Camping World Holdings, Inc. Debt Disclosure
10. Long-Term Debt
The following reflects outstanding long-term debt as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, (in thousands):
December 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Term Loan Facility (1) | $ | 1,346,229 | $ | 1,360,454 | ||
Real Estate Facilities (2) | 166,604 | 145,911 | ||||
Other Long-Term Debt | 8,246 | 3,280 | ||||
Subtotal | 1,521,079 | 1,509,645 | ||||
Less: current portion | (22,121) | (25,229) | ||||
Total | $ | 1,498,958 | $ | 1,484,416 | ||
| (1) | Net of $12.0 million and $14.2 million of original issue discount at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $4.7 million and $5.8 million of finance costs at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
| (2) | Net of $3.3 million and $3.4 million of finance costs at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. |
The aggregate future maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2023, excluding original issue discount of $12.0 million, finance costs of $8.0 million, and $17.3 million of liabilities relating to assets held for sale (see Note 6 — Assets Held for Sale for further details), were as follows (in thousands):
Long-term debt instruments |
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2024 |
| $ | 24,475 | |
2025 | 24,489 | |||
2026 | 34,856 | |||
2027 | 143,595 | |||
2028 | 1,309,687 | |||
Thereafter | 4,021 | |||
Total | $ | 1,541,123 | ||
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, CWGS Group, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, was party to a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for senior secured credit facilities (the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The Senior Secured Credit Facilities consist of a $1.4 billion term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $65.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, the Company has the ability to request to increase the amount of term loans or revolving loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) a “fixed” amount set at $725.0 million and (b) 100% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters on a pro forma basis (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are not under any obligation to provide commitments in respect of any such increase.
The Term Loan Facility requires mandatory principal payments in equal quarterly installments of $3.5 million. The December 31, 2022 principal payment was due in January 2023, since December 31, 2022 was a Saturday. Additionally, the Company is required to prepay the borrowings under the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate amount up to 50% of excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement, for such fiscal year depending on the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined by the Credit Agreement) beginning with the year ended December 31, 2022. No additional excess cash flow payment was required relating to 2023 and the Company does not expect an additional excess cash flow payment to be required relating to 2024.
The funds available under the Revolving Credit Facility may be utilized for borrowings or letters of credit; however, a maximum of $25.0 million may be allocated to such letters of credit. The Revolving Credit Facility matures in June 2026, and the Term Loan Facility matures in June 2028.
The following table details the outstanding amounts and available borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of (in thousands):
December 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facilities: | ||||||
Term Loan Facility: | ||||||
Principal amount of borrowings | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,400,000 | ||
Less: cumulative principal payments | (37,034) | (19,515) | ||||
Less: unamortized original issue discount | (12,016) | (14,224) | ||||
Less: unamortized finance costs | (4,721) | (5,807) | ||||
1,346,229 | 1,360,454 | |||||
Less: current portion | (14,015) | (14,015) | ||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 1,332,214 | $ | 1,346,439 | ||
Revolving Credit Facility: | ||||||
Total commitment | $ | 65,000 | $ | 65,000 | ||
Less: outstanding letters of credit | (4,930) | (4,930) | ||||
Less: total net leverage ratio borrowing limitation | (37,320) | — | ||||
Additional borrowing capacity | $ | 22,750 | $ | 60,070 | ||
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the average interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 7.97% and 6.80%, respectively, and the effective interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 8.21% and 7.03%, respectively.
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries with the exception of FreedomRoads Intermediate Holdco, LLC, the direct parent of FR, and FR, and its subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants pertaining to, but not limited to, mergers, changes in the nature of the business, acquisitions, additional indebtedness, sales of assets, investments, and the payment of dividends subject to certain limitations and minimum operating covenants. Additionally, management has determined that the Senior Secured Credit Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at December 31, 2023 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause.
The Credit Agreement requires the Borrower and its subsidiaries to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which covenant is in effect only if, as of the end of each calendar quarter, the aggregate amount of borrowings under the revolving credit facility, letters of credit and unreimbursed letter of credit disbursements outstanding at such time is greater than 35% of the total commitment on the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding (i) up to $15.0 million attributable to any outstanding undrawn letters of credit and (ii) any cash collateralized or backstopped letters of credit), as defined in the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was not subject to this covenant as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility did not exceed the 35% threshold, however the Company’s borrowing capacity was reduced by $37.3 million in light of this covenant. The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial debt covenants at December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Real Estate Facilities
On October 27, 2022, subsidiaries of FRHP Lincolnshire, LLC (“FRHP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, entered into a credit agreement with a syndication of banks for a real estate credit facility (the “M&T Real Estate Facility”) with aggregate maximum principal capacity of $250.0 million with an option that allows FRHP to request an additional $100.0 million of principal capacity. The lenders under the M&T Real Estate Facility are not under any obligation to provide commitments in respect of any such increase. The M&T Real Estate Facility bears interest at FRHP’s option of either (as defined in the credit agreement for the M&T Real Estate Facility): (a) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus the applicable rate of 2.30% or (b) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.80%, (ii) the Prime Rate plus 1.30%, or (iii) SOFR
plus 2.30%. The M&T Real Estate Facility has an unused commitment fee of 0.20% of the aggregate unused principal amount and it matures in October 2027. Additionally, the M&T Real Estate Facility is subject to a debt service coverage ratio covenant (as defined in the credit agreement for the M&T Real Estate Facility). All obligations under the M&T Real Estate Facility and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by the mortgaged real property assets. During the year ended December 31, 2023, FRHP borrowed an additional $59.2 million under the M&T Real Estate Facility.
In November 2018, September 2021, and December 2021, Camping World Property, Inc. (the ‘‘Real Estate Borrower’’), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (“Lender”), entered into loan and security agreements for real estate credit facilities (as amended from time to time, the “First CIBC Real Estate Facility”, the “Second CIBC Real Estate Facility”, and the “Third CIBC Real Estate Facility”, respectively, and collectively the “CIBC Real Estate Facilities” and together with the M&T Real Estate Facility, the “Real Estate Facilities”) with aggregate maximum principal capacities of $21.5 million, $9.0 million, and $10.1 million for the First CIBC Real Estate Facility, Second CIBC Real Estate Facility, and Third CIBC Real Estate Facility, respectively. Borrowings under the CIBC Real Estate Facilities are guaranteed by CWGS Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC. The CIBC Real Estate Facilities may be used to finance the acquisition of real estate assets. The CIBC Real Estate Facilities are secured by a first priority security interest on the real estate assets acquired with the proceeds of the CIBC Real Estate Facilities (“CIBC Real Estate Facility Properties”).
In June 2023, the Real Estate Borrower sold one of the CIBC Real Estate Facility Properties located in Franklin, Kentucky, which was secured by the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility. As part of the settlement of the property sale, the outstanding balance of the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility of $7.4 million was repaid and terminated by the Real Estate Borrower. The First CIBC Real Estate Facility was amended in October 2023 to extend the maturity date from October 2023 to October 2028. The Third CIBC Real Estate Facility matures in December 2026.
The following table shows a summary of the outstanding balances, remaining available borrowings, and weighted average interest rate under the Real Estate Facilities at December 31, 2023:
As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
Principal | Remaining | Wtd. Average | |||||||
(In thousands) |
| Outstanding(1) |
| Available(2) |
| Interest Rate | |||
Real Estate Facilities | |||||||||
M&T Real Estate Facility | $ | 171,182 | (4) | $ | 68,394 | (3) | 7.66% | ||
First CIBC Real Estate Facility | 3,655 | — | 8.36% | ||||||
Third CIBC Real Estate Facility | 9,055 | — | 8.11% | ||||||
Less: Amount reclassified to liabilities related to assets held for sale | (17,288) | — | |||||||
$ | 166,604 | $ | 68,394 | ||||||
| (1) | Outstanding principal amounts are net of unamortized finance costs. |
| (2) | Amounts cannot be reborrowed. |
| (3) | Additional borrowings on the M&T Real Estate Facility are subject to a debt service coverage ratio covenant and to the property collateral requirements under the M&T Real Estate Facility. |
| (4) | $17.3 million of this amount is classified as liabilities related to assets held for sale (see Note 6 – Assets Held for Sale). |
Management has determined that the credit agreements governing the Real Estate Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at December 31, 2023 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause. Additionally, the Real Estate Facilities are subject to certain cross default provisions, a debt service coverage ratio, and other customary covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Other Long-Term Debt
In December 2021, FRHP assumed a mortgage as part of a real estate purchase. This mortgage is secured by the acquired property and is guaranteed by CWGS Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC and matures in December 2026. In June 2023, FRHP assumed a promissory note as part of a real estate purchase. This note is secured by the acquired property and matures in April 2041. As of December 31, 2023, the outstanding principal balance of these debt instruments was $8.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.27%.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Feb 26, 2024 | Showing above |
| 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 15, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 13, 2017 | |
About Debt Disclosures
Debt disclosures detail a company's borrowing structure — the types of instruments, interest rates, maturity schedule, and covenant restrictions that define its financial obligations and flexibility. This section is essential for assessing refinancing risk, interest rate exposure, and the margin of safety against financial distress.
Key signals: the maturity schedule reveals concentration risk — large maturities within 1-2 years during tight credit markets can force dilutive refinancing or asset sales. Compare the fair value of debt against carrying amount to gauge whether the market views the company's credit risk differently than the balance sheet suggests. Watch covenant compliance disclosures for tightening cushions, especially leverage and interest coverage ratios. Variable-rate debt exposure quantifies sensitivity to interest rate changes. Secured versus unsecured mix affects recovery rates and future borrowing capacity. Compare net debt-to-EBITDA against industry peers and covenant limits to assess financial health.