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Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt
Total debt outstanding is summarized as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20242023
2022 Credit Agreement:
   Revolver$— $63,500 
   Term loan— 92,500 
2024 Credit Agreement:
   Multi-currency revolver244,171 — 
   U.S. dollar term loan(a)198,287 — 
   Euro term loan(a)102,908 — 
Other
16,948 211 
Total debt$562,314 $156,211 
Current maturities of debt$27,117 $5,029 
Long-term debt535,197 151,182 
Total debt$562,314 $156,211 
(a) Amounts are shown net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $2.7 million at December 31, 2024.
Term Loans and Revolving Credit Facilities
In May 2024 and July 2024, the Company amended it's then-existing Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders ("2022 Credit Agreement"), to transition from the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (“CORRA”) for benchmark borrowings denominated in Canadian dollars and to provide for a new $125 million term loan and the use of funds available under the revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of Nissens Automotive and related transaction costs. For additional information on our agreement to acquire Nissens Automotive see Note 2, “Business Combinations.”
In September 2024, the Company refinanced its existing 2022 Credit Agreement with a new five-year Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and a syndicate of lenders (“2024 Credit Agreement”). The 2024 Credit Agreement matures on September 16, 2029 and provides for an approximately $750 million credit facility, comprised of (i) a $430 million multi-currency revolving credit facility ("global tranche"); (ii) a $10 million multi-currency revolving credit facility, available to one or more wholly-owned Danish subsidiaries of the Company ("Danish tranche"); (iii) a $200 million delayed draw term loan facility in U.S. dollars; and (iv) a 100 million euros delayed draw term loan facility. The revolving credit facility has a $25 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, and a $30 million sublimit for the borrowing of swingline loans.
Borrowings under the 2024 Credit Agreement were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under the 2022 Credit Agreement and to finance the Company's acquisition of Nissens Automotive and related transaction costs, and will be used for general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries. The term loans amortize in quarterly installments of 1.25% in each of the first two years following the funding, 1.875% for the next year, and 2.50% in each quarter thereafter. The Company may request up to two one-year extensions of the maturity date.
The Company may, subject to customary conditions, increase the global tranche or obtain incremental term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed (x) the greater of (i) $168 million and (ii) 100% of consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended most recently before such date, plus (y) any voluntary prepayment of term loans, plus (z) any amount that, after giving effect to the increase, the pro forma First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2024 Credit Agreement) does not exceed 2.75 to 1.00. The Company may also, subject to customary conditions, request to increase the Danish tranche by up to $5 million.
Borrowings bear interest at the applicable interest rate index selected by the Company based on the particular currency borrowed plus a credit spread adjustment depending on the index, and a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.25% per annum based on the total net leverage ratio of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries. The Company may select interest periods of one, three or six months depending on the index. Interest is payable at the end of the selected interest period, but no less frequently than quarterly.
The Company may prepay the borrowings, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions.
The Company’s obligations under the 2024 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by its material domestic subsidiaries (each, a “Guarantor”), and secured by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of the existing and future personal property of the Company and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions. The collateral security described above also secures certain banking services obligations and interest rate swaps and currency or other hedging obligations of the Company owing to any of the then existing lenders or any affiliates thereof.
Outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2024 under the 2024 Credit Agreement were $545.4 million, net of deferred financing costs, consisting of current borrowings of $25.2 million and long-term debt of $520.1 million; while outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2023, were $156 million, consisting of current borrowings of $5 million and long-term debt of $151 million. Letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement were $2.5 million and $2.3 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
At December 31, 2024, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the 2024 Credit Agreement was 5.6%, primarily consisting of Term SOFR for borrowings in U.S. dollars and EURIBOR for borrowings in euros, adjusted for the impact of the interest rate swap agreement on $100 million of the U.S. dollar borrowings. At December 31, 2023, the weighted average interest rate under our 2022 Credit Agreement was 5.0%, under Term SOFR, adjusted for the impact of the interest rate swap agreement on $100 million of borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2024, our average daily alternative base rate loan balance was $0.7 million, compared to a balance of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The 2024 Credit Agreement contains customary covenants limiting, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the creation of liens, mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions, sales of assets, dividends and other payments in respect of equity interests, acquisitions, investments, loans and guarantees, subject, in each case, to customary exceptions, thresholds and baskets. The 2024 Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default.
Polish Overdraft Facility
In November 2023, our Polish subsidiary, SMP Poland sp. z.o.o., further amended its overdraft facility with HSBC Continental Europe (Spolka Akcyjna) Oddzial w Polsce. The overdraft facility, as amended, provides for borrowings under the facility in euros and U.S. dollars. Under the amended terms, the overdraft facility provides for borrowings of up to Polish zloty 30 million (approximately $7.3 million) if borrowings are solely in Polish zloty, or up to 85% of the Polish zloty 30 million limit (approximately $6.2 million) if borrowings are in euros and/or U.S. dollars. The overdraft facility had an original maturity date in March 2024, with automatic three-month renewals until June 2027, subject to cancellation by either party, at its sole discretion, at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the three-month renewal period. The facility automatically renewed in December 2024 to a March 2025 maturity date. Borrowings under the amended overdraft facility will bear interest at a rate equal to (i) the one month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate (“WIBOR”) + 1.0% for borrowings in Polish zloty, (ii) the one month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) + 1.0% for borrowings in Euros, and (iii) the Mid-Point of the Fed Target Range + 1.25% for borrowings in U.S dollars. Borrowings under the overdraft facility are guaranteed by Standard Motor Products, Inc., the ultimate parent company. There were no borrowings outstanding under the overdraft facility at both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Maturities of Debt
As of December 31, 2024, maturities of debt through 2038, assuming no prepayments, are as follows (in thousands):
 Multi-Currency Revolver
U.S. Dollar Term Loan
Euro Term LoanOther Debt
Total
2025$10,800 $9,516 $4,923 $1,878 $27,117 
2026— 9,606 4,973 1,146 15,725 
2027— 14,655 7,598 1,238 23,491 
2028— 19,703 10,221 1,177 31,101 
2029233,371 144,807 75,193 1,214 454,585 
Thereafter— — — 10,295 10,295 
Total$244,171 $198,287 $102,908 $16,948 $562,314 
Less: current maturities
(10,800)(9,516)(4,923)(1,878)(27,117)
 Long-term debt
$233,371 $188,771 $97,985 $15,070 $535,197 
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs related to our term loan and revolving credit facilities were $4.8 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In connection with the July 2024 amendment to our 2022 Credit Agreement and the 2024 Credit Agreement, we deferred financing costs of $5.1 million that will be amortized over the term of the borrowings, and expensed $1.4 million of pre-existing unamortized financing costs to interest expense in our consolidated statement of operations. Deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2024, assuming no prepayments, are being amortized in the amounts of $1.2 million in 2025, $1.1 million in 2026, $1 million in 2027, $0.9 million in 2028, and $0.6 million in 2029.