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Note 4 - Credit Facilities and Other Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
4.
Credit Facilities and Other Debt
 
Domestic Credit Facilities
 
North Mill Capital Credit Facility
 
The Company has a secured revolving credit facility in the United States and Canada (the "
NM Credit Facility
") with North Mill Capital, LLC, d/b/a SLR Business Credit ("
NM
").    
 
In order to obtain, document and govern the NM Credit Facility: SGRP and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in the United States and Canada, namely SPAR Marketing Force, Inc. ("
SMF
"), and SPAR Canada Company ("
SCC
") and SPAR Canada, Inc., SPAR Acquisition, Inc., SPAR Assembly and Installation, Inc., and SPAR Trademarks, Inc. (together with SGRP, each a "
NM Guarantor
" and collectively, the "
NM Guarantors
", and together with SMF and SCC, each a "
NM Loan Party
" and collectively, the "
NM Loan Parties
"), entered into
18
-month individual Loan and Security Agreements with NM dated as of
April 10, 2019. 
 
On
January 5, 2021,
the NM Loan Parties and NM executed and delivered a Waiver and Modification Agreement entered in as of
January 4, 2021,
and effective as of
December 31, 2020 (
the "
First Modification Agreement
"), pursuant to which NM and the NM Loan Parties agreed to extend the NM Loan Agreements from
October 2021
to
April 10, 2022,
and increased the amounts of the credit facilities for SMF to
$14.5
(USD) million in the USA and decreased the SCC facility to
$1.5
(CDN) million in Canada; in addition the First Modification Agreement increased SMF's borrowing base availability for unbilled receivables to up to
70%
from
January 1, 2021
through
June 30, 2021,
which thereafter reverts to
65%,
and increased the unbilled cap for SMF to
$4.5
million (USD) from
$3.9
 million (USD). SCC's facility received similar increases.
 
The credit facility continues to require the NM Borrowers to pay interest on the loans thereunder equal to (A) Prime Rate designated by Wells Fargo Bank, plus (B)
one hundred twenty-five
basis points (
1.25%
) or a minimum of
6.75%.
In addition, the Company continues to pay a facility fee to NM of
1.5%
for the
first
$10.5
million loan balance, or
$157,500
per year over the term of the agreement, plus a
$15,000
one
-time fee for each incremental
$1
million increase in loan balance up to
$14.5
million.  Additionally, for the First Modification Agreement, SPAR paid NM a fee of
$7,500
and agreed to reimburse NM's legal and documentation fees.
 
On
March 22, 2021,
NM Loan Parties and NM executed and delivered a Second Modification Agreement entered in as of
March 22, 2021,
and effective as of
April 1, 2021 (
the "
Second 
Modification Agreement
"), pursuant to which NM and the NM Loan Parties agreed to extend the NM Loan Agreements from
April 10, 2022
to
October 10, 2023,
and increased the amounts of the credit facilities for SMF to
$16.5
(USD) million in the USA while the SCC facility remained at
$1.5
(CDN) million in Canada; in addition, the Second Modification Agreement increased SMF's borrowing base availability for unbilled receivables to up to
70%
permanently, and increased the unbilled cap for SMF to
$5.5
(USD) million from
$4.5
(USD) million.  The amended agreement (together, the "
NM Notes
") will require the NM Borrowers to pay interest on the loans thereunder equal to: (A) Prime Rate designated by Wells Fargo Bank, plus; (B)
one hundred twenty-five
basis points (
0.95%
) or a minimum of
5.25%.
In addition, the Company continues to pay a facility fee to NM of
0.8%
decreased from
1.5%
for the
first
$10.5
million loan balance, or
$84,000
per year, over the term of the agreement, plus a
$15,000
one
-time fee for each incremental
$1
million increase in loan balance up to
$16.5
million.  Additionally, the early termination fee has decreased from
1.0%
to
0.85%
of the advance limit.
 
On
March 31, 2021,
the aggregate interest rate was
6.75%
per annum, and the outstanding loan balance was
$11.8
 million. Outstanding amounts are classified as short-term debt.
 
Revolving loans are available to the Borrowers under the NM Credit Facility based upon the borrowing base formula defined in the NM Loan Agreement.  
 
The NM Credit Facility contains certain financial and other restrictive covenants and also limits certain expenditures by the NM Borrowers, including, maintaining a positive trailing EBITDA for each Borrower, limits on non-ordinary course payments ad transactions, incurring or guarantying indebtedness, increases in executive, officer or director compensation, capital expenditures and other investments.  The Company was in compliance of such covenants as of
March 31, 2021.
 
 
Fifth Third Credit Facility - Resource Plus
 
One of the Company's consolidated subsidiaries, Resource Plus of North Florida, Inc. ("
Resource Plus
"), is a party to a revolving line of credit facility (the "Fifth Third Credit Facility") from Fifth Third Bank for
$3.5
million, which is currently scheduled to become due on
June 
16,
2022.
 
 
Revolving loans of up to
$3.5
million are available to Resource Plus under the Fifth Third Credit Facility based upon the borrowing base formula defined in the agreement (principally
80%
of "eligible" accounts receivable less certain reserves). As of
March 31, 2021
, there was
no
outstanding balance. The Fifth Third Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets of Resource Plus.
 
The Fifth Third Credit Facility currently requires Resource Plus to pay interest on the loans thereunder equal to (A) the Daily LIBOR Rate (as defined in the agreement) per annum, plus (B)
two hundred fifty
basis points (
2.50%
). On
March 31, 2021
, the aggregate interest rate under that formula was
3.6%
per annum. The Fifth Third Credit Facility contains a debt service charge coverage ratio financial covenant requiring Resource Plus to maintain a minimum of ratio of
1.2
for available cash flow to fixed charges, as defined in the agreement.  Resource Plus was in compliance of the covenant as of
March 31, 2021.
 
Resource Plus - Seller Notes
 
Effective with the closing of the Resource Plus acquisition, the Company entered into promissory notes with the sellers totaling
$2.3
million. The notes are payable in annual installments at various amounts due on
December
31st
of each year starting with
December 31, 2018 
and continuing through
December 31, 2023.
As such these notes are classified as both short term and long term for the appropriate amounts. The total balance owed at
March 31, 2021
was approximately
$1.3
million.
 
International Credit Facilities:
 
 
SPARFACTS Australia Pty. Ltd. has a secured line of credit facility with National Australia Bank, effective
October 31, 2017,
for
$800,000
(Australian) or approximately
$608,659
 USD (based upon the exchange rate at
March 31, 2021
). The facility provides for borrowing based upon a formula, as defined in the agreement (principally
80%
of eligible accounts receivable less certain deductions). The outstanding balance with National Australia Bank as of
March 31, 2021
was
$12,076
 (Australian) or
$9,188
 USD and is due on demand.
 
SPAR China has secured a loan with Industrial Bank for
3.0
million Chinese Yuan or approximately
$460,000
USD (based upon exchange rate at
March 
31,
2021
).  The loan will expire
December 17, 2021. 
The annual interest rate was
6.0%
as of
March 31, 2021. 
The outstanding balance with Industrial Bank as of
March 31, 2021 
was
3.0
 million Chinese Yuan or
$460,000
USD and is due on demand.
 
SPAR China has secured a loan with CCB Bank for
1.0
million Chinese Yuan or approximately
$153,000
USD (based upon exchange rate at
March 31, 2021). 
The annual interest rate was
6.0%
as of
March 31, 2021. 
The outstanding balance with Industrial Bank as of
March 31, 2021 
was
1.0
 million Chinese Yuan or
$153,000
USD and is due on demand.  
 
Effective
February 4, 2020,
SPAR Todopromo established a line of credit facility with Ve Por Mas for
8.0
 million Mexican Pesos or approximately
$390,096
 USD (based upon the exchange rate at
March 31, 2021). 
The line expires on
May 2021. 
The variable interest rate is TIIE plus
3.0%
resulting in a rate of
7.3%
as of
March 31, 2021. 
There was
no
outstanding balance as of
March 31, 2021.  
 
SPAR Todopromo has secured a line of credit facility with BBVA Bancomer for
5.0
million Mexican Pesos, or approximately
$243,810
USD (based upon the exchange rate at
March 31, 2021). 
The revolving line of credit expires
May 2021. 
The variable interest rate is TIIE plus
5.2%
resulting in a rate of
9.6%
as of
March 31, 2021. 
The outstanding balance with Bancomer as of
March 31, 2021
was
5.0
million Mexican Pesos or
$243,810
USD and is due on demand. 
 
 
   
Interest Rate
     
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
as of
     
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
March 31, 2021
   
2021
   
2022
   
2023
   
2024
   
2025
   
2026
 
Australia - National Australia Bank    
6.56
%    
9
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
China - Industrial Bank    
6.00
%    
460
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
China - CCB Bank    
6.00
%    
153
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Mexico - Ve Por Mas    
7.30
%    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Mexico - Bancomer Bank    
9.60
%    
244
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
USA - North Mill Capital    
6.75
%    
11,774
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
USA - Fifth Third Bank    
3.60
%    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
USA - Resource Plus Seller Notes    
1.85
%    
300
     
300
     
700
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total
   
 
    $
12,940
    $
300
    $
700
    $
-
    $
-
    $
 
 
 
Summary of
Unused
Company Credit and Other Debt Facilities (in thousands):
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2021
   
2020
 
Unused Availability:
               
United States / Canada
  $
6,726
    $
10,238
 
Australia    
599
     
463
 
Mexico    
390
     
262
 
Total Unused Availability
  $
7,715
    $
10,963
 
 
Management believes that based upon the continuation of the Company's existing credit facilities, projected results of operations, vendor payment requirements and other financing available to the Company (including amounts due to affiliates), sources of cash availability should be manageable and sufficient to support ongoing operations over the next year. However, delays in collection of receivables due from any of the Company's major clients, or a significant reduction in business from such clients could have a material adverse effect on the Company's cash resources and its ongoing ability to fund operations.