PURE CYCLE CORP Debt Disclosure
NOTE 7 – DEBT AND OTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS
As of August 31, 2025, the outstanding principal and deferred financing costs of the Company’s loans are as follows:
(In thousands) | August 31, 2025 | ||
Single-Family Rental Home Note Payable | $ | 3,898 | |
Lost Creek Note Payable | 2,940 | ||
Total outstanding principal | 6,838 | ||
Deferred financing costs | (47) | ||
Less current maturities, net of current deferred financing costs | (411) | ||
Debt, less current portion | $ | 6,380 | |
As of August 31, 2025, the scheduled maturities (i.e., principal payments) of the Company’s loans are as follows:
(In thousands) | Scheduled principal payments | ||
Within 1 year | $ | 425 | |
Year 2 | 1,336 | ||
Year 3 | 3,153 | ||
Year 4 | 290 | ||
Year 5 | 306 | ||
Thereafter | 1,328 | ||
Total principal payments | 6,838 | ||
Deferred financing costs | (47) | ||
Total principal payments, net | $ | 6,791 | |
SFR Note 1
On November 29, 2021, PCY Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered a Promissory Note (SFR Note) with its primary bank to reimburse amounts expended for the construction of the first three single-family rental homes. The SFR Note has the following terms:
| ● | Initial principal amount of $1.0 million |
| ● | Floating per annum interest rate equal to the Western Edition of the “Wall Street Journal” plus 0.5% (4.25% as of August 31, 2025), which has a floor of 3.75% and a ceiling of 4.25%. In the event of default, the interest rate on the SFR Note would be increased by adding an additional 2.0% |
| ● | Maturity date of December 1, 2026 |
| ● | Fifty-three principal and interest payments each month which began July 1, 2022, in the amount of $4,600 each and increased to $5,000 each on November 1, 2024 |
| ● | Estimated final principal and interest balloon payment of $0.9 million payable on December 1, 2026 |
| ● | Secured by the three single-family rental homes |
| ● | Required minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.10, measured annually based on audited financial statements, calculated as net operating income less distributions divided by required principal and interest payments, with net operating income defined as net income plus interest, depreciation, and amortization. |
Lost Creek Note
On June 28, 2022, the Company entered a loan with its primary bank to fund the acquisition of 370 acre-feet of water rights the Company acquired on June 27, 2022, in the Lost Creek region of Colorado (Lost Creek Note). The Lost Creek Note has an initial principal balance of $3.0 million, a ten-year maturity, monthly interest only payments averaging $12,000 per month for thirty-six months beginning July 28, 2022, twenty-four monthly principal and interest payments of $42,000 beginning July 28, 2025, fifty-nine monthly principal and interest payments of $32,000 beginning on July 28, 2027, and a balloon payment of less than $0.8 million plus unpaid and accrued interest due on June 28, 2032. The Lost Creek Note has a thirty-year amortization period and a fixed per annum interest rate equal to 4.90%. Lost Creek Note is secured by the Lost Creek Water rights acquired with the proceeds of the note issuance and any fees derived from the use of the Lost Creek Water rights. The Lost Creek Note does not contain any financial covenants.
SFR Note 2
On August 30, 2023, PCY Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered a Promissory Note (SFR Note 2) with its primary bank to reimburse amounts expended for the construction of the next 11 single-family rental homes. The SFR Note 2 has the following terms:
| ● | Initial principal amount of $3.0 million |
| ● | An interest rate of 7.51%. In the event of default, the interest rate on the SFR Note 2 would be increased by adding an additional 5.0% |
| ● | Maturity date of August 30, 2028 |
| ● | Fifty-nine principal and interest payments each month beginning September 30, 2023 in the amount of $21,200 each |
| ● | Estimated final principal and interest balloon payment of $2.9 million payable on August 30, 2028 |
| ● | Secured by 11 single-family rental homes |
| ● | Required minimum EBITDA of $3.0 million, measured annually at each fiscal year end. |
Working Capital Line of Credit
On January 31, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Loan Agreement (Working Capital LOC) with its primary bank to provide a $5.0 million operating line of credit. The Working Capital LOC has a two-year maturity, monthly interest only payments if the line is drawn upon with unpaid principal and interest due at maturity, and a floating per annum interest rate equal to the rate published in the Western Edition of the Wall Street Journal as the plus 0.5% and a floor of 3.75%. In the event of default, the interest rate on the Working Capital LOC would be increased by adding an additional 2.0%. During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company extended the Working Capital LOC, which now has an expiration date of January 31, 2026, a floating per annum interest rate equal to the rate published in the Western Edition of the Wall Street Journal as the (7.5% as of August 31, 2025) and an amended floor rate of 5.00%. As of August 31, 2025, the Company has not drawn on the Working Capital LOC.
Letters of Credit
At August 31, 2025, the Company had 12 Irrevocable Letters of Credit (“LOCs”) outstanding. The LOCs are to guarantee the Company’s performance related to certain construction projects at Sky Ranch relating to the delivery of finished lots and as collateral for payment obligations outlined in the construction contract for certain single-family rental homes in Phase 2B. The Company has the intent and ability to perform on the contracts, after which, the LOC’s will expire at various dates from November 2025 through July 2026. However, the Company is required to renew the majority of the LOCs. As of August 31, 2025, the LOCs totaled $6.4 million, an amount secured by cash balances maintained in restricted cash accounts at the Company’s bank. The LOCs renew annually at various dates and have a 1% annual fee.
WISE Partnership
During 2014, the Company, through the Rangeview District, consented to the waiver of all contingencies set forth in the Amended and Restated WISE Partnership – Water Delivery Agreement, dated December 31, 2013 (WISE Partnership Agreement), among the City and County of Denver acting through its Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water), the City of Aurora acting by and through its utility enterprise (Aurora Water), and the South Metro WISE Authority (SMWA). SMWA was formed by the Rangeview District and nine other governmental or quasi-governmental water providers pursuant to the South Metro WISE Authority Formation and Organizational Intergovernmental Agreement, dated December 31, 2013 (SM-IGA), to enable the members of SMWA to participate in the regional water supply project known as the Water Infrastructure Supply Efficiency partnership (WISE) created by the WISE Partnership Agreement. The SM-IGA specifies each member’s pro rata share of WISE and the members’ rights and obligations with respect to WISE. The WISE Partnership Agreement provides for the purchase of certain infrastructure (i.e., pipelines, water storage facilities, water treatment facilities, and other appurtenant facilities) to deliver water to and among the members of SMWA, Denver Water and Aurora Water. Certain infrastructure has been constructed and other infrastructure will be constructed over the next several years.
Pursuant to the terms of the Rangeview/Pure Cycle WISE Project Financing and Service Agreement (WISE Financing Agreement) between the Company and the Rangeview District, the Company has an agreement to fund the Rangeview District’s participation in WISE effective as of December 22, 2014. During each of the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company, through the Rangeview District, purchased 156 acre-feet and 134 acre-feet of WISE water for $0.4 million and $0.4 million. See further discussion in Note 14.
Lease Commitments
Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. For lease agreements with an initial term of more than twelve months, the Company combines the lease and non-lease components in determining the lease liabilities and right-of-use (ROU) assets. Operating lease expense is generally recognized evenly over the term of the lease.
During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company amended its office lease twice terminating the rental of the previous office and warehouse spaces within the same complex. The result is the rental of approximately 6,460 square feet of office space and 8,400 square feet of warehouse space for a monthly payment of roughly $11,000 which includes a certain pro-rata share of the lessor’s operating costs, which are variable in nature. The Company performed its own leasehold improvements which are credits against our monthly payments. The monthly payment will increase roughly 2.5% every October 1st. The Company’s lease agreement does not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. As a result, the Company’s associated right of use asset and liability decreased, as noted in the table below. For each of the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, payments on lease liabilities totaled less than $0.1 million.
The Company’s lease agreements generally do not provide an implicit borrowing rate; therefore, an internal incremental borrowing rate is determined based on information available at lease commencement date for purposes of determining the present value of lease payments.
ROU lease assets and lease liabilities for the Company’s operating leases were recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:
(In thousands) |
| August 31, 2025 |
| August 31, 2024 |
| |||
| $ | 13 |
| $ | 158 | |||
$ | 12 | $ | 73 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities, long term |
| 1 |
| 87 | ||||
Total lease liability | $ | 13 | $ | 160 | ||||
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) |
| 1.0 |
| 2.0 | ||||
Weighted average discount rate |
| 7.5 | % |
| 7.5 | % | ||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| 2017 | Nov 15, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | |
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