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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS  
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

TechPrecision Corporation, or TechPrecision, is a Delaware corporation organized in February 2005 under the name Lounsberry Holdings II, Inc. The name was changed to TechPrecision Corporation on March 6, 2006. TechPrecision is the parent company of Ranor, Inc., or Ranor, a Delaware corporation and Wuxi Critical Mechanical Components Co., Ltd., or WCMC, a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE), to meet growing demand for local manufacturing of components in China. TechPrecision, WCMC and Ranor are collectively referred to as the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

 

We manufacture large scale metal fabricated and machined precision components and equipment. These products are used in a variety of markets including the alternative energy, medical, nuclear, defense, commercial, and aerospace industries.

 

The formation of WCMC was made in consultation with one of our largest alternative energy customers, and was based on the forecasted demand for solar and nuclear energy components in Asia, and especially in China. During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, WCMC commenced organizational and start-up activities and production began during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, with initial production units shipped to our largest solar customer on March 31, 2011. Through our subcontractors, we have the capability and capacity to manufacture production furnaces for the alternative energy industry and HEM sapphire industry in both the U.S. and Asia.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At March 31, 2014, we were not in compliance with the fixed charges and interest coverage financial covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement between Ranor and Santander Bank N.A., or the Bank, dated February 24, 2006, as amended, or the Loan Agreement, and the Bank did not agree to waive the non-compliance with the covenants. The Loan Agreement was amended by the Forbearance and Modification Agreement, dated January 16, 2014, or the First Forbearance Agreement. Under the First Forbearance Agreement, the Bank agreed to forbear from exercising certain of its rights and remedies arising as a result of the Company’s non-compliance with certain financial covenants under the Loan Agreement until March 31, 2014. The First Forbearance Agreement expired on March 31, 2014, and the Bank did not agree to waive the non-compliance with the covenants at March 31, 2014. Since we were in default, under the Loan Agreement, the Bank had the right to accelerate payment of the debt in full upon 60 days written notice. As a consequence, we classified all amounts under the Loan Agreement, $4.2 million at March 31, 2014 as a current liability.

 

On May 30, 2014, July 1, 2014, and August 12, 2014, Ranor, TechPrecision and the Bank entered into additional Forbearance and Modification Agreements, or the Second Forbearance Agreement, Third Forbearance Agreement and Fourth Forbearance Agreement, respectively, or collectively with the First Forbearance Agreement, the Forbearance Agreements. Under each of the Forbearance Agreements, the Bank agreed to extend the Company’s forbearance period, and to forbear from exercising certain of its rights and remedies arising as a result of the Company’s non-compliance with certain financial covenants under the Loan Agreement. Each  Forbearance Agreement expired on its own terms, with the Fourth Forbearance Agreement, expiring on than September 30, 2014.  During the forbearance period, we agreed to comply with the terms, covenants and provisions in the Loan Agreement and related documents, as amended by the Forbearance Agreements.  The Forbearance Agreements amended the Loan Agreement to, among other things, prohibit the Company’s Leverage Ratio (as such term is defined in the Loan Agreement) from exceeding 1.75 to 1.0.  We were not in compliance with the applicable leverage ratio covenant in the Loan Agreement, as amended by the Forbearance Agreements, at September 30, 2014 or at March 31, 2014, as the actual leverage ratio were 4.4 to 1.0 and 3.8 to 1.0, respectively.

 

On May 30, 2014, TechPrecision and Ranor entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, or the LSA, with Utica Leasco, LLC, or Utica. Pursuant to the LSA, Utica agreed to loan $4.15 million to Ranor under a Credit Loan Note, which is collateralized by a first secured interest in certain machinery and equipment at Ranor.  Payments under the LSA and Credit Loan Note are due in monthly installments with interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Credit Loan Note equal to 7.5% plus the greater of 3.3% or the six-month LIBOR interest rate, as described in the Credit Loan Note. Ranor’s obligations under the LSA and the Credit Loan Note are guaranteed by TechPrecision.

 

Pursuant to the LSA, Ranor is subject to certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, restrict Ranor’s ability to (1) declare or pay any dividend or other distribution on its equity, purchase or retire any of its equity, or alter its capital structure; (2) make any loan or guaranty or assume any obligation or liability; (3) default in payment of any debt in excess of $5,000 to any person; (4) sell any of the collateral outside the normal course of business; and (5) enter into any transaction that would materially or adversely affect the collateral or Ranor’s ability to repay the obligations under the LSA and the Credit Loan Note.  The restrictions contained in these covenants are subject to certain exceptions specified in the LSA and in some cases may be waived by the written consent of Utica.  Any failure to comply with the covenants outlined in the LSA without waiver by Utica or certain other provisions in the LSA would constutute an event of default, pursuant to which Utica may accelerate the repayment of the loan.

 

In connection with the execution of the LSA, we paid approximately $0.24 million in fees and associated costs and utilized approximately $2.65 million of the proceeds of the Credit Loan Note to pay off debt obligations owed to the Bank, under the Loan Agreement.  Additionally, the Company retained approximately $1.27 million of the proceeds of the Credit Loan Note for general corporate purposes.

  

On December 22, 2014, Ranor entered into a Term Loan and Security Agreement, or TLSA, with Revere High Yield Fund, LP, or Revere. Pursuant to the TLSA, Revere agreed to loan an aggregate of $2.25 million to Ranor under a term loan note in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million, or the First Loan Note, and a term loan note in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000, or the Second Loan Note. The First Loan Note is collateralized by a secured interest in Ranor’s Massachusetts facility and certain machinery and equipment at Ranor. The Second Loan Note is collateralized by a secured interest in certain accounts, inventory and equipment of Ranor. Payments under the TLSA, the First Loan Note and the Second Loan Note are due as follows: (a) payments of interest only on advanced principal on a monthly basis on the first day of each month from February 1, 2015 until December 31, 2015 with an annual interest rate on the unpaid principal balance of the First Loan Note and the Second Loan Note equal to 12% per annum and (b) the principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest payable on December 31, 2015. Ranor’s obligations under the TLSA, the First Loan Note and the Second Loan Note are guaranteed by TechPrecision pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement with Revere. Ranor utilized approximately $1.45 million of the proceeds of the First Loan Note and the Second Loan Note to repay in full loan obligations owed to the Bank, plus breakage fees on a related interest swap of $217,220 under the Loan Agreement with the Bank. The remaining proceeds of the First Loan Note and the Second Loan Note were retained by the Company to be used for general corporate purposes. Pursuant to the TLSA, Ranor is subject to certain affirmative covenants more fully described in Note 8 – Debt.

 

If we were to violate any of the covenants under the above debt agreements, the lenders could demand full repayment of the amounts we owe. We would need to seek alternative financing to pay these obligation as we do not have existing facilities or sufficient cash on hand to satisfy these obligations, and there is no guarantee that we would be able to obtain such alternative financing.

 

We incurred an operating loss of $3.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1.3 million, of which $14,185 is located in China and which we may not be able to repatriate for use in the United States without undue cost or expense, if at all. We have recorded a provision for potential contract losses of $2.4 million in connection with the bankruptcy filing and filed a proof of claim with the bankruptcy court to recover all of our costs under the contract terms of the GT Advanced Technologies, Inc., or GTAT, purchase agreement. The claim is now considered an unsecured creditor claim within the customer’s overall bankruptcy proceedings. We cannot be certain that we will be successful in recovering the full amount of our losses under this contract.

 

These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. In order for us to continue operations beyond the next twelve months and be able to discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business, we must secure long-term financing on terms consistent with our near-term business plans. In addition, we must increase our backlog and change the composition of our revenues to focus on recurring unit of delivery projects rather than custom first article and prototyping projects, which do not efficiently utilize our manufacturing capacity. We must also reduce our operating expenses to be in line with current business conditions in order to increase profit margins and decrease the amount of cash used in operations. We plan to closely monitor our expenses and, if required, will further reduce operating costs and capital spending to enhance liquidity. For the year ended March 31, 2015, our profit margins have improved significantly when compared to the year ended March 31, 2014, but our revenues are lower. Also, net cash used in operating activities was $776,469 for the year ended March 31, 2015.

 

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015, or fiscal 2015, and the year ended March 31, 2014, or fiscal 2014, were prepared on the basis of a going concern which contemplates that we will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, they do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary should we be required to liquidate assets. Our ability to satisfy our total current liabilities of $7.7 million at March 31, 2015 and to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the successful execution of our operating plan and our ability to timely secure additional long-term financing. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.