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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
The following is a summary of the Company's long-term debt at December 31:
 20252024
Revolving term loans
$19,698,378 $50,500,000 
Delayed-draw term loan
221,538,454 18,715,135 
Promissory note
12,600,000 — 

253,836,832 69,215,135 
Less current maturities(646,064)(9,000,000)
Less unamortized debt issuance costs
(2,048,136)(2,541,955)
Totals$251,142,632 $57,673,180 
The Company has a credit agreement with a lending institution that includes a revolving term loan and a seasonal loan. The credit agreements are secured by substantially all business assets of Company. 
The revolving term loan provides for a maximum borrowing of $65.0 million, and the amount available for borrowing on the revolving term loan will decrease by $3.25 million every six months until the loan's maturity date of March 20, 2030. Interest accrues under the agreement at a rate equal to (i) the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus (ii) a specified applicable margin. The interest rate as of December 31, 2025 was 6.21%. The Company pays a 0.40% annual commitment fee on any funds not borrowed. There were $19.7 million and $50.5 million outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. There were approximately $38.8 million in remaining commitments available to borrow on the revolving term loan as of December 31, 2025.
The Company has a credit facilities agreement with a lending institution that includes a delayed-draw term loan, a revolving term loan, and a seasonal loan. The credit facilities agreement is secured by substantially all business assets of a subsidiary.
The delayed-draw term loan provides borrowing up to $254.0 million until March 31, 2026 to finance the construction of the operating facility in Mitchell, South Dakota. The Company will make quarterly principal payments of $4.5 million plus interest beginning six months after the outside completion date as defined within the agreement. The quarterly principal payments will increase each year by $1.0 million on the anniversary date. The delayed-draw term loan matures on December 31, 2029. Interest accrues under the agreement at a rate equal to (i) the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus (ii) a specified applicable margin. The interest rate as of December 31, 2025 was 7.11%. The Company pays a 0.50% annual commitment fee on any funds not borrowed. There were $221.5 million and $18.7 million outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. There were approximately $32.5 million available to borrow on the delayed draw term loan as of December 31, 2025.
The revolving term loan provides borrowings up to $40.0 million. The revolving term loan matures on December 31, 2029. Interest accrues under the agreement at a rate equal to (i) the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus (ii) a specified applicable margin. The interest rate as of December 31, 2025 was 7.11%. The Company pays a 0.50% annual commitment fee on any funds not borrowed. There were no advances outstanding on this loan as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. There were $40.0 million in remaining commitments available to borrow on the revolving term loan as of December 31, 2025.
Under the agreements, the Company is subject to compliance with standard financial covenants and the maintenance of certain financial ratios that limits distributions.
Effective March 2025, the State of South Dakota Department of Transportation agreed to loan the Davison Regional Railroad Authority $12.6 million for purposes of making improvements to the railway infrastructure at the operating facility near Mitchell, South Dakota. In consideration of this secured loan, the Company agreed to provide a guarantee to the State of South Dakota Department of Transportation for the full amount of the loan, plus interest. This guarantee was converted into a direct obligation of the Company's in May 2025, when the Company received the entire loan proceeds and assumed responsibility for paying the annual principal and interest payments. The note bears interest at a fixed rate of 2% per annum. Beginning in October 2026, the Company will make annual principal and interest payments of $987,500. These payments will continue through October 1, 2032, at which time a final balloon payment will be due for the remaining unpaid principal and any accrued interest.
The following are minimum principal payments on long-term debt obligations for the years ended December 31:
2026$646,064 
202720,748,421 
202824,763,390 
2029198,015,491 
2030794,231 
Thereafter8,869,235 
Total$253,836,832