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Note 9 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
NOTE
9
– LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
 
The Company has a
$5.0
million credit line for general corporate and working capital purposes. On
March 16, 2020,
as a precautionary measure, in light of the COVID-
19
pandemic and the related economic impacts, the Company drew the maximum amount available on the credit line in an amount equal to
$3.4
million (the full amount of
$5.0
million under the credit line, subject to the borrowing base of
50%
of eligible accounts receivable plus
50%
of eligible inventories). The credit line is secured by substantially all of the Company's assets, except retail store assets. Interest on borrowings is at LIBOR plus
2.25%
(
2.4%
at
November 30, 2020).
Additionally, the line of credit is subject to various financial ratio and leverage covenants. At
November 30, 2020,
the Company was
not
compliant with a covenant of the line of credit that requires the Company to have
$1.5
million of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the trailing
twelve
months ended
November 30, 2020.
As a result of COVID-
19,
the Company failed to meet the amount of EBITDA required by this covenant. On
June 26, 2020
and on
October 5, 2020,
Wells Fargo Bank, NA (“Wells Fargo”) delivered to the Company Reservation of Rights Letters (“Bank Letters”). The Bank Letters reserved all rights available to Wells Fargo under the Credit Agreement dated
October 30, 2015
including, but
not
limited to, the right of Wells Fargo to demand immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement. The Bank Letters also placed restrictions on the Company's ability to draw any further funds on the line of credit. On
December 22, 2020,
the Company and Wells Fargo executed an amendment to the credit agreement. The amendment to the credit agreement reduced the amount of EBITDA required for the Company to be compliant with the covenant and introduced certain exemptions for the covenant specific to the impacts of COVID-
19.
Upon execution of this amendment, the Company became compliant with covenants associated with the line of credit and is compliant with such covenants as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10
-Q. The credit line is subject to renewal in
September 2021
and the Company believes it is likely to be renewed on terms similar to the current terms, subject to the Company's recovery from the impacts of COVID-
19.
 
The Company's long-term debt is comprised of a promissory note pursuant to the PPP, under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA Loans”). The Company received total proceeds of
$1.5
million from SBA Loans. During the
three
months ended
November 30, 2020,
approximately
$108,000
of the original loan proceeds was forgiven by the SBA. The remaining SBA Loan is scheduled to mature in
April 2022
and has a
1.00%
interest rate, and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the CARES Act. The SBA Loan
may
be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with
no
prepayment penalties. As of
November 30, 2020,
the Company is in compliance with all provisions related to the SBA Loan.
 
The SBA Loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults and breaches of representations and warranties. Subject to certain conditions, the remaining SBA Loan
may
be forgiven in whole or in part by applying for forgiveness pursuant to the CARES Act and the PPP. The amount of loan proceeds eligible for forgiveness is based on a formula based on a number of factors, including the amount of loan proceeds used by the Company during the period after the loan origination for certain purposes, including payroll costs, interest on certain mortgage obligations, rent payments on certain leases, and certain qualified utility payments, provided that, among other things, at least
60
-
75%
of the loan amount is used for eligible payroll costs, the employer maintaining or rehiring employees and maintaining salaries at a certain level. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act and the PPP, the Company believes it has used the proceeds from the SBA Loans for qualifying expenses.
No
assurance can be given that the Company will be granted forgiveness of the remaining SBA Loan in whole or in part. As of
November 30, 2020,
the Company had recorded approximately
$9,700
of interest expense payable related to the SBA Loans.
 
As of
November 30, 2020
and
February
29,
2020,
notes payable consisted of the following:
 
   
November 30, 2020
   
February 29, 2020
 
Paycheck protection program note payable in monthly installments of principal and interest at 1.0% per annum through April 2022
  $
1,437,863
    $
-
 
Less: current maturities
   
(948,968
)    
-
 
Long-term obligations
  $
488,895
    $
-