Note 5 - Line of Credit and Term Debt |
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Debt Disclosure [Text Block] |
Total debt consists of the following at March 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:
Line of Credit and Term Loans
On June 3, 2016, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with the Bank after the necessary approvals from the State of Hawaii were received, to secure the lien on the Company’s leasehold property in Kona, Hawaii. The Credit Agreement further defined the terms and conditions for the 2012 Loan and allowed for the Line of Credit, which was subsequently converted to the 2023 Loan. 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.
On October 13, 2023, the Bank converted the Line of Credit to the 2023 Loan in the amount of $1,480,000, with no further advances or disbursements under this facility, with an original maturity of August 30, 2024. On August 28, 2024, the Bank extended the maturity date of the 2023 Loan from August 30, 2024 to March 31, 2025. On June 2, 2025, the Bank extended the maturity date of the 2023 Loan from March 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026, at which time the full unpaid principal balance owed under the Credit Agreement, together with all interest, shall be due and payable in full. The 2023 Loan was amended to require four equal installments due May 2025 through August 2025 of $77,500 plus interest accrued, then beginning in September 2025, monthly payments of $40,000 plus interest accrued. All interest on the unpaid balance of the loan is accrued at the plus 2%, floating, provided that at no time shall the annual interest rate be less than 7.0%. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had $760,000 and $1,240,000, respectively, outstanding on the 2023 Loan which bears interest at 7.5% and 8.5%, respectively, plus 2%. The 2023 Loan was included in current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
In 2012, the Company executed the 2012 Loan with the Bank providing for $5,500,000 in aggregate borrowings 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 United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Rural Development Guarantee program. 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 (19) years. Interest on the 2012 Loan accrues on the outstanding principal balance at an annual variable rate equal to the published (7.5% and 8.5% at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) plus 1.0% and is adjustable on the first day of each calendar quarter and fixed for that quarter, provided that at no time shall the annual interest rate be less than 5.5%. The balance under the 2012 Loan was $2,954,000 and $3,220,000 at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was included in current maturities of long-term debt in the debt table above. See Loan Covenants, Violations and Waiver below.
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 guaranteed 80% of all amounts owing under the 2012 Loan. The balance in unamortized debt issuance costs was $68,000 and $80,000 at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was included in current maturities of long-term debt in the debt table above. See Loan Covenants, Violations and Waiver below.
Loan Covenants, Violations and Waiver
The Company’s 2023 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, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with the required debt service coverage ratio, however, was in compliance with the two other covenants. Due to this violation, the Bank would be contractually entitled to require immediate repayment of the outstanding term loans and the outstanding line of credit balance. On June 22, 2023, the Bank issued the Company a letter waiving the covenant violation as of March 31, 2023, and implemented an immediate freeze on any and all further advances of the Credit Agreement through the maturity date. As of March 31, 2024, the Company was not incompliance with the debt service coverage and current ratio, however, was in compliance with the third covenant. On September 12, 2024, the Bank issued a letter waiving the covenant violations as of March 31, 2024, but noting that the Bank reserves its right to declare a default in the future, if any covenants remain out of compliance at applicable measurement dates. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was not in compliance with the debt service coverage and current ratio, however, was in compliance with the third covenant. On June 4, 2025, the Bank issued a letter waiving the covenant violations as of March 31, 2025, but there can be no assurance that the Bank will provide such a waiver and may declare a default if any covenants remain out of compliance at applicable measurement dates.
Although the 2012 Loan matures in August 2032, it is probable that a debt covenant violation occurs within the next twelve months. Therefore, the 2012 Loan and related unamortized debt issuance costs are classified as current on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Line of Credit and Debt – Related Party
In April 2019, the Company obtained a loan pursuant to the Skywords Note (as defined below in Note 15 Related Party Transactions) in the amount of $1,500,000 with a related party and the interest was payable quarterly. The Skywords Note was originally due in April 2021. In April 2021, the Company amended the Skywords Note, which extended the maturity date to April 2024, converted $500,000 into the Revolver, adjusted the interest rate to reflect a floor of 5%, and granted a security interest in substantially all of the Company’s personal property assets, subject to limited exceptions. Concurrently, with the amendment and conversion of the original Skywords Note, the Company repaid in cash the principal amount of $500,000 plus accrued interest to date of $1,900 (see Note 15). In December 2022, the Company further amended the Skywords Note to extend the maturity date to April 2025 and increase the Revolver to $1,000,000. On August 14, 2023, the Company further amended the Skywords Note to increase the Revolver to $2,000,000. On August 9, 2024, the Company further amended the Skywords Note to increase the Revolver from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000 and extend the maturity date to April 2026, as well as to extend the maturity date of the Skywords Note to April 12, 2027.
The balance under the Skywords Note was $1,000,000 at both March 31, 2025 and 2024, which was included in long-term debt in the debt table above. At March 31, 2025 and 2024, the balance under the Revolver was $3,000,000 and $1,250,000, respectively, which was included in line of credit – related party in the debt table above. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal balance and the Revolver at an annual variable rate equal to the published (7.5% and 8.5% at March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) plus 1.0% and is adjustable on the first day of each calendar quarter and fixed for that quarter, provided that at no time shall the annual interest rate be less than 5.0%.
Future principal payments, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs, under the term loans as of March 31, 2025 are as follows:
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