DEBT | Note 5. DEBT Notes payable, related party notes payable and finance lease obligations consist of the following: September 30, December 31, 2022 2021 Revolving loan payable to Webster Bank (F/K/A Sterling National Bank) (“Webster”) $ 14,097,000 $ 12,456,000 Term loan, Webster 4,691,000 4,192,000 Finance lease obligations - 263,000 Loans Payable - financed assets 34,000 39,000 Related party subordinated notes payable 6,162,000 6,412,000 Subtotal 24,984,000 23,362,000 Less: Current portion (14,820,000 ) (14,112,000 ) Long Term Portion $ 10,164,000 $ 9,250,000 Webster Bank (F/K/A Sterling National Bank) (“Webster”) The Company has a loan facility (“Webster Facility”) with Webster Bank that expires on December 30, 2025. The Webster Facility, which was first entered into on December 31, 2019, was amended several times, and now provides for a $20,000,000 revolving loan (“Revolving Line of Credit”), a $5,000,000 term loan (“Term Loan”) and a $2,000,000 Equipment Line of Credit, which as it is drawn upon will be added to the balance of the Term Loan. As of September 30, 2022, there is currently $14,097,000 outstanding under the Revolving Loan and $4,691,000 under the Term Loan. The below table shows the timing of payments due under the Term Loan: For the period ending Amount December 31, 2022 (remainder of the year) $ 178,000 December 31, 2023 714,000 December 31, 2024 714,000 December 31, 2025 3,156,000 Webster Term Loan payable 4,762,000 Less: debt issuance costs (71,000 ) Total Webster Term Loan payable, net of debt issuance costs 4,691,000 Less: Current portion of Webster Term Loan payable (714,000 ) Total long-term portion of Webster Term Loan payable $ 3,977,000 As of December 31, 2021, our debt to Webster in the amount of $16,648,000 consisted of the Webster Revolving Loan in the amount of $12,456,000 and the Webster term loan in the amount of $4,192,000. Interest expense related to the Webster Facility amounted to approximately $204,000 and $181,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $506,000 and $542,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The below summarizes historical amendments to the Webster Facility and various terms: In 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Webster Facility which increased the Term Loan to $5,685,000 and required the Company to make monthly principal installments in the amount of $67,679 beginning on December 1, 2020. Other minor modifications were made and the Company paid an amendment fee of $20,000. In June 2021, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Webster Facility, which clarified the definition and calculation of Excess Cash Flow, and to confirm the due date of required payment of the Excess Cash Flow payment. For so long as the Webster term loan remains outstanding, if Excess Cash Flow (as defined) is a positive number for any fiscal year the Company shall pay to Webster an amount equal to the lesser of (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the term loan. Such payment shall be made to Webster and applied to the outstanding principal balance of the term loan, on or prior to the close of the fiscal year immediately following such fiscal year. The Company made Excess Cash Flow payments of $558,750 in 2021 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020) and $854,000 in April 2022 (for fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). In connection with these changes, the Company paid an amendment fee of $10,000. On December 7, 2021, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Webster Facility (“Third Amendment”). The purpose of the amendment was to provide a maturity date for the Webster Facility of December 30, 2025 as compared to the original maturity date of December 30, 2022. Such amendment also increased the Revolving Line of Credit to its current limit of $20,000,000 (up from the original $16,000,000) and also provided for a similar increase in the inventory sublimit to $14,000,000 (up from the original $11,000,000). The Third Amendment, also allows the Company, subject to certain limitations, to begin amortizing $250,000 of its related party subordinated notes payable each quarter as long as certain conditions are met. In connection with these changes, the Company paid an amendment fee of $75,000. On May 17, 2022, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Webster Facility (“Fourth Amendment”). The purpose of the amendment was to increase the Term Loan to $5,000,000, generating proceeds of $1,945,000, reduced the monthly principal installments to be made in respect to the term loan, and establish a capital expenditure line of credit in the amount of $2,000,000 which the Company can draw upon from time to time to finance purchases of machinery and equipment, thereby increasing the amount of capital expenditures that the Company may make each year. The principle payments are $59,524 per month commencing in June 2022 with a balloon payment due on December 30, 2025. In connection with these changes, the Company paid an amendment fee of $20,000. Under the terms of the Webster Facility, both the Webster revolving line of credit and the Webster term loan will bear an interest rate equal to the greater of (i) 3.50% and (ii) a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum published from time to time in the “Money Rates” table of the Wall Street Journal (or such other presentation within The Wall Street Journal as may be adopted hereafter for such information) as the base or prime rate for corporate loans at the nation’s largest commercial bank, less sixty-five hundredths (-0.65%) of one percent per annum. The average interest rate charged was 4.70% and 3.50% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively and was 3.94% and 3.50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. All amendment fees paid in connection with the Webster Facility are included in Deferred Financing Costs, Net, Deposits and Other Assets, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the term of the loan. In connection with the Webster Facility, the Company is required to maintain a defined Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 at the end of each Fiscal Quarter. The Webster Facility limits the amount of Capital Expenditures and dividends the Company can pay to its stockholders. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged as collateral under the Webster Facility. As of September 30, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all financial loan covenants. Finance Lease Obligations The Company entered into a Finance lease in December of 2021 for the purchase of new manufacturing equipment. The obligation for the Finance lease totaled $0 and $263,000 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The lease had an imputed interest rate of 4.2% per annum and was payable monthly with the final payment due on December 17, 2026. In connection with the Fourth Amendment to the Webster Facility, this Finance Lease was paid in full. Loan Payable – Financed Asset The Company financed the purchase of a delivery vehicle in July 2020. The loan obligation totaled $33,000 and $39,000 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The loan bears no interest and a final payment is due and payable for all unpaid principal on July 20, 2026. The future minimum loan payments are as follows: For the period ending Amount December 31, 2022 (remainder of the year) $ 2,000 December 31, 2023 9,000 December 31, 2024 9,000 December 31, 2025 9,000 December 31, 2026 4,000 Loans Payable - financed assets 33,000 Less: Current portion (9,000 ) Long-term portion $ 24,000 Related Party Notes Payable Taglich Brothers, Inc. is a corporation co-founded by two directors of the Company, Michael and Robert Taglich. Taglich Brothers, Inc. has acted as placement agent for various debt and equity financing transactions and has received cash and equity compensation for their services. From 2016 through 2020, the Company entered into various subordinated notes payable and convertible subordinated notes payable with Michael and Robert Taglich. These notes resulted in proceeds to the Company totaling $6,550,000. In connection with these notes, Michael and Robert were issued a total of 35,508 shares of common stock and Taglich Brothers Inc. was issued promissory notes totaling $554,000 for placement agency fees. At December 31, 2020, related party notes payable totaled $6,012,000 and accrued interest totaled $400,000. On January 1, 2021, the related party subordinated notes due to Michael and Robert Taglich and Taglich Brothers, Inc., were amended to include all accrued interest through December 31, 2020 in the principal balance of the notes. Per the terms of the Webster Facility, these notes remain subordinate to the Webster Facility and are due on July 1, 2026. Approximately $2,732,000 of the related party convertible subordinated notes can be converted at the option of the holder into Common Stock of the Company at $15.00 per share, while the remaining $2,080,000 of the related party convertible subordinated notes can be converted at the option of the holder into common stock of the Company at $9.30 per share. There are no principal payments due on these notes. Under the terms of the Third Amendment to the Webster Facility, the Company is now allowed, subject to certain limitations, to make principal payments of $250,000 per quarter of this subordinated debt. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, a principal payment of $250,000 was made against the Subordinated Notes due to Michael Taglich. This payment was made pursuant to the conditions set forth in the Third Amendment to the Webster Facility. The note holders and the principal balance of the notes of September 30, 2022 are shown below: Michael Taglich, Robert Taglich, Taglich Brothers, Chairman Director Inc. Total Convertible Subordinated Notes $ 2,666,000 $ 1,905,000 $ 241,000 $ 4,812,000 Subordinated Notes 1,000,000 350,000 - 1,350,000 Total $ 3,666,000 $ 2,255,000 $ 241,000 $ 6,162,000 Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 on all related party notes payable was $118,000 and $126,000, respectively, and $369,000 and $376,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |