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Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
6.
LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Total debt consists of the following at
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019:
 
   
Dec
ember
3
1
,
2019
   
March 31,
2019
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Line of credit
  $
2,000
    $
2,000
 
Long-term debt
   
5,549
     
6,035
 
Long-term debt - related party
   
1,500
     
 
Less current maturities
   
(2,700
)
   
(2,663
)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
   
6,349
     
5,372
 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs
   
(177
)
   
(200
)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs
  $
6,172
    $
5,172
 
  
Line of Credit and Term Loans
 
On
August 30, 2016,
the Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which the Company and First Foundation Bank (“the Bank”) entered into on
June 3, 2016,
became effective after the Company and the Bank received the necessary approvals from the State of Hawaii to secure the lien on the Company’s leasehold property in Kona, Hawaii. The Credit Agreement allows the Company to borrow up to
$2,000,000
on a revolving basis. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate (
4.75%
and
5.5%
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019,
respectively) plus
2%,
floating.
 
At both
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019,
the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement was
$2,000,000
.
The line of credit, which is subject to annual renewal, was renewed on
August 30, 2019
and will be subject to renewal upon expiration on
August 30, 2020.
Pursuant to the
August 30, 2019
renewal, the current ratio covenant was
1.50:1
and is applicable to both the line of credit and term loans with the Bank.
 
The Credit Agreement grants the Bank the following security interests in the Company’s property: (a) a lien on the Company’s leasehold interest in its Kona facility; (b) an assignment of the Company’s interest in leases and rents on its Kona facility; and (c) a security interest in all fixtures, furnishings and equipment related to or used by the Company at the Kona facility. Each security interest is further subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
 
In
2015,
the Company executed a loan agreement with a lender providing for
$2,500,000
in aggregate credit facilities (the
“2015
Loan”) secured by substantially all the Company’s assets, pursuant to a Term Loan Agreement dated
July 30, 2015 (
the
“2015
Loan Agreement”). The
2015
Loan is evidenced by a promissory note in the amount of
$2,500,000,
the repayment of which is partially guaranteed under the provisions of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Rural Development Guarantee program. The proceeds of the
2015
Loan were used to pay off a
$500,000
short term note payable that matured on
September 18, 2015,
and to acquire new processing equipment and leasehold improvements at the Company’s Kona, Hawaii facility.
 
 The provisions of the
2015
Loan require the payment of principal and interest until its maturity on
September 
1,
2022;
the obligation fully amortizes over
seven
(
7
) years. Interest on the
2015
Loan accrues on the outstanding principal balance at an annual variable rate equal to the published Wall Street Journal prime rate (
5.0%
and
5.5%
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively) plus
2.0%
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
6.0%.
The
2015
Loan has a prepayment penalty of
5.0%
for any prepayment made prior to the
first
anniversary of the date of the
2015
Loan Agreement, which penalty is reduced by
1.0%
each year thereafter until the
fifth
anniversary of such date, after which there is
no
prepayment penalty. The balance under the
2015
Loan was
$1,131,000
and
$1,389,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
 
In
2012,
the Company executed a loan agreement with a lender providing for
$5,500,000
in aggregate credit facilities (the
“2012
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
“2012
Loan Agreement”). The
2012
Loan 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 USDA Rural Development Guarantee. The proceeds of the
2012
Loan were used to acquire processing equipment and leasehold improvements at its Kona, Hawaii facility.
 
The provisions of the
2012
Loan required 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
2012
Loan accrues on the outstanding principal balance at an annual variable rate equal to the published Wall Street Journal prime rate (
5.0%
and
5.5%
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively) 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
5.5%.
The balance under the
2012
Loan was
$4,279,000
and
$4,439,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
  
The
2015
Loan includes a
one
-time origination and guaranty fee totaling
$113,900
and an annual renewal fee payable in the amount of
0.5%
of the USDA guaranteed portion of the outstanding principal balance as of
December 
31
of each year, beginning
December 
31,
2015.
The USDA has guaranteed
80%
of all amounts owing under the
2015
Loan. The
2012
Loan included 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
2012
Loan. The balance in unamortized debt issuance costs was
$177,000
and
$200,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019,
respectively.
 
Loan Covenant Violations and Waiver
 
The Company’s Credit Agreement,
2015
Loan and
2012
Loan are subject to annual debt service and other financial covenants, including covenants which require the Company to meet key financial ratios and customary affirmative and negative covenants.  As of
March 31, 2019,
the Company was
not
in compliance with the required debt service coverage ratio or the current ratio and due to these violations, the Bank would be contractually entitled to require immediate repayment of the outstanding term loan amounts of
$5,828,000
and the outstanding line of credit balance of
$2,000,000.
  However, on
June 17, 2019,
the bank issued the Company a letter waiving the covenant violations as of
March 31, 2019. 
The outstanding balance of the terms loans is presented as a non-current liability at
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019.
 
Long-term Debt – Related Party
 
In
April 2019,
the Company obtained an unsecured subordinated loan in the amount of
$1,500,000.
  Interest accrues at a rate of
6.5%
and is payable quarterly.  The principal amount and any accrued and unpaid interest are due in
April 2021 (
see Note
13
).  The balance under this loan was
$1,500,000
at
December 31, 2019.
 
 Equipment Finance Agreement
 
On
October 6, 2017,
the Company entered into an Equipment Finance Agreement (the “Equipment Agreement”) with a lender, which provides up to
$175,000
of financing for equipment. The interest rate on this loan is
4.75%.
The provisions of the Equipment Agreement require the payment of principal and interest until its maturity on
October 
31,
2022.
The balance under this loan was
$102,000
and
$126,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 31, 2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
 
 Finance Lease Obligations
 
In
August 2016,
the Company executed a finance lease agreement with Thermo Fisher Financial providing for
$52,000
in equipment, secured by the equipment financed. The finance lease matured in
May 
2019
and was payable in
36
equal monthly payments. The interest rate under this capital lease was
12.90%.
The balance under this lease was
$0
and
$7,800
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
 
In
February 
2016,
the Company executed a finance lease agreement with Bank of the West providing for
$51,000
in equipment, secured by the equipment financed. The finance lease matures in
March 
2021
and is payable in
60
equal monthly payments. The interest rate under this finance lease is
4.18%.
The balance under this lease was
$14,000
and
$22,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
 
In
July 
2015,
the Company executed a finance lease agreement with Huntington Technology Finance providing for
$174,000
in equipment, secured by the equipment financed. The finance lease matures in
July 
2020
and is payable in
60
equal monthly payments. The interest rate under this lease is
6.57%.
The balance under this lease was
$23,000
and
$52,000
at
December 31, 2019
and
March 
31,
2019,
respectively, and was included in long-term debt in the debt table above.
 
Future principal payments under the loans and finance lease obligations at
December 
31,
2019
are as follows:
 
Payments Due
 
(in thousands)
 
Remainder of 2020
  $
177
 
2021
   
702
 
2022
   
2,227
 
2023
   
491
 
2024
   
301
 
Thereafter
   
3,151
 
Total principal payments
  $
7,049