DEBT

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Debt [Abstract]

DEBT

NOTE 11. DEBT

Debt consists of the following as of September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023:

Long-Term Debt

	2024	2023
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by a first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at 3.86%, amortized over twenty (20) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $43,400, with a balloon payment of approximately $5,373,000 due on November 27, 2026. As of September 28 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $5,501,000.	6,016	6,295
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at the fixed rate of 3.63% per annum, fully amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $31,100, with a final payment on July 1, 2036. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $10,910,000.	3,579	3,815
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at the fixed rate of 3.65% per annum, fully amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $16,000, with a final payment on March 2, 2036. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $7,787,000.	1,790	1,913
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by a first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at BSBY Screen Rate – 1 Month +1.50%, (5.32% at September 28, 2024), but with the interest fixed at 4.90% pursuant to a swap agreement, amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal of approximately $36,700, with a final payment on September 28, 2037. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $3,438,000. Additionally, effective November 15, 2024, the publication of BSBY was terminated and as of such date, the variable rate of interest under our debt instrument is equal to the lender’s 1 Month CME Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus 10 basis points, as an equivalent alternative approved by the lender.	8,124	8,505
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by a first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at the fixed rate of 4.65% per annum, fully amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $6,400, with a final payment on December 28, 2031. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $1,021,000.	487	535

Mortgage payable to a related party, an entity the owners of which include persons who are either our officers, directors or their family members, secured by first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at 6%, amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $9,300, with a balloon payment of approximately $487,000 on August 1, 2032. As of September 28,2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $2,040,000.		1,000			1,049
Mortgage payable to institutional lender, secured by a first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at the fixed rate of 4.65% per annum, fully amortized over fifteen (15) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $6,500, with a final payment on December 28, 2031. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $1,002,000.		498			547
Mortgage payable to unrelated third party, secured by first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at 7.5%, amortized over twenty (20) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $7,300, with a final payment on March 1, 2034. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $1,046,000.		600			641
Mortgage payable to related third party, secured by first mortgage on real property and improvements, bearing interest at 4%, amortized over eight (8) years, payable in monthly installments of principal and interest of approximately $3,000, with a final payment on November 1, 2026. As of September 28, 2024, the net book value of the collateral securing this mortgage was $549,000.		76			109
Other		17			29
Less unamortized loan costs		(275	)		(310	)
		21,912			23,128
Less current portion		(1,400	)		(1,295)
	$	20,512		$	21,833

Long-term debt at September 28, 2024 matures as follows:

2025		1,400
2026		1,413
2027		6,555
2028		1,180
2029		1,239
Thereafter		10,400
		22,187
Less unamortized loan costs		(275	)
	$	21,912

As of September 28, 2024, we are in compliance with the financial covenants contained in our loans with our unrelated third party institutional lender (the “Institutional Lender”) under which we owe in the aggregate, approximately $20,494,000 (the “Institutional Loans”), of our total loans of approximately $21,912,000. As of September 28, 2024, the year-end fair value of our debt approximates carrying value.

In February 2023, we determined that as of December 31, 2022, we did not meet the required Post-Distribution Basic Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “Post-Distribution/Fixed Charge Covenant”) contained in each of our six (6) loans (the “Institutional Loans”) with our unrelated third party institutional lender (the “Institutional Lender’). On February 23, 2023, we received from the Institutional Lender, a written waiver of the non-compliance with the Post-Distribution/Fixed Charge Covenant (the “Covenant Non-Compliance”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Institutional Lender waived (1) the non-compliance as of December 31, 2022 and (2) their right to exercise certain remedies under the Institutional Loans, including the right to accelerate the indebtedness owed by us thereunder, resulting in the indebtedness under the Institutional Loans to be immediately due and payable, which would have had a material adverse effect on the Company. The Post-Distribution/Fixed Charge Covenant requires we maintain a ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00 and for the twelve (12) months ended September 28, 2024 our ratio was calculated to be 1.62 to 1.00. As a result, our classification of debt is appropriate as of September 28, 2024.