DEBT

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

DEBT

DEBT

7. DEBT:

The Company primarily finances its operations through three credit facility agreements (a) a facility that is an obligation of AMCON Distributing Company (the “AMCON Facility”), (b) a facility that is an obligation of Team Sledd (the “Team Sledd Facility”) and (c) a facility that is an obligation of Henry’s (the “Henry’s Facility”), and collectively together (the “Facilities”) and long-term debt agreements with banks. The Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non- recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company.

At September 2024, the Facilities had a total combined borrowing capacity of $300.0 million, including provisions for up to $30.0 million in credit advances for certain inventory purchases, which are limited by accounts receivable and inventory qualifications, and the value of certain real estate collateral. The Henry’s Facility matures in February 2026, the AMCON Facility matures in June 2027 and the Team Sledd Facility matures in March 2028, each without a penalty for prepayment. Obligations under the Facilities are collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s respective equipment, intangibles, inventories, accounts receivable, and certain real estate. The Facilities each feature an unused commitment fee and springing financial covenants. Borrowings under the Facilities bear interest at either the bank’s prime rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus any applicable spreads.

The amount available for use from the Facilities at any given time is subject to a number of factors, including eligible accounts receivable and inventory balances that fluctuate day-to-day, as well as the value of certain real estate collateral. Based on the collateral and loan limits as defined in the Facility agreements, the credit limit of the combined Facilities at September 2024 was $212.4 million, of which $121.3 million was outstanding, leaving $91.1 million available.

The average interest rate of the Facilities was 6.82% at September 2024. During fiscal 2024, the peak borrowings under the Facilities was $181.8 million, and the average borrowings and average availability under the Facilities was $134.5 million and $81.0 million, respectively.

LONG-TERM DEBT

In addition to the Facilities, the Company also had the following long-term obligations at September 2024 and September 2023.

	2024		2023
Note payable, interest payable at a fixed rate of 4.10% with monthly installments of principal and interest of $53,361 through June 2033 with remaining principal due July 2033, collateralized by Team Sledd's principal office and warehouse		4,739,192		5,174,188
Note payable, interest payable at a fixed rate of 3.25% with monthly installments of principal and interest of $17,016 through August 2034 with remaining principal due September 2034, collateralized by Team Sledd's principal office and warehouse		1,746,606		1,891,638
Note payable with monthly installments of principal and interest of $7,934 through February 2025 with remaining principal due March 2025, and an effective variable rate of 7.58% at September 2023, collateralized by certain of Team Sledd's equipment		—		288,237
Note payable, interest payable at a fixed rate of 6.04% with monthly installments of principal and interest of $129,685 through February 2028, collateralized by certain of Henry's equipment		4,793,228		6,276,441
Unsecured note payable, interest payable at a fixed rate of 5.50% with quarterly installments of principal and interest of $727,741 through February 2027		6,756,024		—
Unsecured note payable, interest payable at a fixed rate of 5.75% with quarterly installments of principal and interest of $225,761 through April 2029		3,730,301		—
		21,765,351		13,630,504
Less current maturities		(5,202,443)		(1,955,065)
	$	16,562,908	$	11,675,439

The aggregate minimum principal maturities of the long-term debt for each of the next five fiscal years are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending
2025	$	5,202,443
2026		5,494,162
2027		4,336,975
2028		2,152,843
2029		1,364,320
2030 and thereafter		3,214,608
	$	21,765,351

Market rate risk for fixed rate debt is estimated as the potential increase in fair value of debt obligations resulting from decreases in interest rates. Based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities, the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximated its carrying value at September 2024.

Cross Default and Co-Terminus Provisions

Team Sledd’s two notes payable and the Team Sledd Facility contain cross default provisions. The Henry’s note payable and the Henry’s Facility contain cross default provisions. There were no such cross defaults for either Team Sledd or Henry’s at September 2024. Additionally, the Team Sledd Facility and the Henry’s Facility are non-recourse to AMCON Distributing Company, are not guaranteed by AMCON Distributing Company and have no cross default provisions applicable to AMCON Distributing Company. The Company and its subsidiaries, including Team Sledd and Henry’s, were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the respective Facilities at September 2024.

Other

The Company has issued letters of credit to its workers’ compensation insurance carriers as part of its self-insured loss control program totaling $2.4 million and $0.5 million as of September 2024 and September 2023, respectively.