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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
6.
Long-Term Debt
Revolving Credit Facility
 
On June 28, 2013, the Lakeland Industries, Inc. and its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Lakeland Protective Wear Inc. (collectively the “Borrowers”), entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Senior Loan Agreement”) with AloStar Business Credit, a division of AloStar Bank of Commerce (the “Senior Lender”). The Senior Loan Agreement provides the Borrowers with a three-year $15 million revolving line of credit, at a variable interest rate based on LIBOR, with a first priority lien on substantially all of the United States and Canada assets of the Company, except for the Canadian warehouse and Mexican plant.
 
On March 31, 2015, the Borrowers entered into a First Amendment to the Senior Loan Agreement with the Senior Lender (the “Amendment”) relating to their senior revolving credit facility. Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties agreed to (i) reduce the rate of interest on the revolving loans by 200 basis points and correspondingly lower the minimum interest rate floor from 6.25% to 4.25% per annum, and (ii) extend the maturity date of the credit facility to June 28, 2017.
 
On June 3, 2015, the Borrowers entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Senior Loan Agreement. The primary purposes of the Second Amendment are to (i) modify the definition of Permitted Asset Disposition to provide the Company with the ability to transfer the stock of the Company’s then wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Lake Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Roupas e Equipamentos de Proteção Individual Ltda. (“Lakeland Brazil”), and (ii) allow the Borrowers to transfer funds to Lakeland Brazil for the specific purposes of settling arbitration claims, paying contractual expenses, and paying expenses incurred in connection with a transfer of the stock of Lakeland Brazil so long as, after giving effect to any such transfer, the amount Borrowers have as excess availability under the revolver loans, excluding the $15 million facility cap for this purpose only, calculated pursuant to and under the Senior Loan Agreement, is at least $3.0 million. Also, as part of the Second Amendment, Senior Lender consented to the sale of the Company’s corporate offices in Ronkonkoma, New York on the condition that the net cash proceeds from the sale in the amount of at least $450,000 are used by the Company to pay down the Borrower’s obligations to Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement.
 
The $0.6 million of unamortized fees attributable to the Senior Debt will remain on the Company’s books and continue to be amortized over the remaining term of the Senior Debt through June 2017 as amended.
 
The following is a summary of the material terms of the Senior Credit Facility:
 
$15 million Senior Credit Facility
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Borrowing pursuant to a revolving credit facility subject to a borrowing base calculated as the sum of:
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85% of eligible accounts receivable as defined
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The lesser of 60% of eligible inventory as defined or 85% of net orderly liquidation value of inventory
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In transit inventory in bound to the US up to a cap of $1,000,000
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Receivables and inventory held by the Canadian operating subsidiary to be included, up to a cap of $2 million of availability
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On July 31, 2016, there was $8.8 million available for further borrowings under the senior credit facility.
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Collateral
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A perfected first security lien on all of the Borrower’s United States and Canadian assets, other than its Mexican plant and the Canadian warehouse
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Pledge of 65% of Lakeland Industries, Inc. stock in all foreign subsidiaries other than 100% pledge of stock of its Canadian subsidiaries
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Collection
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All customers of Borrowers must remit to a lockbox controlled by Senior Lender or into a blocked account with all collection proceeds applied against the outstanding loan balance.
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Maturity
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An initial term of three years from June 28, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), which has been extended to June 28, 2017 pursuant to the Amendment
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Prepayment penalties of 2% if prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date and 1% thereafter
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Interest Rate
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Rate equal to LIBOR rate plus 525 basis points, reduced to 325 basis points on March 31, 2015 per the Amendment
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Rate at July 31, 2016 of 4.25% per annum
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Floor rate of 6.25%, reduced to 4.25% on March 31, 2015 per annum per the Amendment
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Fees: Borrowers shall pay to the Lender the following fees:
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Origination fee of $225,000, paid on the Closing Date and being amortized over the term of loans
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0.50% per annum on unused portion of commitment
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A non-refundable collateral monitoring fee in the amount of $3,000 per month
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All legal and other out of pocket costs
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Financial Covenants
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Borrowers covenanted that, from the Closing Date until the commitment termination date and full payment of the obligations to Senior Lender, Lakeland Industries, Inc. (the parent company), together with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, excluding its Brazilian subsidiary (which has since been transferred to a third party), shall comply with the following additional covenants:
 
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. At the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrowers, Borrowers shall maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.1 to 1.00 for the four quarter period then ending.
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Minimum Quarterly Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”). Borrowers shall achieve, on a rolling four quarter basis excluding the operations of the Borrower’s then Brazilian subsidiary, EBITDA of not less than $4.1 million.
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Capital Expenditures. Borrowers shall not during any fiscal year make capital expenditures in an amount exceeding $1 million in the aggregate.
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The Company is in compliance with all loan covenants of the Senior Debt at July 31, 2016.
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Other Covenants
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Standard financial reporting requirements as defined
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Limitation on amounts that can be advanced to or on behalf of Brazilian operations, limited to one aggregate total of $200,000 for the term of the loan and as amended on June 3, 2015 to facilitate the transfer of the then Brazilian subsidiary to a third party.
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Limitation on total net investment in foreign subsidiaries of a maximum of $1.0 million per annum
 
Borrowings in UK
On December 31, 2014, the Company and its UK subsidiary amended the terms of its existing financing facility with HSBC Bank to provide for (i) a one-year extension of the maturity date of the existing financing facility to December 19, 2016, (ii) an increase in the facility limit from £1,250,000 (approximately USD $1.9 million) to £1,500,000 (approximately USD $2.3 million), and (iii) a decrease in the annual interest rate margin from 3.46% to 3.0%. In addition, pursuant to a letter agreement dated December 5, 2014, the Company agreed that £400,000 (approximately USD $0.6 million) of the note payable by the UK subsidiary to the Company shall be subordinated in priority of payment to the subsidiary’s obligations to HSBC under the financing facility. The balance under this loan outstanding at July 31, 2016 was US $0.1 million and is included in short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The per annum interest rate was 3.00% and the term was for a minimum period of one year renewable on December 19, 2016. On December 31, 2015, Lakeland Industries Europe, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lakeland Industries, Inc., entered into an extension of the maturity date of its existing financing facility with HSBC Invoice Finance (UK) Ltd. to December 19, 2016. Other than the extension of the maturity date, all other terms of the facility remain the same. 
 
Canada Loans
In September 2013, the Company refinanced its loan with the Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”) for a principal amount of approximately $1.1 million in both Canadian and USD (based on exchange rates at time of closing). Such loan is for a term of 240 months at an interest rate of 6.45% per annum with fixed monthly payments of approximately US $6,048 (C$8,169) including principal and interest. It is collateralized by a mortgage on the Company's warehouse in Brantford, Ontario. The amount outstanding at July 31, 2016 is C$1,018,763 which is included as USD $731,499 long term borrowings on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, net of current maturities of US $50,000.
 
China Loans
On March 28, 2016, Weifang Lakeland Safety Products Co., Ltd., (“WF”), the Company’s Chinese subsidiary and Chinese Rural Credit Cooperative Bank (“CRCCB”) completed an agreement for WF to obtain a line of credit for financing in the amount of US $1.3 million, with interest at 120% of the benchmark rate supplied by CRCCB (which is currently 4.6% per annum). The effective per annum interest rate is currently 5.35%. The loan is collateralized by inventory owned by WF. CRCCB had hired a professional firm to supervise WF’s inventory flow. The balance under this loan outstanding at July 31, 2016 was USD $1.3 million and is included in short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The line of credit is due within a one year period.
 
On December 1, 2015, WF and CRCCB completed an agreement for WF to obtain a line of credit for financing in the amount of RMB 6,000,000 (approximately USD $0.9 million), with interest at 120% of the benchmark rate supplied by CRCCB (which is currently 4.6% per annum). The effective per annum interest rate is currently 5.52%. The loan is collateralized by inventory owned by WF. CRCCB had hired a professional firm to supervise WF’s inventory flow. The balance under this loan outstanding at July 31, 2016 was USD $0.9 million and is included in short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The line of credit is due within a one year period.
 
On October 10, 2015, WF and Bank of China Anqiu Branch completed an agreement for WF to obtain a line of credit for financing in the amount RMB 5,000,000 (approximately USD $0.8 million). The effective per annum interest rate is currently 7%. The loan is collateralized by inventory owned by WF. The balance under this loan outstanding at July 31, 2016 was RMB 5,000,000 (approximately USD $0.8 million) and is included in short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The line of credit is due within a one year period.
 
Argentina Loan
In April 2015, the Company’s Argentina subsidiary was granted a $300,000 line of credit denominated in Argentine pesos, pursuant to a standby letter of credit granted by the parent company. There are several drawdowns each with six month terms at an annual rate of 34%. The balance under this loan outstanding at July 31, 2016 was US $0.1 million and is included in short-term borrowings on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.