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Long-Term Debt and Credit Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt and Credit Arrangements LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term debt consists of the following:
20252024
Revolving credit facility - Fifth Third Bank$ $50,000 
Revolving credit facility - MidCap Financial IV Trust52,706 — 
Term loans19,822 21,960 
Notes payable - other10,883 11,163 
Finance lease obligations304 456 
Deferred financing costs, net(1,977)(1,231)
Total debt81,738 82,348 
Less: current portion of long-term debt56,642 53,818 
Long-term debt$25,096 $28,530 

Revolving Credit Facility - Fifth Third Bank

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into a $75,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility with Fifth Third Bank National Association as lender. The loan was secured by a first priority security interest on all accounts receivable, cash, and inventory, and provided for borrowing limited by certain percentages of values of the accounts receivable and inventory. The revolving credit facility was due to mature on October 30, 2025; however, on February 25, 2025, the Company refinanced its senior revolving credit facility with MidCap Financial IV Trust and the Company's existing revolving credit facility with Fifth Third was terminated in accordance with its terms. The Company recognized a $66 loss on the extinguishment of the Fifth Third debt which was included in other expense, net in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

Under the Fifth Third revolving credit facility, at the Company's election, advances of the revolving credit facility bore interest at annual rates equal to either (a) SOFR (plus a 0.10% SOFR adjustment) for 1 or 3 month periods, as defined with a floor of 0.75% or published SOFR, plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.50% and 2.00%, or (b) the higher of the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.50% and 1.00%. The applicable margin was determined based on availability under the revolving credit facility with margins increasing as availability decreased. The applicable margin could be increased by 0.50% if the fixed charge coverage ratio was below a 1.10 to 1.00 ratio. The Company paid an unused line fee on the average amount by which the aggregate commitments exceeded utilization of the revolving credit facility equal to 0.25% per annum. The weighted-average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility were 7.18% for December 28, 2024.

The agreement was subject to customary terms and conditions and annual administrative fees with pricing varying on excess availability and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The agreement was also subject to certain compliance, affirmative, and financial covenants. The Company was only subject to the financial covenants if borrowing availability was less than 12.5% of the lesser of the total loan availability of $75,000 or total collateral available, and remained until the availability was greater than 12.5% for thirty consecutive days.

Revolving Credit Facility - MidCap Financial IV Trust

On February 25, 2025, the Company entered into a new $75,000 revolving credit agreement with MidCap Financial IV Trust, as agent, and lenders from time-to-time party thereto (collectively, "MidCap"). The credit agreement is secured by a security interest on all accounts receivable, inventory, and other assets other than certain excluded assets, including a deed to secure debt lien on the Company's Calhoun and Chatsworth, Georgia facilities. The Company's borrowing capacity is based on certain
percentages of values/sub-limits of the accounts receivable, inventory, and other assets (including the real properties serving as collateral for the loan). The agreement matures on February 25, 2028.

Advances under the revolving credit facility bear interest at annual rates equal to SOFR (plus a 0.11448% SOFR adjustment) for a 1 month period, as defined with a floor of 1.00% or published SOFR, plus an applicable margin ranging between 3.75% and 4.25%. The applicable margin is determined based on the revolving loan availability percentage under the revolving credit facility with margins increasing as availability decreases. The Company is subject to a minimum excess availability covenant that is based upon a fixed charge coverage ratio which must be above a 1.10 to 1.00 ratio. The Company is subject to a monthly rolling minimum EBITDA requirement if availability is under 20% of the principal amount of the loan. The credit agreement is subject to customary terms and conditions and annual administrative and unused line fees with pricing varying based on excess availability. The weighted-average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility was 8.24% for December 27, 2025. As of December 27, 2025, the unused borrowing availability under the MidCap revolving credit agreement was $8,193 which is subject to a $6,000 minimum excess availability requirement. (See Note 22 for information on the Company's amended revolving credit agreement with MidCap.)

The revolving credit facility requires a lockbox arrangement, which provides for all cash receipts to be swept daily to reduce the balance outstanding. This arrangement, combined with the existence of a “subjective acceleration clause” (as defined by U.S. GAAP) in the revolving credit facility, requires the balance on the revolving credit facility to be classified as a current liability. The “subjective acceleration clause” allows the lender to declare an event of default if there is a material adverse change in the Company's business or financial condition. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lender may, among other things, declare all obligations payable in full.

Term Loans

Effective October 28, 2020, the Company entered into a $10,000 principal amount USDA Guaranteed term loan with AmeriState Bank as lender. The term of the loan is 25 years and bears interest at a minimum 5.00% rate or 4.00% above 5-year U.S. treasury, to be reset every 5 years at 3.5% above 5-year U.S. treasury. The interest rate reset at 7.11% on October 26, 2025 and will reset every 5 years thereafter. The loan is secured by a first mortgage on the Company’s Atmore, Alabama and Roanoke, Alabama facilities.

Effective October 29, 2020, the Company entered into a $15,000 principal amount USDA Guaranteed term loan with the Greater Nevada Credit Union as lender. The term of the loan is 10 years and bears interest at a minimum 5.00% rate or 4.00% above 5- year U.S. treasury, to be reset after 5 years at 3.5% above 5-year U.S. treasury. The interest rate rest at 7.11% on October 29, 2025. Payments on the loan are interest only over the first three years and principal and interest over the remaining seven years. The loan is secured by a first lien on a substantial portion of the Company’s machinery and equipment and a second lien on the Company’s Atmore and Roanoke facilities.

Debt Covenant Compliance

The Company's agreements for its Revolving Credit Facility and its term loans include certain compliance, affirmative, and financial covenants and, as of the reporting date, the Company is in compliance with or has received waivers or amendments for all such applicable financial covenants.

Notes Payable - Other

On January 14, 2019, the Company, entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with Saraland Industrial, LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (the “Purchaser”). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Company sold its Saraland facility, and approximately 17.12 acres of surrounding property located in Saraland, Alabama (the “Property”) to the Purchaser for a purchase price of $11,500. Concurrent with the sale of the Property, the Company and the Purchaser entered into a twenty-year lease agreement (the “Lease Agreement”), whereby the Company will lease back the Property at an annual rental rate of $977, subject to annual rent increases of 1.25%. Under the Lease Agreement, the Company has two (2) consecutive options to extend the term of the Lease by ten years for each such option. This transaction was recorded as a failed sale and leaseback. The Company recorded a liability for the amounts received, will continue to depreciate the asset, and has imputed an interest rate of 7.07% so that the net carrying amount of the financial liability and remaining assets will be zero at the end of the twenty-year lease term.

The Company's other financing notes have terms up to 1 year, bear interest ranging from 6.45% to 6.75% and are due in monthly installments through their maturity dates. The Company's other notes do not contain any financial covenants.
Finance Lease Obligations

The Company's financed lease obligations are due in monthly installments through their maturity dates. The Company's finance lease obligations are secured by the specific equipment leased.

Debt Maturities

Maturities of long-term debt for periods following December 27, 2025 are as follows:
 Long-Term
Debt
Finance Leases (See Note 10)Total
2026$56,492 $150 $56,642 
20272,928 136 3,064 
20282,976 18 2,994 
20293,210 — 3,210 
20302,945 — 2,945 
Thereafter14,860 — 14,860 
Total maturities of long-term debt$83,411 $304 $83,715 
Deferred financing costs, net(1,977)— (1,977)
Total long-term debt$81,434 $304 $81,738