Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt

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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023:
in thousands Maturity Date Interest Rate Per Annum at December 26,
2024		 December 26,
2024		 December 28,
2023
Credit Facilities:
Term Loan Facility (1)
 February 14, 2027 6.57% Variable $ 200,293  $ 202,396 
Asset-based Loan Facility (“ABL Facility”)
 August 4, 2027 5.59% Variable —  — 
Total secured debt at par value 200,293  202,396 
Less: current maturities 2,103  2,103 
Long-term debt maturities 198,190  200,293 
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs 3,663  5,354 
Total long-term debt $ 194,527  $ 194,939 
(1)The applicable interest rate for the Term Loan Facility as presented herein does not include the effect of the interest rate cap agreement, which caps Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) based interest payments for $150.0 million of the Term Loan Facility at 5.50%. Refer to Note 8, “Derivatives and Risk Management” for additional details related to the Company’s interest rate cap agreement.
The following table summarizes scheduled maturities of the Company’s debt as of December 26, 2024:
in thousands Amount
2025 $ 2,103 
2026 2,629 
2027 195,561 
Total minimum debt payments $ 200,293 
Components of interest expense are as follows for the periods presented:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 26,
2024		 December 28,
2023		 December 29,
2022
Total interest expense, net of interest income (1)
 $ 11,816  $ 16,905  $ 14,942 
Less: interest capitalized
 9,043  7,008  3,804 
Interest expense, net $ 2,773  $ 9,897  $ 11,138 
(1)Total interest expense, net of interest income includes interest income related to the Company’s interest rate cap agreements totaling $1.9 million, $5.1 million, and $0.9 million during fiscal years 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Refer to Note 8, “Derivatives and Risk Management” for additional details related to the Company’s interest rate cap agreements.
Term Loan Facility
The Term Loan Facility bears interest at a rate equal to either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the “Prime Rate,” (2) the U.S. federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (3) the one-month Term SOFR plus 1.0%, or (b) Adjusted Term SOFR, plus, in each case, the Applicable Margin (each term as defined in the Term Loan Facility credit agreement). The Applicable Margin for base rate loans will be between 1.00% and 1.25%, and the Applicable Margin for SOFR loans will be between 2.00% and 2.25% (subject to a floor of 0.00%), in each case, if the Company exceeds certain leverage ratio tests.
All obligations under the Term Loan Facility are secured by (1) a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the property and assets of Outlets and the other guarantors under the Term Loan Facility (other than the collateral that secures the ABL Facility on a first-priority basis), with certain exceptions, and (2) a second-priority security interest in the collateral securing the ABL Facility on a first-priority basis.
ABL Facility
As of December 26, 2024, the Company’s ABL Facility had a maximum availability of $800.0 million with actual available borrowings limited to the sum, at the time of calculation, of (a) eligible credit card receivables multiplied by the credit card advance rate, plus (b) the cost of eligible inventory, net of inventory reserves, multiplied by the applicable appraisal percentage, plus (c) 85% of eligible net trade receivables, plus (d) all eligible cash on hand, plus (e) 100% of the amount for which any eligible letter of credit must be honored after giving effect to any draws, minus certain Availability Reserves (each component as defined in the ABL Facility). The ABL Facility is available for issuance of letters of credit and contains a sublimit of $50.0 million for standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit combined. Available borrowings under the facility are reduced by the face amount of outstanding letters of credit. The Company’s ABL Facility allows for the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the size of the facility by an additional amount up to $200.0 million.
All obligations under the ABL Facility are secured by (1) a first-priority security interest in the cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, and related assets of Outlets and the other guarantors under the ABL Facility, with certain exceptions, and (2) a second-priority security interest in substantially all of the other property and assets of Outlets and the other guarantors that secure the Term Loan Facility on a first-priority basis.
As of December 26, 2024, net availability under the ABL Facility was $718.0 million as reduced by letters of credit of $37.1 million.
Covenants
The credit agreements governing the Term Loan Facility and ABL Facility contain customary restrictive covenants, which, among other things and with certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to (i) incur additional indebtedness and liens in connection with such indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments, (iii) effect mergers or consolidations, (iv) enter into transactions with affiliates, (v) sell or dispose of property or assets, and (vi) engage in unrelated lines of business. In addition, these credit agreements subject the Company to certain reporting obligations and require that the Company satisfy certain financial covenants, including, among other things, a requirement that if borrowings under the ABL Facility exceed 90% of availability, the Company will maintain a certain fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as Consolidated EBITDA less non-financed capital expenditures and income taxes paid to consolidated fixed charges, in each case as more fully defined in the ABL Facility).
The Term Loan Facility has no financial maintenance covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with all covenants under the credit agreements.
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs and Original Issue Discounts
Deferred debt issuance costs related to the ABL Facility were approximately $1.2 million as of December 26, 2024 and $1.7 million as of December 28, 2023 and are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deferred debt issuance costs and original issue discounts related to the Term Loan Facility were $3.7 million as of December 26, 2024 and $5.4 million as of December 28, 2023 and are included in term loan on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the fiscal years ended December 26, 2024, December 28, 2023, and December 29, 2022, deferred debt issuance and original issue discount amortization expense was $2.2 million, $2.2 million, and $2.0 million, respectively, and is included in interest expense, net on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Fair Value of Debt
Market risk associated with the Company’s long-term debt relates to the potential change in fair value and negative impact to future earnings, respectively, from a change in interest rates. The aggregate fair value of debt is based primarily on the Company’s estimates of interest rates, maturities, credit risk, and underlying collateral. The estimated fair value and classification within the fair value hierarchy of the Term Loan Facility was as follows as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023:
in thousands Fair Value Hierarchy Classification December 26,
2024		 December 28,
2023
Term Loan Facility Level 3 $ 199,542  $ 201,637 
The Term Loan Facility fair value is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy due to the use of unobservable inputs significant to the valuation, including indicative pricing from counterparties and discounted cash flow methods. No amounts were outstanding under the ABL Facility as of December 26, 2024 and December 28, 2023.