NOTE 7 — DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS

The Company’s outstanding debt balances as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following:


	March 31,		December 31,
	2020		2019
Line of credit	$	14,000	$	11,517
Other notes payable		2,363		1,563
Long-term debt		342		342
Less: Current portion		(16,350)		(12,917)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	355	$	505

Credit Facility

On October 26, 2016, the Company established a three-year secured revolving line of credit with CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”). This line of credit has been amended from time to time. On February 25, 2019, the line of credit was expanded and extended for three years when the Company and its subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”), with CIBC as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and the other financial institutions party thereto (the “Lenders”), providing the Company and its subsidiaries with a $35,000 secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by, subject to certain exclusions, (i) a first priority security interest in all accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, cash and investment property, and (ii) a mortgage on the Abilene, Texas tower and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania gearing facilities.

The Credit Facility is an asset-based revolving credit facility, pursuant to which the Lenders advance funds against a borrowing base consisting of approximately (a) 85% of the face value of eligible receivables of the Company and the subsidiaries, plus (b) the lesser of (i) 50% of the lower of cost or market value of eligible inventory of the Company, (ii) 85% of the orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory and (iii) $12.5 million, plus (c) the lesser of (i) the sum of (A) 75% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value of the Company’s eligible machinery and equipment plus (B) 50% of the fair market value of the Company’s mortgaged property and (ii) $12 million. Subject to certain borrowing base conditions, the aggregate Credit Facility limit under the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement is $35 million with a sublimit for letters of credit of $10 million. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the option of the Company, the one, two or three-month LIBOR rate or the base rate, plus a margin. The applicable margin is 5.50% for LIBOR rate loans and 3.50% for base rates loans. Upon certain pay downs, a pricing grid based on the Company’s trailing twelve month fixed charge coverage ratio may become effective under which applicable margins would range from 2.25% to 2.75% for LIBOR rate loans and 0.00% to 0.75% for base rate loans. The Company must also pay an unused facility fee equal to 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the Credit Facility along with other standard fees. The initial term of the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement ends on February 25, 2022. With the exception of the balance impacted by the interest rate swap (as defined below), the Company is allowed to prepay in whole or in part advances under the Credit Facility without penalty or premium other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

The Amended and Restated Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties applicable to the Company and the subsidiaries. It also contains a requirement that the Company, on a consolidated basis, maintain a minimum quarterly fixed charge coverage ratio along with other customary restrictive covenants, certain of which are subject to materiality thresholds, baskets and customary exceptions and qualifications. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2020.

In conjunction with the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, in June 2019, the Company entered into a floating to fixed interest rate swap with CIBC. The swap agreement has a notional amount of $6,000 and a schedule matching that of the underlying loan that synthetically fixes the interest rate on LIBOR borrowings for the entire term of the Credit Facility at 2.13%, before considering the Company’s risk premium. The interest rate swap is accounted for using mark-to-market accounting. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swap each reporting period are adjusted through earnings, which may subject the Company’s results of operations to non-cash volatility. The interest rate swap liability is included in the “Accrued liabilities” line item of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

As of March 31, 2020, there was $14,000 of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility, with the ability to borrow an additional $16,283, under the Credit Facility.

Other

In 2016, the Company entered into a $570 loan agreement with the Development Corporation of Abilene which is included in the “Long-term debt, less current maturities” line item of our condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The loan is forgivable upon the Company meeting and maintaining specific employment thresholds. During each of the years 2019 and 2018, $114 of the loan was forgiven. As of March 31, 2020, the loan balance was $342. In addition, the Company has outstanding notes payable for capital expenditures in the amount of $2,363 and $1,563 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, with $2,350 and $1,400 included in the “Line of credit and other notes payable” line item of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The notes payable have monthly payments that range from $1 to $36 and an interest rate of approximately 5%. The equipment purchased is utilized as collateral for the notes payable. The outstanding notes payable have maturity dates that range from April 2020 to August 2022.

In April 2020, the Company received loans totaling $9,530 as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Stability Act. Please refer to Note 16, “Subsequent Events” of these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details.