Company: ACCS
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000843006-25-000012
Chunk: 477

Company: ACCESS Newswire Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 each of the Guarantor’s current or future assets.

Note 7: Interest Rate Swap The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert its interest rate exposure from variable rate to fixed rate to control cash outflows related to interest on its variable rate debt. The Company has $20,000,000 of notional amount interest rate swap agreement, which amortizes in-line with its long-term Credit Agreement. Under the swap agreement, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest at 6.217% and receives an average variable rate of SOFR + 2.35% adjusted monthly. As of December 31, 2024, the variable rate was 6.88%.   The carrying amount for the Company’s derivative financial instrument is the estimated fair value of the financial instrument. The Company’s derivative is not exchange listed and therefore the fair value is estimated under a mark-to-market approach using an analytics model that is a readily observable market input. This model reflects the contractual terms of the derivative, such as notional value and expiration date, as well as market-based observables including interest rates, yield curves, and the credit quality of the counterparty. The model also incorporates the Company’s creditworthiness in order to appropriately reflect non-performance risk. Inputs to the derivative pricing model are generally observable and do not contain a high level of subjectivity, and accordingly, the Company’s derivative is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. While the Company believes its estimate results in a reasonable reflection of the fair value of the instrument, the estimated value may not be representative of actual value that could have been realized or that will be realized in the near future. 

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In accounting for the interest rate swap, the Company has determined it does not qualify for hedge accounting. The fair value of the swap agreement as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was an asset of $60,000 and liability of $21,000, respectively and is included in Other long-term assets and liabilities, in the Consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement excludes accrued interest and takes into consideration current interest rates and current likelihood of the swap counterparty’s compliance with its contractual obligations. As a result of the interest rate swap, the Company recognized a net unrealized gain of $81,000 during the year ended December 31, 2024, and a net unrealized loss of $21,000 during the year ended December 31,