Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

Note 3—Long-term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

At April 30, 2013 the Company had an unsecured revolving credit facility in the amount of $15 million with an expiration date of July 31, 2014. Monthly interest payments under the facility are payable calculated at the 30-day LIBOR Market Interest Rate plus a variable rate ranging from 1.575% to 2.175%. The borrowing rate at April 30, 2013 was 1.773%, including a variable rate adjustment of 1.575%. The credit facility includes financial covenants with respect to certain ratios, including (a) debt-to-net worth, (b) fixed charge coverage, and (c) asset coverage. At April 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants.

At April 30, 2013, there were advances of $6.7 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Additionally, at April 30, 2013, the Company’s Asia subsidiaries had standby letters of credit and bank guarantees in the aggregate amount of $2.1 million outstanding under the credit facility to guarantee performance on certain customer projects. All of the letters of credit and bank guarantees outstanding at April 30, 2013 have expiration dates during fiscal year 2014.

On August 2, 2010, the Company entered into a $4 million seven-year term loan secured by the Company’s real property and equipment located in Statesville, North Carolina. Amounts outstanding under the term loan were as follows as of April 30:


$ in thousands	2013		2012
Term loan payable	$	3,467	$	3,667
Less: current portion		(200)		(200)

Long-term debt	$	3,267	$	3,467

The term loan requires monthly principal payments of $17,000, plus interest calculated at the 30-day LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 1.575%, with payment of the outstanding principal balance and any unpaid interest at the term loan maturity date. In June 2010, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount that is adjusted to match the outstanding principal on the related debt. Accordingly, the interest rate payable by the Company on the term loan was effectively converted to a fixed rate of 4.875% beginning August 2, 2010. Scheduled annual principal payments for the term loan are $200,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 and $2,667,000 for fiscal year 2018.

On May 6, 2013, the Company entered into a new credit and security agreement that replaced and repaid the above credit facility and term loan. See Note 10 – Subsequent Event for additional information.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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