XML 62 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.2.0.727
Note 5 - Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
Note 5 Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consists of the following as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 as follows:
 
 
 
201
5
 
 
201
4
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Long-term debt
  $ 5,343     $ 5,467  
Less current maturities
    (234
)
    (204
)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
  $ 5,109     $ 5,263  
 
Term Loans
 
The Company executed a loan agreement with a lender providing for $5,500,000 in aggregate credit facilities (the “Loan”) secured by substantially all the Company’s assets, including a mortgage on the Company's interest in its lease at the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, pursuant to a Term Loan Agreement dated August 14, 2012 (the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement is evidenced by promissory notes in the amounts of $2,250,000 and $3,250,000, the repayment of which is partially guaranteed under the provisions of a United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Rural Development Guarantee program (the “Guarantees”). The proceeds of the Loan will be used to acquire new processing equipment and leasehold improvements at its Kona, Hawaii facility.
 
The provisions of the Loan require the payment of interest only for the first 12 months of the term; thereafter, and until its maturity on August 14, 2032, the obligation fully amortizes over nineteen (19) years. Interest on the Loan accrues on the outstanding principal balance at an annual variable rate equal to the published Wall Street Journal prime rate (3.25% at March 31, 2015) plus 1.0% and is adjustable on the first day of each calendar quarter and fixed for that quarter. At no time shall the annual interest rate be less than 5.50%. The Loan has a prepayment penalty of 5% for any prepayment made prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Loan Agreement, which penalty is reduced by 1% each year thereafter until the fifth anniversary of such date, after which there is no prepayment penalty. The balance under this Loan was $5,236,000 and $5,414,000 at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Proceeds from the Loan are classified as restricted cash until drawn upon to acquire new processing equipment and leasehold improvements.
 
The Loan includes a one-time origination and guaranty fees totaling $214,500 and an annual renewal fee payable in the amount of 0.25% of the USDA guaranteed portion of the outstanding principal balance as of December 31 of each year, beginning December 31, 2012. The USDA has guaranteed 80% of all amounts owing under the Loan. The Company is subject to financial covenants and customary affirmative and negative covenants. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants at March 31, 2015.
 
The Company has three equipment loans with John Deere credit providing for $103,000 in equipment financing; these loans are payable in 48 equal monthly principal payments. At March 31, 2015 and 2014, the total outstanding combined balance was approximately $16,000 and $42,000, respectively. The equipment loans mature at various dates between May 2015 and June 2016. The loans are at a 0% rate of interest and are net of unamortized discount of $600 and $1,000 at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
In September 2011, the Company executed a Term Loan Agreement with Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation providing for $23,000 in equipment financing, secured by the equipment. The Term Loan has a maturity date of September 13, 2016 and is payable in 60 equal monthly principal payments. The interest rate under this Term Loan is 0%. Imputed interest at a rate of 2% (cash discount offered by seller) has been recorded and is being amortized as interest over the term of the loan. The balance outstanding under the Term Loan was $7,000 and $12,000 at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, less the unamortized discount of $200 and $300 at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
On April 21, 2015 the Company executed a Short Term Loan Agreement with Pacific Rim Bank in the amount of $500,000, with an interest rate of 6% and a maturity date of July 21, 2015.
 
Capital Lease
 
In March 2015, the Company executed a capital lease agreement with Thermo Fisher Financial providing for $86,000 in equipment, secured by the equipment financed. The capital lease matures in March 2018 and is payable in 36 equal monthly payments. The interest rate under this capital lease is 6.5%. The balance under this lease was $84,000 and $0 at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
Future principal payments under the loan agreements as of March 31, 2015 are as follows:
 
Year ending March 31
 
(in thousands)
 
2016
  $ 234  
2017
    232  
2018
    238  
2019
    222  
2020
    234  
Thereafter
    4,183  
Total principal payments
  $ 5,343