Note 7 - Corporate Debt

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

       CORPORATE DEBT

The Company has a revolving line of credit with PNC Bank, National Association (PNC Bank) of

$3,000,000.

No

amounts were outstanding under the line of credit as of both

November 30, 2017

and

August 31, 2017.

At the option of the Company, outstanding advances under the line of credit bear interest at either (a) an annual rate based on LIBOR plus

2.15%

for the applicable LIBOR interest period selected by the Company or (b) at the rate publicly announced by PNC Bank from time to time as its prime rate.

The line of credit is governed under a loan agreement. The loan agreement contains standard covenants, including affirmative financial covenants, such as the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and negative covenants, which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, loans and equity investments, disposition of assets, mergers and consolidations and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Under the loan agreement, the Company is subject to a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of

1.10:1.00.

As of

November 30, 2017,

the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

The revolving credit facility allows the Company to request that PNC Bank issue letters of credit up to

$1,200,000.

The Company did

not

have any letters of credit reserved against the available letters of credit balance as of

November 30, 2017

and

August 31, 2017

with PNC Bank. The availability of advances under the line of credit will be reduced by the face amount of any letter of credit issued and outstanding (whether or

not

drawn) under the revolving credit facility. 

As of

November 30, 2017

and

August 31, 2017,

the Company had

$88,831

and

$89,543,

respectively, of letters of credit with JP Morgan Chase Bank that are performance based and set to expire between

2020

and

2022.

On

January 5, 2018,

the Company and PNC Bank extended the maturity date of the line of credit to

January 7, 2019.

All other terms of the line of credit and the loan agreement and other documents evidencing the line of credit remain the same.