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Note 5 - Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5 – Debt

 

East West Bank Revolving Credit Facility

 

The 2017 Amended Credit Facility (as defined in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Developments) originally allowed us to borrow up to 85% of our eligible receivables and up to 85% of the appraised value of our eligible equipment. The Fifth Amendment restructured the loan and provided for a loan forgiveness of $16.0 million and converted the remaining principal balance to a $17.0 million equipment term loan and a revolver to provide the Company with a maximum $1.0 million line of credit. The Sixth Amendment further extended the maturity date and modified the financial covenants effective January 1, 2021. The Seventh Amendment to the 2017 Amended Credit Facility dated  April 26, 2021 (the "Seventh Amendment") provided for amortization of the loan on a 10-year straight-line basis commencing on  November 15, 2021 and continuing until maturity on  October 15, 2022. Interest on the 2017 Amended Credit Facility was fixed at 8.25%. Interest on the first 5.25% was calculated monthly and paid in arrears, while the remaining 3.00% was accrued to the loan balance through  October 15, 2022, and due with all remaining outstanding principal on the maturity date. Additionally, the 2017 Amended Credit Facility was subject to an unused credit line fee of 0.5% per annum multiplied by the amount by which total availability exceeded the average monthly balance of the 2017 Amended Credit Facility, payable monthly in arrears. The 2017 Amended Credit Facility was collateralized by substantially all our assets and was subject to financial covenants.

 

Under the amended 2017 Amended Credit Facility, we were subject to the following financial covenants:

 

(1)      On December 31, 2021, we were required to maintain liquidity of not less than $1.5 million; and

(2)      For each trailing three-month period, commencing with the three-month period ending March 31, 2021, we were required to achieve gross revenue of at least seventy percent (70%) of our projected gross revenue; and

(3)      We were limited to a capital expenditures cap of $1.2 million for any fiscal year that the loan remained outstanding.

 

On  February 11, 2021, the Company made a $3.0 million payment of principal on the equipment term loan. As of December 31, 2021, we had an outstanding principal loan balance under the 2017 Amended Credit Facility of $13.5 million with a weighted average interest rate of 8.25% per year. As of December 31, 2021, our availability under the amended 2017 Amended Credit Facility was $1.0 million. The 2017 Amended Credit Facility balance of $14.1 million as of  December 31, 2021 included $38,000 of future interest payable due over the remaining term of the 2017 Amended Credit Facility in accordance with ASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors.

 

On  November 12, 2021, we entered into the Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement with East West Bank ("Eighth Amendment") which, among other things, provided for a waiver of default of the revenue covenant based upon our  October trailing three-month period gross revenues and a reforecasting of our  November and  December 2021 revenues from what was previously provided to East West Bank. Per the Eighth Amendment, the revenue covenant utilizing October’s revenues was waived and would not be used in any future three-month period gross revenue covenant calculation. For the month ended  November 30, 2021, covenant compliance was measured at 80% of reforecast November revenues. Covenant compliance for the month ended  December 31, 2021 was measured at 80% of the reforecast  November and  December 2021 revenues. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2021. Beginning for the month ended  January 31, 2022 and continuing until  March 31, 2022, revenue covenant compliance was to be measured at 80% of the trailing three months forecasted gross revenues. Beginning the month ended  April 30, 2022 and continuing through  September 30, 2022, covenant compliance was to be measured at 70% of the trailing three months forecasted gross revenues, except for the months ended  April 30, 2022 and  May 31, 2022, as those would include an 80% requirement for the months of  February and  March 2022. In connection with the execution of the Eighth Amendment, the Company paid East West Bank a fee of $70,000 for the  October revenue waiver and the Eight Amendment.

 

In connection with amending the 2017 Amended Credit Facility on September 23, 2020, the Company issued to East West Bank 533,334 shares of Company common stock, and a five-year warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 additional shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $3.75 per share. The 533,334 shares of Company common stock were valued at a price of $2.0775 per share, or a total value of $1.1 million. The 533,334 common shares issued to East West Bank cannot be sold or transferred prior to March 23, 2021. The warrant for 1,000,000 shares is exercisable beginning September 23, 2021 until September 23, 2025. The fair value of the warrant was determined to be $1.4 million and was recorded within the line item "Additional paid-in capital" in the consolidated balance sheets.  

 

In December 2021, the Company sent several assets that were no longer being utilized to a live auction. The assets were sold at the auction for net proceeds of $272,000, which was applied to the equipment term loan as a payment of principal upon receipt on December 23, 2021. The Company's 2017Amended Credit Facility was refinanced effective March 24, 2022 (see "The Refinancing" below).

 

The Refinancing

 

On March 24, 2022, the Company completed a refinancing transaction (the “Refinancing”) in which it terminated its existing, aforementioned 2017 Amended Credit Facility with the East West Bank, which had an outstanding principal balance of $13.8 million. Pursuant to the pay-off letter dated as of March 18, 2022 by the Company, certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and East West Bank, in full satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under the 2017 Amended Credit Facility, the Company paid East West Bank $8.4 million in cash and agreed to pay East West Bank five percent of the net proceeds that the Company receives under the Receivables Financing (as defined below), up to a maximum of $1.0 million (the "EWB Obligation").

 

As part of the Refinancing, on March 24, 2022, Heat Waves entered into a Master Lease Agreement (the “Utica Facility”) with Utica Leaseco, LLC (“Utica”), pursuant to which Utica provided an equipment-collateralized loan to the Company in the amount of $6.225 million. Under the Utica Facility, the Company is required to make 51 monthly payments with initial payments beginning at $168,075 each and a surcharge of 1% of the monthly payment amount per month for every 0.25% that the prime rate of Comerica Bank exceeds 3.25%. The Company's current minimum payment as of January 1, 2023 under the Utica Facility is $198,000 per month. The aforementioned surcharge is discretionary on the part of Utica and is calculated twice yearly, each on January 1 and July 1, beginning on  July 1, 2022. This surcharge is added to the monthly Basic Rent (as such term is defined in the Master Lease Agreement) due under the Utica Facility, and be due and payable with the next regularly scheduled Basic Rent payment under such schedule and on each payment date thereafter. At the end of the fifty-one month term, the Company is required to make a residual payment to Utica between 1% and 10% of the initial principal amount, or between $62,250 and $622,500, The Utica Facility is secured by all the Company’s equipment and proceeds from sale of such equipment. The Company also has the option, after 12 months, to prepay $1.0 million of the Utica Facility in exchange for a reduced payment schedule. The Company has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Heat Waves under the Utica Facility pursuant to an unsecured Master Lease Guaranty with Utica.

 

Additionally, as part of the Refinancing and in accordance with ASC 470-10-45, the Company classified $5.4 million of its outstanding $14.1 million 2017 Amended Credit Facility with East West Bank as a long-term liability versus a current liability on its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. This $5.4 million represents the amount of indebtedness under the Company's Utica Facility that is due and payable more than twelve months from the balance sheet date of December 31, 2021. The other facilities consummated as part of the Refinancing were considered for long-term liability treatment versus current liability treatment, however management felt that the Utica Facility was the only resulting component of the Refinancing that should be treated in accordance with ASC 470-10-45. 

 

In addition, as part of the Refinancing, on March 24, 2022, Heat Waves entered into an Invoice Purchase Agreement (the “Receivables Financing” and together with the Utica Facility, the “2022 Financing Facilities”) with LSQ Funding Group, LLC (“LSQ”) pursuant to which LSQ will provide receivables factoring to Heat Waves. Under the Receivables Financing, LSQ will advance up to 85% on accounts receivable factored by Heat Waves, up to a maximum of $10.0 million. LSQ will receive fees equal to 0.1% of the receivables purchased in addition to a funds usage daily fee of 0.021% of the outstanding balance purchased. The Receivables Financing initially has an 18-month term that can be terminated upon payment of certain fees. The Receivables Financing is secured by a security interest in Heat Wave’s accounts receivables and proceeds from such accounts receivable. Heat Wave’s obligations under the Receivables Financing are guaranteed by the Company pursuant to an unsecured Entity Guaranty. 

 

The Utica Facility and the Receivables Financing are subject to an Intercreditor Agreement dated on or about March 24, 2022 by and among Utica, LSQ, Heat Waves, and the Company (the “Intercreditor Agreement”).

 

Lastly, as part of the Refinancing, the Company issued a $1.2 million convertible subordinated note (the “March 2022 Convertible Note”) to Cross River Partners, LP (“Cross River”), which is an entity controlled by Richard Murphy, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The March 2022 Convertible Note has a six-year term and accrues interest at 7.00% per annum. The Company is required to make quarterly interest only payments under the March 2022 Convertible Note for the first year starting June 30, 2022, followed by principal and interest payments for the remaining five years based upon a ten-year amortization schedule. The March 2022 Convertible Note is unsecured and subordinated to any secured debt obligations, including the Utica Facility and the Receivable Financing. Subject to any required stockholder approval, outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the March 2022 Convertible Note is convertible at the option of Cross River into common stock of the Company at a conversion price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock on the five days prior to the date of any such conversion.

 

In accordance with ASC 470-60, the Company assessed whether or not the Refinancing met the criteria of a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR"). Management's assessment of TDR accounting treatment for the Refinancing determined that the 2017 Amended Credit Facility was extinguished as the result of a TDR; however, TDR accounting did not apply to the 2022 Financing Facilities as the 2017 Amended Credit Facility was settled in full and therefore accounted for as a debt extinguishment.

 

Subordinated Debt with Related Party

 

On December 21, 2021, the Company issued a subordinated non-convertible promissory note to Cross River, a related party, for $220,000 required for a $210,000 due diligence deposit made by Cross River to a third-party potential lender who showed interest in refinancing the 2017 Amended Credit Facility with East West Bank. The subordinated debt is due upon the earlier of June 21, 2022, or completion of the refinancing of the East West Bank Revolving Credit Facility. Cross River will also be paid a loan fee of $10,000 upon repayment of the subordinated debt, which is in substance interest. Accordingly, the Company recorded a debt discount of $10,000 which is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company amortized $5,000 and $1,000 to the line item "Interest expense" in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

During the year  December 31, 2022, the Company and the potential lender agreed that they could not reach amenable terms, and the deal was canceled. Upon cancellation, total payments of $162,000 were returned to Cross River from the third-party potential lender in the first quarter of 2022, and the subordinated debt was reduced by the same amount at that time.

 

On July 15, 2022, the Company entered into a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “July 2022 Convertible Note”) with Cross River whereby the Company received $1.2 million of capital for general working capital purposes. The July 2022 Convertible Note matures six years from the date of issuance and carries interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum. The Company is required to make quarterly interest-only payments for the first year starting September 30, 2022, followed by principal and interest payments for the remaining five years based upon a ten-year amortization schedule. The July 2022 Convertible Note is unsecured and junior and subordinate to indebtedness which the Company may now or at any time hereafter owe to any lender. Subject to any required stockholder approval, all or some of the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the July 2022 Convertible Note is convertible at the option of Cross River into (i) common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $1.69 per share; or (ii) equity securities issued by the Company in an equity offering with minimum offering proceeds to the Company (net of any related placement agent or underwriting fees) of $1.2 million at the conversion price per equity security issued in such equity offering.

 

On September 22, 2022, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility with Cross River pursuant to which the Company issued a $750,000 revolving promissory note to Cross River (the “Cross River Revolver Note”). The Cross River Revolver Note is structured as a revolving credit facility to the Company with advances to be made on an ad hoc basis by Cross River to the Company. The Cross River Revolver Note has a one-year term and accrues interest at 8.00% per annum. Prior to the September 22, 2023 maturity date, the Company is required to make principal payments to Cross River upon demand with thirty (30) days’ notice. The Cross River Revolver Note is not convertible into the Company’s equity and is secured by certain of the Company’s owned real property located in North Dakota.

 

On November 3, 2022, the Company entered into a note exchange agreement with Cross River, pursuant to which Cross River loaned an additional $450,000 to the Company and exchanged the September $750,000 Cross River Revolver Note for a $1.2 million convertible secured subordinated promissory note (the “November 2022 Convertible Note”), and received a five-year warrant to acquire 568,720 shares of Company common stock at $2.11 per share. These warrants are subject to limitation such that the number of shares that may be issued shall not exceed obligations under rules of regulations of the principal market. The November 2022 Convertible Note has a two-year term and accrues interest at 10.00% per annum, payable quarterly starting March 30, 2023 at the option of the Company in cash or the Company’s common stock. Subject to any shareholder approval required by any exchange upon which the Company’s common stock is then listed, the principal and accrued interest of the November 2022 Convertible Note is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of $2.11 per share or the per share price the Company receives for its common stock in the next subsequent equity offering in excess of $2.0 million. The November 2022 Convertible Note is secured by two Company-owned parcels of real property located in North Dakota. On December 13, 2022, the Company sold one of these two parcels for a combination of cash and a promissory note/mortgage totaling $550,000. As consideration for Cross River releasing its security interest on such parcel, the Company has agreed that it will enter into a collateral assignment of the security on such parcel back to Cross River in the event the buyer defaults on their promissory note/mortgage to the Company.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

We capitalized certain debt issuance costs incurred in connection with the 2017 Amended Credit Facility, Utica Facility and November 2022 Convertible Note discussed above. These costs were amortized to interest expense over the terms of the facilities on a straight-line basis. The remaining balance of the unamortized debt discounts were $165,000 for the Utica Facility and $382,000 for the November 2022 Convertible Note as of December 31, 2022. The 2017 Amended Credit Facility debt issuance costs were fully amortized as of December 31, 2021. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we amortized $100,000 and $9,000, respectively, of debt issuance costs to “Interest expense” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for these three debt instruments.

 

Paycheck Protection Program

 

On April 10, 2020, the Company, entered into a promissory note (the "PPP Loan") with East West Bank in the aggregate amount of $1.9 million, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP") under Division A, Title I of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), which was enacted March 27, 2020, and is administered by the United States Small Business Administration ("SBA").

 

On November 9, 2020, the Company submitted the initial loan forgiveness application to East West Bank for review and approval. On July 8, 2021, the SBA approved our loan forgiveness application in full, which includes forgiveness of the total principal balance of $1.9 million, as well as $24,000 in accrued interest. Though this loan forgiveness application was approved in full, the SBA has the right to review the Company's loan forgiveness application through an audit even subsequent to such approval. The total amount forgiven was $2.0 million and was recorded within the line item "Other income" in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

Notes Payable

 

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  

December 31,

 
  2022  

2021

 
Senior Revolving Credit Facility with related party. All future interest through October 15, 2021 accrued to loan pursuant to the Fifth Amendment. Extinguished through the Refinancing. $-  $14,102 
Utica Facility. Interest at 15.50% with monthly principal and interest payments on a fifty-one month amortization schedule. Additional elective interest rate surcharge. Collateralized by equipment of Heat Waves. Matures June 24, 2026.  5,379   - 
LSQ Facility. Upfront 0.1% invoice purchase fee on all invoices submitted. Funds daily usage fee of 0.021%.Maximum availability set at $10 million.  2,945   - 
March 2022 Convertible Note with related party. Interest at 7.00% with quarterly interest only payments until March 2023 followed by quarterly principal and interest payments on a ten-year amortization schedule. Matures March 22, 2028.  1,200   - 
July 2022 Convertible Note with related party. Interest at 7.75% with quarterly interest only payments until September 2023 followed by quarterly principal and interest payments on a ten-year amortization schedule. Matures July 15, 2028.  1,200   - 
November 2022 Convertible Note with related party. Interest at 10.00% with quarterly interest only payments starting March 2023 through maturity. Any outstanding principal and interest is due on the maturity date of November 3, 2024.  1,200   - 
Subordinated Promissory Note with related party. Non-interest bearing. $10,000 flat fee paid to consummate loan. Matured June 21, 2022.  -   220 

Real Estate Loan for a facility in North Dakota. Interest at 5.75% and monthly principal and interest payment of $5,255 until October 3, 2023. Collateralized by land and property purchased with the loan.

  54   112 

Total long-term debt

  11,978   14,434 
Less debt discount  (548)  (9)

Less current portion

  (4,409)  (8,967

)

Long-term debt, net of debt discount and current portion

 $7,021  $5,458 

 

Aggregate contractual principal maturities of debt for the twelve months ending December 31 are as follows for the five years and thereafter (in thousands):

 

2023

 

$

4,409

 

2024

 

 

2,904

 

2025

 

 

1,955

 

2026  1,189 
2027  240 
Thereafter  1,281 

Total

 

$

11,978