MOVADO GROUP INC Debt Disclosure
NOTE 7 – DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
The Company and its U.S. and Swiss subsidiaries (collectively, the "Borrowers") are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement originally dated October 12, 2018 (as subsequently amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”). The Credit Agreement provides for a $100.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) and has a maturity date of October 28, 2026. The Facility includes a $15.0 million letter of credit subfacility, a $25.0 million swingline subfacility and a $75.0 million sublimit for borrowings by the Swiss Borrower, with provisions for uncommitted increases to the Facility of up to $50.0 million in the aggregate subject to customary terms and conditions. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants binding on the Company and its subsidiaries that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including, but not limited to, restrictions and limitations on the incurrence of debt and liens, dispositions of assets, capital expenditures, dividends and other payments in respect of equity interests, the making of loans and equity investments, mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions, and transactions with affiliates (in each case, subject to various exceptions).
The borrowings under the Facility are joint and several obligations of the Borrowers and are also cross-guaranteed by each Borrower, except that the Swiss Borrower is not liable for, nor does it guarantee, the obligations of the U.S. Borrowers. In addition, the Borrowers’ obligations under the Facility are secured by first priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on substantially all of the U.S. Borrowers’ assets other than certain excluded assets. The Swiss Borrower does not provide collateral to secure the obligations under the Facility.
As of both January 31, 2026, and January 31, 2025, there were no amounts of loans outstanding under the Facility. Availability under the Facility was reduced by the aggregate number of letters of credit outstanding, issued in connection with retail and operating facility leases to various landlords and for Canadian payroll to the Royal Bank of Canada, totaling approximately $0.3 million at both January 31, 2026, and January 31, 2025. At January 31, 2026, the letters of credit have expiration dates through June 1, 2026. As of both January 31, 2026, and January 31, 2025, availability under the Facility was $99.7 million.
The Company had weighted average borrowings under the Facility of zero during both fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025, respectively.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at rates generally based on either the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or a specified base rate, as selected periodically by the Company. The SOFR-based loans bear interest at SOFR plus a spread ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum and the base rate loans bear interest at the base rate plus a spread ranging from 0% to 0.75% per annum, with the spread in each case being based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). As of both January 31, 2026, and 2025, the Company’s spreads were 1.00% over SOFR and 0% over the base rate.
The Company's Swiss subsidiary maintains unsecured lines of credit with a Swiss bank that are subject to repayment upon demand. As of January 31, 2026, and 2025, these lines of credit totaled 6.5 million Swiss Francs for both periods, with a dollar equivalent of $8.4 million and $7.1 million, respectively. As of January 31, 2026, and 2025, there were no borrowings against these lines. As of January 31, 2026, and 2025, two European banks had guaranteed obligations to third parties on behalf of two of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries in the dollar equivalent of $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in various foreign currencies, of which $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, was a restricted deposit as it relates to lease agreements.
Cash paid for interest, including unused commitment fees, was $0.3 million during fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024, and amortization of debt fees was $0.2 million during fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 | |
| 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | |
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