Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Debt

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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The following table summarizes the Company’s long-term debt as of December 25, 2025 and December 26, 2024:
dollars in thousands
 Maturity Date Interest Rate Per Annum at December 25,
2025		 December 25,
2025		 December 26,
2024
Credit Facilities:
Term Loan Facility (1)
February 14, 2027 5.92% Variable $ 198,190  $ 200,293 
Asset-based Loan Facility (“ABL Facility”)
 August 4, 2027 4.98% Variable —  — 
Total secured debt at par value 198,190  200,293 
Less: current maturities 2,629  2,103 
Long-term debt maturities 195,561  198,190 
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs 1,972  3,663 
Total long-term debt $ 193,589  $ 194,527 
(1)The applicable interest rate for the Term Loan Facility as presented herein does not include the effect of the interest rate cap contract. Refer to Note 8, “Derivatives and Risk Management” for additional details related to the Company’s interest rate cap contract.
The following table summarizes scheduled maturities of the Company’s debt as of December 25, 2025:
in thousands Amount
2026 $ 2,629 
2027 195,561 
Total minimum debt payments $ 198,190 
Components of interest expense are as follows for the periods presented:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 25,
2025		 December 26,
2024		 December 28,
2023
Interest expense
 $ 17,022  $ 19,357  $ 23,297 
Less:
Interest income (1)
7,858  7,541  6,392 
Capitalized interest
 5,755  9,043  7,008 
Interest expense, net $ 3,409  $ 2,773  $ 9,897 
(1)Includes interest income related to the Company’s cash on hand and interest rate cap contracts. Refer to Note 8, “Derivatives and Risk Management” for additional details related to the Company’s interest rate cap contract.
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 25, 2025, 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 25, 2025, net availability under the ABL Facility was $660.5 million as reduced by letters of credit of $38.1 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 $0.8 million as of December 25, 2025 and $1.2 million as of December 26, 2024 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 $2.0 million as of December 25, 2025 and $3.7 million as of December 26, 2024 and are included in term loan on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For each of the fiscal years ended December 25, 2025, December 26, 2024, and December 28, 2023, deferred debt issuance and original issue discount amortization expense was $2.2 million 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 25, 2025 and December 26, 2024:
in thousands Fair Value Hierarchy Classification December 25,
2025		 December 26,
2024
Term Loan Facility Level 3 $ 197,943  $ 199,542 
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 25, 2025 and December 26, 2024.