Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements including, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. We have used the words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “likely,” “unlikely,” “intend” and similar expressions in this report to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. However, forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things, the cyclical nature of our business, the competitive nature of our industry, our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales, the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion, delivery and customer acceptance of orders, fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum, delays in the delivery of raw materials, the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings, the potential financial and operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other competitive factors. The factors listed above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include additional factors that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict the impact of all of these factors on our business, financial condition or results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, in order to reflect changes in circumstances or expectations or the occurrence of unanticipated events except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
OVERVIEW
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and operations. Our actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
We are a diversified manufacturer of railcars and railcar components. We design and manufacture a broad variety of railcar types for transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products primarily in North America. We rebuild and convert railcars and sell forged, cast and fabricated parts for all of the railcars we produce, as well as those manufactured by others. We also lease freight cars. Our primary customers are financial institutions, railroads and shippers.
Total new orders received for railcars for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were 1,960 units, consisting of 1,770 new railcars and 190 rebuilt railcars, compared to orders for 855 units, consisting of 657 new railcars and 198 rebuilt railcars for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Total backlog of unfilled orders was 3,667 units at March 31, 2023, compared to 2,445 railcars as of December 31, 2022. The estimated sales value of the backlog was $413 million and $288 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The increase in the number of orders for new railcars for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the prior year period is a reflection of improvement in the railcar equipment market.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Revenues
Our consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $81.0 million compared to $93.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Manufacturing segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $77.6 million compared to $90.1 million for the corresponding prior year period. The $12.5 million decrease in Manufacturing segment revenues was driven by a decrease in the volume of railcar units delivered, as well as a lower average selling price per railcar. Railcar deliveries in the three months ended March 31, 2023 totaled 738 units, consisting of 639 new railcars and 99 rebuilt railcars, compared to 783 units in the same period of 2022, consisting of 437 new railcars and 346 rebuilt railcars. Corporate and Other revenues were $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
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Gross Profit
Our consolidated gross profit was $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $10.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Manufacturing segment gross profit was $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $9.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $2.6 million decrease in consolidated gross profit and $2.9 million decrease in Manufacturing segment gross profit reflect an unfavorable volume variance and lower average selling price per railcar.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $6.4 million compared to $10.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $4.3 million decrease in consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to a $4.3 million decrease in stock-based compensation expenses. Manufacturing segment selling, general and administrative expenses were $0.8 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the three months ended March 31, 2022. Manufacturing segment selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were 1.0% of revenue, compared to 0.9% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Corporate and Other selling, general and administrative expenses were $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $4.3 million decrease in Corporate and Other selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily a result of the previously mentioned decrease in stock-based compensation expenses in the current year.
Operating Income (Loss)
Our consolidated operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.1 million compared to a $0.7 million operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 driven primarily by the previously mentioned decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating income for the Manufacturing segment was $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to an operating income of $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, reflecting the decrease in railcars delivered and average selling price of railcars during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the 2022 period. Corporate and Other operating loss was $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $9.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The $4.7 million decrease in operating loss is primarily a result of the previously mentioned decrease in stock-based compensation expenses.
Income Taxes
Our income tax provision was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Net Loss
As a result of the changes and results discussed above, net loss was $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, basic and diluted net loss per share was $0.19 compared to $1.11 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalent balances on hand and our credit and debt facilities outlined below.
Credit Agreement
In October 2020, the Company entered into a $40,000 Credit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, as guarantor, FreightCar North America, LLC (“Borrower” and together with the Company and certain other subsidiary guarantors, collectively, the “Loan Parties”), CO Finance LVS VI LLC, as lender (the “Lender”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as disbursing agent and collateral agent (“Agent”). The $40,000 term loan under the Credit Agreement closed and was funded on November 24, 2020 (the “Closing Date”). The Company incurred $2,872 in deferred financing costs that are presented as a reduction of the long-term debt balance and amortized to interest expense over the term of the Credit Agreement.
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The term loan outstanding under the Credit Agreement bears interest, at Borrower’s option and subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, at Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for each such interest rate set forth in the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on the original advance under the Credit Agreement was 17.5%.
In May 2021, the Loan Parties entered into an Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with Lender and the Agent, pursuant to which the principal amount of the Credit Agreement was increased by $16,000 to a total of $56,000 (the “Additional Loan”). The Additional Loan closed and was funded on May 17, 2021. The Company incurred $480 in deferred financing costs related to the Second Amendment which are presented as a reduction of the long-term debt balance and amortized on a straight-line basis to interest expense over the term of the Second Amendment. As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on the Second Amendment under the Credit Agreement was 17.2%.
Pursuant to the Second Amendment, in the event that the Additional Loan was not repaid in full by March 31, 2022, the Company was to issue to the Lender and/or a Lender affiliate, a warrant (the “2022 Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis at the time the 2022 Warrant is exercised. The Company believed it was probable that the 2022 Warrant would be issued and recorded an additional Warrant liability of $7,351 during the third quarter of 2021. The 2022 Warrant was issued on April 4, 2022 with an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of ten (10) years. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the 2022 Warrant was exercisable for an aggregate of 1,481,781 and 1,473,726 shares of Common Stock, respectively with a per share exercise price of $0.01.
Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the Company was required to, among other things, i) obtain a term sheet for additional financing of no less than $15,000 by July 31, 2021 and ii) file a registration statement on Form S-3 registering Company securities by no later than August 31, 2021. The Company has met each of the aforementioned obligations. The form S-3 registering Company securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2021 and became effective on September 9, 2021.
In July 2021, the Loan Parties entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with the Lender and the Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, Lender obtained a standby letter of credit (as may be amended from time to time, the “Third Amendment Letter of Credit”) from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in the principal amount of $25,000 for the account of the Company and for the benefit of the Revolving Loan Lender (as defined below).
In December 2021, the Loan Parties entered into an Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”) with the Lender and the Agent, pursuant to which the principal amount of the term loan credit facility was increased by $15,000 to a total of $71,000, with such additional $15,000 (the “Delayed Draw Loan”) to be funded, at the Borrower’s option, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent set forth in the Fourth Amendment. The Borrower had the option to draw on the Delayed Draw Loan through January 31, 2023. The Delayed Draw Loan, if funded, would bear the same interest rate as the original term loan.
In January 2023, the Company, certain other subsidiary guarantors of the Company, CO Finance LVS VI LLC and OC III LFE II LP (collectively, the “Loan Parties”) entered into Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”), with respect to the Credit Agreement. The Sixth Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to extend the date for the Company to draw on the Delayed Draw Loan of $15,000 from January 31, 2023 to March 3, 2023.
In February 2023, the Loan Parties entered into Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”), with respect to the Credit Agreement. The Seventh Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to extend the date for the Company to draw on the Delayed Draw Loan of $15,000 from March 3, 2023 to April 3, 2023 (“Delayed Draw Extension Deadline”).
In March 2023, prior to the Delayed Draw Extension Deadline, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company and OC III LFE II LP (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to which the Company will issue approximately 85,000 shares of new non-convertible Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 (the “Preferred Stock”) at an initial stated value of $1,000 per share. The total purchase price and aggregate number of shares will depend on the total debt outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement as of the closing date. Upon closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”), the Purchaser will receive a detached warrant to purchase up to an estimated 3% shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding as of the Closing, for an exercise price equal to the average price of the Company’s Common Stock thirty (30) days prior to the date of announcement of the contemplated transaction.
The Company expects to use the proceeds from the issuance of the Preferred Stock to repay in-full, in-cash all of the principal amount of the outstanding Term Loan Credit Agreement, together with all accrued unpaid interest, fees, penalties, and other obligations under the Term Loan Credit Agreement. Any excess proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
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In March 2023, contemporaneous with the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement (as defined below), the Loan Parties, the Purchaser, and the designated disbursing and collateral agent (the “Agent”) entered into Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”), with respect to the Credit Agreement. The Eighth Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to provide the Company the option to pay all interest during the period between signing of the Purchase Agreement and the Closing (the “Pre-Closing Period”) in kind.
Reimbursement Agreement
Pursuant to the Third Amendment, on July 30, 2021, the Company, the Lender, Alter Domus (US) LLC, as calculation agent, and the Agent entered into a reimbursement agreement (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to reimburse the Agent, for the account of the Lender, in the event of any drawings under the Third Amendment Letter of Credit by the Revolving Loan Lender.
The Company shall make certain other payments as set forth below, so long as the Third Amendment Letter of Credit remains outstanding:
Letter of Credit Fee
The Company shall pay to Agent, for the account of Lender, an annual fee of $500, which shall be due and payable quarterly beginning on August 2, 2021, and every three months thereafter. In connection with the Closing, the Purchaser has agreed to extend the maturity date of the Third Amendment Letter of Credit for two (2) years and reduce the Letter of Credit Fee paid by the Company to $375 per quarter.
Equity Fee
Every three months (the “Measurement Period”), commencing on August 6, 2021, the Company shall pay to the Lender or designee thereof a fee (the “Equity Fee”) payable in shares of Common Stock. The Equity Fee shall be calculated by dividing $1,000 by the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market for the ten (10) trading days ending on the last business day of the applicable Measurement Period. The Company may pay the Equity Fee in cash if certain conditions are met.
The Equity Fee shall no longer be paid once the Company has issued Equity Fees in an amount of Common Stock equal to 9.99% multiplied by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 30, 2021, rounded down to the nearest whole share of Common Stock, or 1,547,266 shares of Common Stock (the “Maximum Equity”). Through March 31, 2023, the Company has paid the Maximum Equity.
Cash Fee
The Company shall pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lender or a designee thereof a cash fee (the “Cash Fee”) which shall be due and payable in cash quarterly beginning on the date that the Maximum Equity has been issued and thereafter on the business day immediately succeeding the last business day of the applicable Measurement Period. The Cash Fee shall be equal to $1,000, provided that, in the quarter in which the Maximum Equity is issued, such fee shall be equitably reduced by the value of any Equity Fee issued by the Company that quarter.
Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement
In March 2023, the Company, the Purchaser, the Agent, and the designated calculation agent entered into Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement (“First Amendment to Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties have agreed the Letter of Credit Fee, Equity Fee or Cash Fee that would otherwise be due and payable for the Pre-Closing Period will accrue and become payable and be paid on the date the Pre-Closing Period terminates.
Warrants
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In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company issued to an affiliate of the Lender (the “Warrantholder”) a warrant (the “2020 Warrant”), pursuant to that certain warrant acquisition agreement, dated as of October 13, 2020, by and between the Company and the Lender, to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 23% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis at the time the 2020 Warrant is exercised (after giving effect to such issuance). The 2020 Warrant was issued on November 24, 2020 and is exercisable for a term of ten (10) years from the date of the issuance of the 2020 Warrant. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the 2020 Warrant was exercisable for an aggregate of 6,816,190 and 6,799,139 shares, respectively, of Common Stock with a per share exercise price of $0.01. The Company determined that the 2020 Warrant should be accounted for as a derivative instrument and classified as a liability on its Consolidated Balance Sheets primarily due to the instrument obligating the Company to settle the 2020 Warrant in a variable number of shares of Common Stock. The 2020 Warrant was recorded at fair value and is treated as a discount on the term loan. The discount on the associated debt is amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement and included in interest expense.
Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment and a warrant acquisition agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021, the Company issued to the Lender a warrant (the “2021 Warrant”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 5% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis at the time the 2021 Warrant is exercised. The 2021 Warrant has an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of ten years. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the 2021 Warrant was exercisable for an aggregate of 1,481,781 and 1,473,726 shares of Common Stock, respectively with a per share exercise price of $0.01.
The 2020 Warrant, 2021 Warrant, and 2022 Warrant collectively are referred to herein as the “Warrant”. The following schedule shows the change in fair value of the Warrant as of March 31, 2023.
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Warrant liability as of December 31, 2022 |
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$ |
31,028 |
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Change in fair value |
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(613 |
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Warrant liability as of March 31, 2023 |
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$ |
30,415 |
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The change in fair value of the Warrant is reported on a separate line in the consolidated statement of operations. The Credit Agreement is presented net of the unamortized discount and unamortized deferred financing costs.
To the extent the Delayed Draw Loan is funded, the Company has agreed to issue to the Lender a warrant (the “3% Additional Warrant”) to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 3% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis at the time the 3% Additional Warrant is exercised (after giving effect to such issuance). The 3% Additional Warrant, if issued, will have an exercise price of $0.01 and a term of ten years.
Siena Loan and Security Agreement
In October 2020, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Siena Loan Agreement”) by and among the Company, as guarantor, and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers (together with the Company, the “Revolving Loan Parties”), and Siena Lending Group LLC, as lender (“Revolving Loan Lender”). Pursuant to the Siena Loan Agreement, the Revolving Loan Lender provided an asset backed credit facility, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of up to $20,000 (the “Maximum Revolving Facility Amount”) consisting of revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”), subject to certain borrowing base requirements set forth in the Siena Loan Agreement.
In July 2021, the Revolving Loan Parties and the Revolving Loan Lender entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement”), which amended and restated the terms and conditions of the Siena Loan Agreement, including, among other things, an increase of $25,000 to the Maximum Revolving Facility Amount.
The Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement has a term ending on October 8, 2023. Revolving Loans outstanding under the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement bear interest, subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, at an interest rate of 2% per annum in excess of the Base Rate (as defined in the Siena Loan Agreement).
In February 2022, the Revolving Loan Parties and the Revolving Loan Lender entered into a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Maximum Revolving Facility Amount was increased to $35,000.
Revolving Loans outstanding under the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement bear interest, subject to the provisions of the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, at a rate of 2% per annum in excess of the Base Rate (as defined in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Revolving Loans made in respect of Excess Availability (as defined in the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement) arising from clause (b) of the definition of “Borrowing Base” (as defined in the First Amendment to Amended
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and Restated Loan and Security Agreement) bear interest, subject to the provisions of the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, at a rate of 1.5% per annum in excess of the Base Rate (as defined in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement). As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on outstanding debt under the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement was 9.50% and under the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement was 10.00%.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $33,839 in outstanding debt under the Siena Loan Agreement and remaining borrowing availability of $215. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $33,825 in outstanding debt under the Siena Loan Agreement and remaining borrowing availability of zero. The Company incurred $1,101 in deferred financing costs related to the Siena Loan Agreement during the fourth quarter of 2020 and incurred $1,037 in additional deferred financing costs related to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement during the third quarter of 2021. The deferred financing costs are presented as an asset and amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the Siena Loan Agreement.
M&T Credit Agreement
In April 2019, FreightCar America Leasing 1, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“FreightCar Leasing Borrower”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “M&T Credit Agreement”) with M & T Bank, N.A., as lender (“M&T”), with a term that ended on April 16, 2021 (the “Term End”). Pursuant to the M&T Credit Agreement, M&T extended a revolving credit facility to FreightCar Leasing Borrower in an aggregate amount of up to $40,000 for the purpose of financing railcars to be leased to third parties. In connection with the M&T Credit Agreement, (i) FreightCar Leasing LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and parent of FreightCar Leasing Borrower (“FreightCar Leasing Guarantor”), entered into a Guaranty Agreement (the “M&T Guaranty Agreement”) and Pledge Agreement (the “M&T Pledge Agreement”) with M&T.
The Loans outstanding under the M&T Credit Agreement are non-recourse to the assets of the Company or its subsidiaries (other than the assets of FreightCar Leasing Borrower and FreightCar Leasing Guarantor), and bear interest, accrued daily, at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the M&T Credit Agreement) or the Adjusted Base Rate (as defined in the M&T Credit Agreement).
Between August 2020 and April 2021, FreightCar Leasing Borrower received notices from M&T that various Events of Default (as defined in the M&T Credit Agreement) had occurred, including a notice in April 2021 that an Event of Default had occurred due to all amounts outstanding under the M&T Credit Agreement having not been paid by the Term End.
In December 2021 (the “Execution Date”), FreightCar Leasing Borrower, FreightCar Leasing Guarantor (together with FreightCar Leasing Borrower, the “Obligors”), the Company, FreightCar America Railcar Management, LLC (“FCA Management”), and M&T, entered into a Forbearance and Settlement Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the M&T Credit Agreement and its related Credit Documents (as defined in the M&T Credit Agreement), as well as certain intercompany services agreements related thereto.
Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, the Obligors will continue to perform and comply with all of their performance obligations (as opposed to payment obligations) under certain provisions of the M&T Credit Agreement (primarily related to information obligations and the preservation of the collateral pledged by FreightCar Leasing Borrower to M&T pursuant to the M&T Security Agreement (the “Collateral”)) and all the provisions of the M&T Security Agreement.
On December 1, 2023, or sooner if requested by the Lender (the “Turnover Date”), FreightCar Leasing Borrower shall execute and deliver to M&T documents required to deliver and assign to M&T all the leased railcars and related leases serving as Collateral for the M&T Credit Agreement, and the Company shall turn over to M&T certain rents in the amount of $715 that it had previously collected as servicing agent for FreightCar Leasing Borrower.
Upon the Turnover Date and the Obligors’ performance of their respective obligations under the Forbearance Agreement, including the delivery of certain Collateral to M&T upon the Turnover Date, all Obligations (as defined in the M&T Credit Agreement) shall be deemed satisfied in full, M&T shall no longer have any further claims against the Obligors under the Credit Documents and the Credit Documents shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect except for the provisions thereof that expressly survive termination.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, FreightCar Leasing Borrower had $6,709 and $6,917, respectively, in outstanding debt under the M&T Credit Agreement, which was collateralized by leased railcars with a carrying value of $4,077 and $4,116, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on outstanding debt under the M&T Credit Agreement was 9.00%.
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Additional Liquidity Factors
Our restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents and restricted certificates of deposit balances were $4.8 million and $4.1 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Restricted deposits of $0.3 million as of each of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 relate to a customer deposit for the purchase of railcars. Restricted deposits of $3.6 million as of each of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are used to collateralize standby letters of credit with respect to performance guarantees. The standby letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2023 are a requirement as long as the performance guarantees are in place. Restricted deposits of $0.9 million as of March 31, 2023 and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2022 relate to an employee savings fund paid biannually in Mexico.
Based on our current level of operations and known changes in planned volume based on our backlog, we believe that our cash balances will be sufficient to meet our expected liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. Our long-term liquidity is contingent upon future operating performance and our ability to continue to meet financial covenants under our revolving credit facilities, our Credit Agreement and any other indebtedness and the availability of additional financing if needed. We may also require additional capital in the future to fund working capital as demand for railcars increases, payments for contractual obligations, organic growth opportunities, including new plant and equipment and development of railcars, joint ventures, international expansion and acquisitions, and these capital requirements could be substantial.
Based upon our operating performance and capital requirements, we may, from time to time, be required to raise additional funds through additional offerings of our equity or debt and through long-term borrowings. There can be no assurance that long-term debt, if needed, will be available on terms attractive to us, or at all. Furthermore, any additional equity financing may be dilutive to stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. Our failure to raise capital if and when needed could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flow activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
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2023 |
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2022 |
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(In thousands) |
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Net cash (used in) provided by: |
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Operating activities |
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$ |
(7,704 |
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$ |
7,645 |
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Investing activities |
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(1,960 |
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(960 |
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Financing activities |
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(449 |
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8,086 |
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Total |
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$ |
(10,113 |
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$ |
14,771 |
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Operating Activities. Our net cash (used in) provided by operating activities reflects net loss adjusted for non-cash charges and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash flows from operating activities are affected by several factors, including fluctuations in business volume, contract terms for billings and collections, the timing of collections on our contract receivables, processing of bi-weekly payroll and associated taxes, payments to our suppliers and other operating activities. As some of our customers accept delivery of new railcars in train-set quantities, variations in our sales lead to significant fluctuations in our operating profits and cash from operating activities.
Our net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $7.7 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 reflects changes in working capital, including increases in inventory of $19.7 million offset by decreases in VAT receivable of $3.0 million and increases in accounts payable of $9.7 million. Increases in accounts payable and inventory relate to inventory to be used in production of railcars to be delivered during 2023. VAT receivable decreased as a result of recovering VAT refunds during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 reflects changes in working capital, including increases in customer deposits of $18.7 million which were partially offset by increases in accounts receivable of $12.5 million.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $2.0 million and consisted of capital expenditures related to the expansion of the Castaños Facility. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1.0 million and consisted of capital expenditures related to the construction in progress for the Castaños Facility operations.
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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.4 million which included net borrowings on revolving line of credit of $0.2 million, principal payments on the finance lease of $0.1 million and employee stock settlements of $0.1 million. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $8.1 million which primarily consisted of net borrowings on our revolving line of credit.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures were $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to $1.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022. We anticipate capital expenditures during 2023 to be in the range of $11.0 million to $12.0 million, primarily related to the expansion of the Castaños Facility.
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