Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

LONG - TERM DEBT

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LONG - TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG - TERM DEBT

NOTE 9

LONG - TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023:

 

(Amounts in Thousands)   December 31, 2024     December 31, 2023  
             
Revolving Credit facility dated May 8, 2020, borrowings based upon eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base calculation, balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rates for 2024 and 2023 were 10.5% and 9.7%, respectively (1)   $     $  
Revolving Credit facility dated May 8, 2020, borrowings based upon eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base calculation, balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rates for 2024 and 2023 were 10.5% and 9.7%, respectively (1)   $     $  
Term Loan 1 dated May 8, 2020, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rates for 2024 and 2023 were 9.5% and 9.2%, respectively (1)           213  
Term Loan 2 dated July 31, 2023, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rates for 2024 and 2023 were 9.3% and 9.9%, respectively (1)     1,834       2,333  
Capital Loan dated May 4, 2021, payable in equal monthly installments of principal, balance due on May 15, 2027. Effective interest rates for 2024 and 2023 were were 8.7% and 8.6%, respectively (1)     253       358  
Debt Issuance Costs     (178 )(2)     (170 )(2)
Notes Payable up to 2044, with annual interest rates ranging from 8.10% to 10.7% (3)     406       14  
Total debt     2,315       2,748  
Less current portion of long-term debt     550       773  
Long-term debt   $ 1,765     $ 1,975  

 

(1) Our revolving credit facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable, and our term loans and capital line are collateralized by our property, plant, and equipment.

 

(2) Aggregate unamortized debt issuance costs in connection with the Company’s Credit Facility, which consists of the revolving credit, Terms Loans and Capital Loan, as applicable.

 

(3) Includes a promissory note entered into on July 24, 2024, in connection with the purchase of the Company’s EWOC property. See a discussion of this note below which include a variable interest rate provision.

 

Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement

 

The Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 8, 2020, which has since been amended from time to time, with PNC National Association (“PNC” and “lender”), acting as agent and lender (the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides the Company with a credit facility with a maturity date of May 15, 2027 (the “Credit Facility”) as follows: (a) up to $12,500,000 revolving credit (“revolving credit”), which borrowing capacity is subject to eligible receivables (as defined) and reduced by outstanding standby letters of credit ($3,200,000 as of December 31, 2024) and borrowing reductions that the Company’s lender may impose from time to time ($750,000 as of December 31, 2024); (b) a term loan (“Term Loan 1”) of approximately $1,742,000, requiring monthly installments of $35,547 (Term Loan 1 was paid off by the Company in June 2024); (c) a term loan (“Term Loan 2”) of $2,500,000, requiring monthly installments of $41,667; and (d) a capital expenditure loan (“Capital Loan”) of approximately $524,000, requiring monthly installments of principal of approximately $8,700 plus interest that commenced on June 1, 2022.

 

Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, payments of annual interest rates are as follows: (i) interest due on the revolving credit is at prime (7.50% at December 31, 2024) plus 2% or Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) (as defined in the Loan Agreement) plus 3.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company; (ii) interest due on each Term Loan 1 and the Capital Loan was/is at prime plus 2.50% or SOFR plus 3.50% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company; and (iii) interest due on Term Loan 2 is at prime plus 3% or SOFR plus 4.00% plus an SOFR Adjustment applicable for an interest period selected by the Company. SOFR Adjustment rates of 0.10% and 0.15% are applicable for a one-month interest period and three-month period, respectively, that may be selected by the Company.

 

 

The Company agreed to pay PNC 0.5% of the total financing under the Loan Agreement if the Company pays off its obligations to its lender after July 31, 2024, to and including July 31, 2025. No early termination fee shall apply if the Company pays off its obligations under Loan Agreement after July 31, 2025.

 

On May 8, 2024, and November 12, 2024, the Company entered into amendments to its Loan Agreement with its lender which provided the following, among other things:

 

  removed the quarterly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) testing requirement for the first, second and third quarters of 2024;
  reinstated the quarterly FCCR testing requirement starting in the fourth quarter of 2024, and revises the methodology to be used in calculating the FCCR as follows (with no change to the minimum 1.15:1 ratio requirement): FCCR for the fourth quarter is to be determined based on financial results for the three-months period ending December 31, 2024; FCCR for the first quarter of 2025 is to be determined based on financial results for the six-months period ending March 31, 2025; FCCR for the second quarter of 2025 is to be determined based on financial results for the nine-months period ending June 30, 2025; and FCCR for the third quarter of 2025 and each fiscal quarter thereafter is to be determined based on financial results for a trailing twelve-months period ending basis;
  requires maintenance of a minimum of $3,000,000 in daily Liquidity (defined as borrowing availability under the revolving credit plus cash in the MMDA maintained with the Company’s lender) starting June 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025 (which we have met to date); and
  in the event the Company is able to achieve its minimum quarterly FCCR requirement utilizing its financial results based on a trailing twelve-months period starting with the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (which the Company did not achieve as of December 31, 2024), the maintenance of a minimum of $3,000,000 in daily Liquidity requirement as discussed above will be removed. Any subsequent fiscal quarter testing of the FCCR will revert back to a trailing twelve-months period method.

 

In connection with the amendments, the Company paid its lender fees totaling $37,500 which is being amortized over the remaining term of the Loan Agreement as interest expense-financing fees.

 

The Company’s Credit Facility under its Loan Agreement, as amended, with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our Credit Facility allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our Credit Facility and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. The Company’s Loan Agreement, as amended, prohibits us from paying cash dividends on our Common Stock without prior approval from our lender. The Company was not required to perform testing of its FCCR requirement for the first, second and third quarters of 2024 pursuant to the amendments dated May 8, 2024, and November 12, 2024, to its Loan Agreement as discussed above. The Company was also not required to perform testing of its FCCR requirement for the fourth quarter of 2024 pursuant to the amendment dated March 11, 2025, to its Loan Agreement, as amended (See “Note 18 – Subsequent Events – Credit Facility” for a discussion of this amendment which removed the testing requirement of the FCCR for the fourth quarter of 2024, among other things). Otherwise, the Company met all of its other financial covenant requirements in each of the quarters in 2024.

 

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no outstanding borrowing under its revolving credit and its Liquidity under the Credit Facility was approximately $33,905,000.

 

 

EWOC Promissory Note

 

On July 24, 2024, the Company purchased the property which its EWOC facility operates on pursuant to a Purchase and Sales Agreement dated April 30, 2024, for a purchase price of $425,000. The Company paid $63,750 in cash and entered into a promissory note dated July 24, 2024, in an amount of $361,250 with a bank (the “lender”) for the remaining balance of the purchase price, with a maturity date in twenty years or July 24, 2044 (the “Note”). For the first five years starting August 24, 2024, monthly payments under the Note will consists of approximately $3,100 which include an annual fixed interest rate of 8.10%. Monthly payments under the Note will then be adjusted at the end of years five, ten and fifteen, with interest calculated based on the weekly average five-year US Treasury Securities Rate plus 3.0%. Under no circumstances will the variable interest rates on the Note be less than 4.0% per annum or more than (except in the case of default) the lesser of 20.5% per annum or the maximum rate allowed by applicable law. The Company agreed to pay the lender 3.0% of the total outstanding principal balance under the Note in the event the Company pays off its obligations during the first year of the Note. The prepayment penalty rate will be reduced by 1.0% at each subsequent annual anniversary of the Note. No prepayment penalty will apply in the event the Company pays off the Note on the fourth anniversary of the Note or thereafter. The property was previously accounted for under the Company’s operating leases.

 

Maturities of Long-Term Debt

 

The following table details the amount of the maturities of long-term debt maturing in future years as of December 31, 2024 (excludes unamortized debt issuance costs of $178,000).

 

 

Year ending December 31:      
(In thousands)        
2025   $ 626  
2026     620  
2027     894  
2028     18  
2029     20  
2030 and beyond     315  
Total   $ 2,493