutually cancelable. The rate of interest is the three month Euribor plus 2% (2.29% at February 28, 2014) and the line of credit is guaranteed by VOXX International Corporation. There was no outstanding balance on the line of credit as of February 28, 2014 and February 28, 2013.

The following is a maturity table for debt and bank obligations outstanding at February 28, 2014:
 
2015
$
5,960

2016
1,399

2017
1,399

2018
4,559

2019
92,509

Thereafter
3,356

Total
$
109,182



The weighted-average interest rate on short-term debt was 3.85% and 4.52% for Fiscal 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest expense for the years ended February 28, 2014, February 28, 2013 and February 29, 2012 was $5,210, $6,302 and $3,520, respectively, of which $3,052 was related to the Credit Facility and Amended Credit Facility for the year ended February 28, 2014.