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Senior credit facility In September 2022, the Company entered into a five-year, $110,000,000 senior credit facility (“Facility”) with a group of US banks. The Facility consists of (i) a delayed-draw term loan facility of $85,000,000, of which $64,000,000 has been drawn as of December 31, 2024, (ii) a term loan of $5,000,000 that was drawn at closing, and (iii) a $20,000,000 revolving credit facility. The Facility is secured by substantially all assets of the Company and is subject to certain financial covenants with which the Company was in compliance as of December 31, 2024. A summary of the balances on the Facility as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | As of | | As of | | | | December 31, 2024 | | September 30, 2024 | | Delayed-draw term loan | | $ | 57,600 | | $ | 58,400 | | Term loan | | | 4,438 | | | 4,500 | | Revolving credit facility | | | 8,600 | | | 6,323 | | Total principal | | | 70,638 | | | 69,223 | | Deferred financing costs | | | (1,302) | | | (1,430) | | Net carrying value | | $ | 69,336 | | $ | 67,793 | | | | | | | | | | Current portion | | | 3,228 | | | 3,248 | | Long-term portion | | | 66,108 | | | 64,545 | | Net carrying value | | $ | 69,336 | | $ | 67,793 | |
As of December 31, 2024, scheduled repayments of the Facility are as follows: | | | | | Twelve months ended December 31, | | Amount | | 2025 | | $ | 3,450 | | 2026 | | | 3,450 | | 2027 | | | 63,738 | | Total | | $ | 70,638 | |
The delayed-draw term loan and the term loan bear interest at a weighted average of 7.2% as of December 31, 2024, and will reprice within two months. The rate is based on a secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), with a floor of 0.5%, plus a spread of 2.1% to 2.85% (2.65% as of December 31, 2024) based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The revolving credit facility is bearing interest at 7.1% as of December 31, 2024 and will reprice within one month. The Facility also has fees for unused availability. The fair value of the Facility was determined considering market conditions, credit worthiness and the current terms of debt, which is considered Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy. Due to the near-term repricing of the interest rates, the fair value of the Facility approximates the principal value as of December 31 and September 30, 2024. To manage the risks of the cash flows related to interest expense, the Company entered into several interest rate swaps on $59,000,000 of the principal amount of the Facility during the year ended September 30, 2024. The swaps carry a fixed SOFR of 3.4% to 4.4%, resulting in a weighted combined rate of 6.8%. The swaps are settled quarterly and mature on September 30, 2025, on September 30, 2026, and at the Facility’s maturity. Any difference between the Facility’s SOFR rate and the swap’s rate is recorded as interest expense. For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, a reduction of $105,000 and $31,000, respectively, to interest expense was recorded in the condensed consolidated interim statements of income (loss). Interest expense on the Facility, including the impact of the interest rate swap agreements, was $1,310,000 and $1,362,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, the fair value of the interest rate swap liability, which was determined using Level 2 inputs of market conditions on future expected interest rates, credit worthiness, and the current terms of debt, was $84,000 and $1,122,000, and is recorded in derivative liability – interest rate swaps in the condensed consolidated statements of financial position. For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded changes in fair value of derivative liability – interest rate swaps of a gain of $1,038,000 and a loss of $(902,000), respectively, on the condensed consolidated interim statements of income (loss). The Company has incurred financing costs to obtain and maintain the Facility, which is reflected as a reduction of the outstanding balance and will be amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the Facility. During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, $153,000 and $130,000 of amortization of deferred financing costs was recorded, respectively. Equipment loans The Company is offered financing arrangements from the Company’s suppliers and the supplier’s designated financial institution, in which payments for certain invoices or products can be financed and paid over an extended period. The financial institution pays the supplier when the original invoice becomes due, and the Company pays the third-party financial institution over a period of time. In most cases, the supplier accepts a discounted amount from the financial institution and the Company repays the financial institution the face amount of the invoice with no stated interest, in twelve equal monthly installments. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate of 7.2% to 8.0% to impute interest on these arrangements. Following is the activity in equipment loans for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023: | | | | | | | | | Three months ended | | Three months ended | | | December 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | Beginning balance | | $ | 12,859 | | $ | 14,347 | Additions | | | 6,010 | | | 5,777 | Repayments | | | (6,483) | | | (6,864) | Ending balance | | | 12,386 | | | 13,260 | Current portion | | | 12,351 | | | 13,086 | Long-term portion | | $ | 35 | | $ | 174 |
Leases liabilities The Company enters into leases for real estate and vehicles. Real estate leases are operating leases and are valued at the net present value of the future lease payments at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Vehicle leases are finance leases and recorded at the rate implicit in the lease based on the current value and the estimated residual value of the vehicle, if any. Following is the activity in lease liabilities for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real | | | | | | Vehicles | | estate | | Total | Balance September 30, 2023 | | $ | 2,914 | | $ | 16,236 | | $ | 19,150 | Additions | | | 582 | | | 583 | | | 1,165 | Repayments | | | (343) | | | (1,128) | | | (1,471) | Balance December 31, 2023 | | $ | 3,153 | | $ | 15,691 | | $ | 18,844 | | | | | | | | | | | Balance September 30, 2024 | | $ | 3,310 | | $ | 15,840 | | $ | 19,150 | Additions | | | 370 | | | 1,160 | | | 1,530 | Non-cash terminations | | | — | | | (79) | | | (79) | Repayments | | | (428) | | | (1,170) | | | (1,598) | Balance December 31, 2024 | | $ | 3,252 | | $ | 15,751 | | $ | 19,003 |
Future payments pursuant to lease liabilities are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | Operating | | Finance | | Total | 2025 | | $ | 5,710 | | $ | 1,483 | | $ | 7,193 | 2026 | | | 4,589 | | | 1,000 | | | 5,589 | 2027 | | | 3,263 | | | 738 | | | 4,001 | 2028 | | | 2,317 | | | 414 | | | 2,731 | 2029 | | | 1,428 | | | 70 | | | 1,498 | Thereafter | | | 845 | | | — | | | 845 | Gross lease payments | | | 18,152 | | | 3,705 | | | 21,857 | Less amounts relating to interest | | | (2,401) | | | (453) | | | (2,854) | Lease liabilities | | $ | 15,751 | | $ | 3,252 | | $ | 19,003 |
The components of finance lease expense are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | 3 months ended December, 31 | | | Classification | | 2024 | | | 2023 | | Finance lease cost: | | | | | | | | Amortization of lease assets | Depreciation | $ | 307 | | $ | 305 | | Interest on lease liabilities | Interest expense | | 69 | | | 58 | | Total finance lease cost | | $ | 376 | | $ | 363 | |
Other information relating to leases is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | As of | | As of | | | | December 31, 2024 | | September 30, 2024 | | Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | | | | | | | | Operating leases | | | 3.9 | | | 4.1 | | Finance leases | | | 2.9 | | | 2.8 | | | | | | | | | | Weighted average discount rate | | | | | | | | Operating leases | | | 7.3 | % | | 7.4 | % | Finance leases | | | 8.8 | % | | 8.5 | % |
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