Note 5 - Debt |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Notes to Financial Statements | |||
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] |
(a) Debt Facilities The Company borrows money under a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) which governs the PNC Facilities. The PNC Facilities have a term ending on January 2, 2021. Advances made under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the U.S. base rate plus 0.75%. The applicable interest rate for the Long-Term Debt Facility is U.S. base rate plus 1.25%. The base commercial lending rate should approximate prime rate. The weighted average interest rate increased to 5.7% for the first nine months of 2018 compared to 4.8% for the first nine months of 2017. As at September 30, 2018 the remaining funds available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility after deducting the current borrowing base conditions was $10,545 ( December 31, 2017 -
$5,295 ). The maximum amount of funds that could be available under the Revolving Credit Facility is $30,000. However, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is subject to certain conditions, including borrowing base conditions based on eligible inventory and accounts receivable, and certain conditions as determined by the Lender. The Company is required to use a “lock-box” arrangement for the Revolving Credit Facility, whereby remittances from customers are swept daily to reduce the borrowings under this facility.On March 28, 2018, the Company entered into the Thirteenth Amendment (“Thirteenth Amendment”) of the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, which was initially entered into on September 14, 2011 with PNC. Pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment, the Lender has made a facility available to fund the purchase of capital equipment to a maximum amount of $3,000 (the “Equipment Facility”). Loans advanced for the purchase of capital equipment located in Mexico shall not exceed $2,000 in aggregate. The Equipment Facility is available to the Company during the period commencing on the March 28, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018 ( the “Borrowing Period”). At the end of the Borrowing Period, the Company will be required to repay the Equipment Facility over a three (3 ) year period, payable monthly with the balance of the equipment facility coming due on January 2, 2021 unless the PNC Facilities are extended. The Thirteenth Amendment sets the applicable interest rate margins (which margins are added to an interest rate based upon LIBOR or the U.S. base rate, as applicable, to determine the applicable interest rate) based on U.S. base rate plus 1.75%. The Equipment Facility is governed by the terms and conditions of the PNC Facilities and as such has a term ending on January 2, 2021. On June 29, 2018, the Company entered into the Fourteenth Amendment (“Fourteenth Amendment”) of the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement. Pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment, the Lender has made certain adjustments to the definition of Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, the full $3,000 of the Equipment Facility can be utilized for capital equipment located in Mexico. On September 20, 2018, the Company entered into the Fifteenth Amendment (“Fifteenth Amendment”) of the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement. Pursuant to the Fifteenth Amendment, the Lender has increased the sublimit for Revolving Advances made against inventory. The Long-Term Debt Facility of $10,000 matures on January 2, 2021 with quarterly principal payments of $500 with the remaining balance due at maturity. The Equipment Facility of $2,629 matures on December 31, 2021 with monthly principal payment of $58 over a three year period, commencing January 1, 2019.
At September 30, 2018,
$16,706 ( December 31, 2017 -
$12,191 ) was outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and is classified as a current liability based on the requirement to hold a “lock-box” under the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility.At September 30, 2018,
$6,500 ( December 31, 2017 –
$8,000 ) was outstanding under the Long-Term Debt Facility.At September 30, 2018,
$2,629 ( December 31, 2017 –
$Nil ) was outstanding under the Equipment Facility.The PNC Facilities are a joint and several obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries that are borrowers under the PNC Facilities and are jointly and severally guaranteed by other subsidiaries of the Company. Repayment under the PNC Facilities is collateralized by the assets of the Company and each of its subsidiaries. ( c ) Covenants The PNC Facilities agreement contains certain financial and non-financial covenants. The financial covenants require the Company to maintain minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and limit unfunded capital expenditures (all as defined in the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement governing the PNC Facilities). The Company must maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio in effect for the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 and thereafter until January 2, 2021.
The Company is in compliance with the financial covenants included in the PNC Facilities as of September 30, 2018.
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