Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We have operations both within the United States and internationally, and we are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily include interest rate, foreign exchange and inflation risks, as well as risks relating to changes in the general economic conditions in the countries where we conduct business. The statement of operations impact is mitigated by having an offsetting liability in deferred revenue to partially or completely offset against the outstanding receivable if an account should become uncollectible. Our cash balances are kept in customary operating accounts, a portion of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and uninsured money market accounts. The majority of our cash balances are with top tier banks held in investment grade money market accounts and short term US treasury bills. To date, we have not used derivative instruments to mitigate the impact of our market risk exposures. We also have not used, nor do we intend to use, derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Risk
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates primarily relates to our cash equivalents in money market funds and any variable rate indebtedness.
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. This objective is accomplished currently by making diversified investments, consisting only of money market mutual funds and certificates of deposit. As of December 31, 2023, we had $211.7 million in money market mutual funds. Based on the Company’s balance of money market mutual funds at December 31, 2023, a hypothetical change of 100 basis point could have resulted in a $2.1 million change in interest income.
In conjunction with our Term Loans under the Credit Facility, we had entered into interest rate swaps for the total outstanding Term Loans for the full seven-year term, effectively fixing the interest rate of our Term Loans at 5.4% prior to August 2023. On August 24, 2023, the Company sold a portion of their interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $259.9 million and received $20.5 million of net cash proceeds. After giving effect to such sale and principal payments on the Term Loans, $258.5 million of the Term Loans has an effective annualized fixed interest rate of 5.4%, and the remaining principal outstanding at December 31, 2023 of $223.5 million has a floating interest rate of 9.2% based on the interest rate as described in “Note 7. Debt.
The interest rate associated with our $60 million, 5 year, revolving credit facility remains floating.
As of December 31, 2023, we had an outstanding balance of $482.1 million under our Credit Facility. Based on the Company’s outstanding balance of variable rate debt at December 31, 2023, a hypothetical change of 100 basis points could have resulted in a $1.0 million increase to total interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our customers are generally invoiced in the currency of the country in which they are located. In addition, we incur a portion of our operating expenses in foreign currencies, including Australian dollars, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Indian Rupees, Euros and Israeli New Shekels, and in the future, as we expand into other foreign countries, we expect to incur operating expenses in other foreign currencies. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as the financial results of our international operations and our revenue and operating results could be adversely affected. We have not previously engaged in foreign currency hedging. If we decide to hedge our foreign currency exchange rate exposure, we may not be able to hedge effectively due to lack of experience, unreasonable costs, or illiquid markets. The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our business would have resulted in a change in revenue of $7.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. To date, we have not engaged in any hedging strategies. As our international operations grow, we will continue to reassess our approach to manage our risk relating to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
The non-financial assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into USD using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The related translation adjustments are recorded in a separate component of stockholders' equity in accumulated other comprehensive loss. In addition, we have intercompany loans that were used to fund the acquisition of foreign subsidiaries. Due to the long-term nature of these loans, the foreign currency gains (losses) resulting from remeasurement are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
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