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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011
DEBT [Abstract]  
DEBT
6. 
DEBT
 
   
October 31,
2011
  
January 31,
2011
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Note payable
 $16,216  $16,442 
Less current maturities
  (316)  (304)
Long-term debt
 $15,900  $16,138 

Note Payable

In July 2004, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Mid-State Bank & Trust, a bank which was subsequently purchased by Rabobank, N.A. The loan had an original principal amount of $18.0 million and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.5%. This loan is secured by the Company's headquarters located in Santa Barbara, California. The terms of the loan provide for the Company to make 119 monthly payments of $115,000 consisting of principal and interest and one final principal payment of $15.4 million. The loan matures in July 2014. The unpaid balance as of October 31, 2011 was $16.2 million.

Credit Facility

On July 8, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured credit agreement with Rabobank, N.A. (the “Facility”). The Facility provides a one-year commitment for a $20 million line of credit for working capital or other business needs. The Company will pay a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum of the daily average of the unused portion of the $20 million Facility. Borrowings under the Facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.75%.

The Facility provides that the Company maintain certain financial and operating ratios which include, among other provisions, minimum liquidity on a consolidated basis of $25 million in cash and equivalents at all times, a current ratio (calculated using current liabilities excluding deferred revenue) of not less than 1.3 to 1.0 determined at the end of each fiscal quarter, a leverage ratio of not more than 1.5 to 1.0 determined at the end of each fiscal quarter, and a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.5 to 1.0 determined at the end of each fiscal year. The Facility also contains customary covenants that could restrict the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness. At October 31, 2011, the effective borrowing rate would have been 1.0%.

As of October 31, 2011, there were no borrowings under the Facility and the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants.