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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

10. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to risks from changes in interest rates related to the 2021 Term Loan (See Note 9. Long-Term Debt). The Company uses derivative financial instruments, specifically, interest rate swap and cap contracts, in order to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of cash flows associated with changes in interest rates. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company entered into two interest rate cap agreements, effective March 31, 2025. The two interest rate cap agreements each have a notional value of $65.6 million as of March 31, 2026, with an interest rate cap of 4.50%. Interest payment receipts under the caps, if any, are made monthly on a net settlement basis. The Company has not recorded any amounts due to ineffectiveness for the period ended March 31, 2026.

The derivative interest rate caps are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. Consequently, the change in the estimated fair value of the effective portion of the derivative is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (deficit) income (“AOCI”) on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and reclassified to interest expense, net, when the underlying transaction has an impact on earnings. The Company expects to recognize $0.4 million of net pre-tax losses from accumulated other comprehensive income as a charge to interest expense in the next twelve months associated with its interest rate caps. The Company recognizes derivative instruments and hedging activities on a gross basis as either assets or liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and measures them at fair value. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge, and the hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions.

The fair values of the interest rate caps as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were recorded in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Short-term derivative asset

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

$

45

 

 

$

3

 

Long-term derivative asset

 

Other assets

 

$

552

 

 

$

329