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Debt Instruments
3 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2014
Debt Instruments [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure Text Block

4.        Maximum borrowings under the Revolver total $300,000,000 from April through July and $400,000,000 from August through March.  The Revolver balance as of June 28, 2014 was $180,050,000 and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet due to its five year term. The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of June through November and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally three months but can vary from a few days to seven months. Accordingly, the Company's need to draw on the Revolver may fluctuate significantly throughout the year.

The increase in average amount of Revolver borrowings during the first quarter of fiscal 2015 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014 was attributable to the Truitt investment of $16,308,000 and the stock buyback of $7,157,000 both made in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 and reduced operating results partially offset by a $17,404,000 reduction in Inventories compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

General terms of the Revolver include payment of interest at LIBOR plus a defined spread.

The following table documents the quantitative data for Revolver borrowings during the first quarters of fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014:

 

  First Quarter 
 20152014
  (In thousands) 
Reported end of period:      
Outstanding borrowings$ 180,050 $ 151,026 
Weighted average interest rate  1.47%  1.74%
Reported during the period:      
Maximum amount of borrowings$ 190,000 $ 188,000 
Average outstanding borrowings$ 171,417 $ 157,099 
Weighted average interest rate 1.59% 1.71%