Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | Note E Line of Credit and Debt September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014 Loan and Security Agreement with Cherokee Financial, LLC (1) $ 1,200,000 $ 0 Crestmark Line of Credit (2 931,000 0 First Niagara (3) (1) 0 348,000 Debenture financing (4) (2) 0 523,000 Bridge Loan with Cantone Asset Management, LLC (4) (3) 0 200,000 Imperium Line of Credit (5) 0 1,076,000 2,131,000 2,147,000 Less debt discount (Cherokee Financial, LLC Loan) (191,000) (97,000) Total debt $ 1,940,000 $ 2,050,000 Current portion $ 1,006,000 $ 1,837,000 Long-term portion $ 934,000 $ 213,000 (1) On March 26, 2015, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Cherokee Financial, LLC (the “Cherokee LSA”). The purpose of the Cherokee LSA was to refinance the Series A Debentures and Cantone Asset Management LLC Bridge Loan (both of which matured on February 1, 2015) and the Mortgage Consolidation Loan with First Niagara Bank at a better interest rate. (2) On June 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Crestmark Bank. The purpose of the Crestmark LSA was to refinance the Company’s line of credit with Imperium at a better interest rate. (3) The mortgage through First Niagara Bank was satisfied in full on March 27, 2015 via a refinancing with Cherokee Financial, LLC. (4) The Series A Debentures and Bridge Loan with Cantone Asset Management, LLC were both satisfied in full on March 27, 2015 via a refinancing with Cherokee Financial, LLC. (5) On June 29, 2015, the Imperium Line of Credit was satisfied in Full via a refinancing with Crestmark Bank. LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH CHEROKEE FINANCIAL, LLC. On March 26, 2015, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Cherokee Financial, LLC (the “Cherokee LSA”). The purpose of the Cherokee LSA was to refinance the Company’s Series A Debentures and Cantone Asset Management Bridge Loan (both of which matured on February 1, 2015), as well as the Company’s Mortgage Consolidation Loan with First Niagara Bank at a better interest rate. The loan is collateralized by a first security interest in the same assets as the First Niagara Bank loan (i.e. real estate and machinery and equipment). Under the Cherokee LSA, the Company was provided the sum of $ 1,200,000 5 8 75,000 March 26, 2020 1 1 The Company issued 1.8 0.5 600,000 200,000 196,000 The Company received net proceeds of $ 80,000 1,015,000 60,000 19,000 19,000 3,000 4,000 8 511,000 5 15,000 15 689,000 The nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes $ 39,000 0 17,000 0 The Company recognized $ 48,000 0 24,000 0 13,000 As of September 30, 2015, the balance on the Cherokee LSA was $ 1,200,000 LINE OF CREDIT WITH CRESTMARK BANK (“CRESTMARK”) On June 29, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a three-year Loan and Security Agreement (“LSA”) with Crestmark Bank (“Crestmark”), a new Senior Lender, to refinance the Company’s Line of Credit with Imperium Commercial Finance, LLC (“Imperium”). The Crestmark Line of Credit is used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Under the LSA, Crestmark is providing the Company with a Line of Credit of up to $ 1,500,000 500,000 The Maximum Amount is subject to an Advance Formula comprised of: 1) 90% of Eligible Accounts Receivables (excluding, receivables remaining unpaid for more than 90 days from the date of invoice and sales made to entities outside of the United States), and 2) up to 40% of eligible inventory plus up to 10% of Eligible Generic Packaging Components not to exceed the lesser of $500,000 (“Inventory Sub-Cap Limit”), or 100% of the Eligible Accounts Receivable 10,000 350,000 So long as any obligations are due to Crestmark, the Company must comply with a minimum Tangible Net Worth (“TNW”) Covenant. Under the LSA, as of June 30, 2015 and at all times thereafter, the Company must maintain a TNW of at least $ 1,650,000 50 In the event of a default of the LSA, which includes but is not limited to, failure of the Company to make any payment when due and non-compliance with the TNW covenant, permits Crestmark to charge an Extra Rate. The Extra Rate is the Company’s then current interest rate plus 12.75% per annum. Under the LSA, interest on the Crestmark Line of Credit is at a 5.25 9.35 12 In addition to the Loan Fee paid to Crestmark on the Closing Date, the Company had to pay a Success Fee (i.e. early termination fee) to Imperium in the amount of $ 50,000 75,000 12,000 3,000 6,000 8,000 0 The Company recognized $ 21,000 0 21,000 0 0 As of September 30, 2015, the balance on the Crestmark Line of Credit was $ 931,000 FIRST NIAGARA: MORTGAGE CONSOLIDATION LOAN On April 28, 2014, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Third Mortgage Consolidation Loan Amendment”) with First Niagara Bank. The Mortgage Consolidation Loan continued to be secured by the Company’s facility in Kinderhook, New York as well as various pieces of machinery and equipment. Under the Third Mortgage Consolidation Loan Amendment, the Mortgage Consolidation Loan was recast into a 3-year fully amortizing note through May 1, 2017. The interest rate of the amended facility was decreased from 9.25 8.25 14,115 13,199 1 4,200 Interest expense recognized was $ 5,000 24,000 0 8,000 0 348,000 DEBENTURE FINANCING/BRIDGE LOAN In August 2008, the Company completed an offering of Series A Debentures (“Series A Debentures”) and received gross proceeds of $ 750,000 8 August 1, 2012 645,000 15 634,500 15 150,000 200,000 15 300,000 87,000 76,000 0 65,000 44,000 0 21,000 3,000 0 0 On February 7, 2014, the Company paid $ 91,000 543,000 August 1, 2014 543,000 200,000 20,000 523,000 Throughout the course of the debenture financings, the Company utilized Cantone Research, Inc (“CRI”) as the placement agent and also used CRI’s assistance in obtaining forbearance agreements from debenture holders. CRI received placement agent fees, expense allowance fees and other fees for these services and these fees were recognized throughout 2008 and 2013. The last fee (in 2014; for assisting the Company in obtaining forbearance agreements from the holders) was 2 7,000 1 58,575 0.12 1,000 15,000 0 85,000 0 28,000 0 0 The Company recognized $ 22,000 85,000 0 28,000 0 0 LINE OF CREDIT WITH IMPERIUM COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC (“IMPERIUM”) On January 16, 2013 (the “Imperium Closing Date”), the Company entered into a 3-year Loan and Security Agreement (“LSA”) with Imperium, a Senior Lender. Under the LSA, the Company was provided with a revolving loan facility (the “Imperium Line of Credit”), which was secured by a first security interest in all receivables, inventory, and intellectual property rights along with a second security interest in machinery and equipment (together the “Collateral”). On March 6, 2014, Imperium amended the Borrowing Base of the Imperium Line of Credit. More specifically, the amount available under the Imperium Line of Credit was capped to the lower of (i) $1,000,000, or (ii) 100% of the eligible outstanding accounts receivable. The Imperium facility also originally included a supplemental advance that was a discretionary facility secured by the same Collateral as the Imperium Line of Credit. Under the LSA, so long as any obligations were due to Imperium, the Company was required to maintain certain minimum EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes Depreciation and Amortization) requirements. The Company did not comply with this covenant starting in the First Quarter of 2013. The Company received a waiver from Imperium for the three months ended March 31, 2013 (for which the Company paid a fee of $10,000). No further formal waivers were issued, but no notice of default was received either. The Company incurred $ 435,000 3 50,000 The Company recognized $ 137,000 69,000 103,000 0 34,000 The Company incurred $ 39,000 76,000 0 25,000 0 0 |