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Debt
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Debt [Abstract] 
DEBT
NOTE D — DEBT
Long-term debt as of March 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    March 31,     September 30,  
    2011     2011  
Term note
  $ 782     $ 659  
Customer equipment finance notes payable
    1,793       6,028  
First mortgage note payable
    853       815  
Debenture payable
    807       787  
Other long-term debt
    1,127       992  
 
           
Total long-term debt
    5,362       9,281  
Less current maturities
    (1,137 )     (2,351 )
 
           
Long-term debt, less current maturities
  $ 4,225     $ 6,930  
 
           
New Debt Arrangements
In September 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan) that provided the Company with $5.0 million immediately available to fund completed customer contracts under the Company’s OTA finance program and an additional $5.0 million upon the Company’s achievement of meeting a trailing 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) target of $8.0 million. The Company has one-year from the date of the commitment to borrow under the credit agreement. In September 2011, the Company borrowed $1.8 million. The borrowing is collateralized by the OTA-related equipment and the expected future monthly payments under the supporting 27 individual OTA customer contracts. The current borrowing under the credit agreement bears interest at LIBOR plus 4% and matures in September 2016. The credit agreement includes certain financial covenants, including funded debt to EBITDA and debt service coverage ratios. The Company was in compliance with all covenants in the credit agreement as of September 30, 2011.
Revolving Credit Agreement
On June 30, 2010, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (Credit Agreement) with JP Morgan. The Credit Agreement replaced the former credit agreement with a different bank.
The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility (Credit Facility) that matures on June 30, 2012. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are limited to (i) $15.0 million or (ii) during periods in which the outstanding principal balance of outstanding loans under the Credit Facility is greater than $5.0 million, the lesser of (A) $15.0 million or (B) the sum of 75% of the outstanding principal balance of certain accounts receivable of the Company and 45% of certain inventory of the Company. The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including minimum unencumbered liquidity requirements and requirements that the Company maintain a total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio not to exceed 0.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter. The Credit Agreement also contains certain restrictions on the ability of the Company to make capital or lease expenditures over prescribed limits, incur additional indebtedness, consolidate or merge, guarantee obligations of third parties, make loans or advances, declare or pay any dividend or distribution on its stock, redeem or repurchase shares of its stock or pledge assets. The Company also may cause JP Morgan to issue letters of credit for the Company’s account in the aggregate principal amount of up to $2.0 million, with the dollar amount of each issued letter of credit counting against the overall limit on borrowings under the Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $1.7 million, primarily for securing collateral requirements under equipment operating leases. In fiscal 2011, the Company incurred $57,000 of total deferred financing costs related to the Credit Agreement which is being amortized over the two-year term of the Credit Agreement. There were no borrowings by the Company under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2011 or September 30, 2011. The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2011.
The Credit Agreement is secured by a first lien security interest in the Company’s accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles, and a second lien priority in the Company’s equipment and fixtures. All OTAs, PPAs, leases, supply agreements and/or similar agreements relating to solar PV and wind turbine systems or facilities, as well as all accounts receivable and assets of the Company related to the foregoing, are excluded from these liens.
The Company must pay a fee of 0.25% on the average daily unused amount of the Credit Facility and a fee of 2.00% on the daily average face amount of undrawn issued letters of credit. The fee on unused amounts is waived if the Company or its affiliates maintain funds on deposit with JP Morgan or its affiliates above a specified amount. The deposit threshold requirement was met as of September 30, 2011.