Note 8 Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

Interest
Rate

 

 

Principal
Balance

 

 

Interest
Rate

 

 

Principal
Balance

 

Revolving Credit Facility (U.S. Dollar denominations)

 

 

4.95

%

 

$

189,000

 

 

 

5.86

%

 

$

220,000

 

Finance leases

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

73

 

 

 

3.46

%

 

 

201

 

   Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

189,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

220,201

 

Less: current maturities

 

 

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

 

 

 

(137

)

   Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

 

 

 

$

189,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

220,064

 

Credit Agreement

On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with a consortium of lenders and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent (the “Agent”). The amendment, among other things, extended the maturity date to June 10, 2027.

The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a $500,000 secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), with a $50,000 sublimit for swing line loans and a $15,000 sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit. Any amount of the facility utilized for swing line loans or letters of credit outstanding will reduce the amount available under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Subject to specified conditions, Gentherm can increase the Revolving Credit Facility or incur secured term loans in an aggregate amount of up to $200,000.

Under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, all obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and a security interest is granted in substantially all of the personal property of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries designated as borrowers, including the stock and membership interests of specified subsidiaries. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains covenants, that, among other things, (i) prohibit or limit the ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, pay dividends, make certain types of investments (including acquisitions), enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates, prepay other indebtedness, sell assets or enter into certain other transactions outside the ordinary course of business, and (ii) require that Gentherm maintain a minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and a maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (based on consolidated EBITDA for the applicable trailing four fiscal quarters) as of the end of any fiscal quarter. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance, in all material respects, with the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, U.S. Dollar denominated loans bear interest at either a base rate (“Base Rate Loans”) or Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“Term SOFR”) rate (“Term SOFR Rate Loans”), plus a margin (“Applicable Rate”). The rate for Base Rate Loans is equal to the highest of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, Bank of America’s prime rate, or the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%. The rate for Term SOFR Rate Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars is equal to the forward-looking Term SOFR rate administered by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with a term of one month. All loans denominated in a currency other than the U.S. Dollar must be Term SOFR Rate Loans. Interest is payable at least quarterly. Additionally, a commitment fee of between 0.175% to 0.300% is payable on the average daily unused amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Applicable Rate varies based on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio reported by the Company. As long as the Company is not in default of the terms and conditions of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the lowest and highest possible Applicable Rate is 1.125% and 2.125%, respectively, for Term SOFR Rate Loans and 0.125% and 1.125%, respectively, for Base Rate Loans.

Based upon consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four fiscal quarters calculated for purposes of the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, $307,935 remained available for additional borrowings as of December 31, 2025.

The Company had $3,574 and $2,838 of outstanding letters of credit issued as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

In connection with the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company incurred debt issuance costs of $1,520, which have been capitalized and are amortized into interest expense over the term of the Revolving Credit Facility.

The scheduled principal maturities of our debt as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

Other Debt

 

 

Total

 

2026

 

$

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

73

 

2027

 

 

189,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

189,000

 

Total

 

$

189,000

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

189,073

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 19, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 19, 2025
2023Feb 21, 2024
2022Feb 24, 2023
2021Feb 17, 2022
2020Mar 1, 2021
2019Feb 20, 2020
2018Feb 26, 2019
2017Feb 23, 2018
2016Feb 23, 2017
2015Feb 25, 2016

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.