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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt

8.  Debt

 

Long term debt consists of borrowings under the Company’s revolving loan agreement with HSBC Bank, N.A. As of December 31, 2012, $24,319,829 was outstanding and $5,680,171 was available for borrowing under the Company’s revolving loan agreement.

 

On April 5, 2012, the Company entered into a new revolving loan agreement with HSBC Bank, N.A. In conjunction with signing the new revolving loan agreement, the Company ended its agreement with Wells Fargo and used funds borrowed under the new loan agreement to pay all amounts then outstanding under the revolving loan agreement with Wells Fargo Bank.

 

The new five-year credit facility provides for increased borrowings of up to an aggregate of $30 million at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% (2.00% at December 31, 2012), which is 0.25% lower than the interest rate under the former loan agreement with Wells Fargo. All principal amounts outstanding under the agreement are required to be repaid in a single amount on April 5, 2017, the date the agreement expires; interest is payable monthly.  Funds borrowed under the agreement may be used for working capital, general operating expenses, share repurchases, acquisitions and certain other purposes.  Under the revolving loan agreement, the Company is required to maintain specific amounts of tangible net worth, a specified debt service coverage ratio, and a fixed charge coverage ratio. These financial covenants in the new loan agreement are similar to the covenants in the prior agreement with Wells Fargo. At December 31, 2012 the Company was in compliance with these covenants under the new agreement with HSBC.