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AMERICAS CARMART INC (CRMT): debt financing — America's Car-Mart completes $200M securitization at 6.49% weighted avg coupon, 95 bps improvement
AMERICAS CARMART INC
- $150.77M Class A notes at 5.38% and $49.23M Class B notes at 7.87%; weighted average coupon 6.49%.
- Weighted avg coupon improved 95 bps vs Oct 2024 securitization; transaction oversubscribed over 10 times.
- Net proceeds of ~$198.5M used to repay outstanding debt and fund reserve accounts.
- Notes mature Nov 20, 2031; S&P rated Class A A(sf), Class B BBB(sf).
- CFO cites confidence in asset quality, boosted by migration to new loan origination system.