Senior Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Senior Debt [Abstract]

Senior debt

9. Senior debt

We entered into our current Bank Facility on December 29, 2005 with Fifth Third Bank. The Bank Facility was amended on various dates and fees paid for these amendments were deferred and are being amortized over the remaining term of the Bank Facility.

On August 6, 2010, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement effective as of June 30, 2010, which amends and restates in its entirety the Bank Facility and extends the termination date of the line of credit to April 1, 2013 and the term loan to April 1, 2014. The amendment and restatement also increases the limit on letters of credit from $5.0 million to $10.0 million, resets the pricing grid, which temporarily increased our interest rates by 0.5% until the next pricing grid determination date of December 31, 2010, at which time the pricing level was re-determined based on the Company’s trailing twelve month fixed charge ratio which resulted in a reduction to our interest rates by 0.5%. The most recent repricing as of December 31, 2012 did not result in any change to our interest rates. The maximum commitment under the Line of Credit remained at $20.0 million. Fees of $23,000 were paid for this amendment.

Terms of the Bank Facility, as amended, include financial covenants which require compliance at each quarter through March 31, 2013. The maximum capital expenditures financial covenant is $2.5 million per year. The minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is 2.5:1.0 for each quarter through the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and 1.25:1.0 thereafter. The maximum funded debt to EBITDA covenant is 3.0 to 1. Also, if we fail to pay (after grace periods) any other debt or lease that, individually or in the aggregate involves indebtedness in excess of $100,000, and such default gives any creditor or lessor the right to accelerate the maturity of any such indebtedness or lease payments, then absent a waiver from the lender, it would result in a default under our Bank Facility and the acceleration of the maturity of outstanding debt under our Bank Facility. As of December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. In the future, if we cannot comply with the terms of the Bank Facility covenants it will be necessary for us to obtain a waiver or renegotiate our loan covenants, and there can be no assurance that such negotiations would be successful. In the event that we are not successful in obtaining a waiver or an amendment, we would be declared in default, which could cause all amounts owed to be immediately due and payable. We paid the term loan off in 2010 and have no outstanding borrowings under the line of credit as of December 31, 2012 or 2011. Borrowings are subject to a borrowing base limitation, including reducing the borrowing base by the amount of outstanding letters of credit and at December 31, 2012, $14.6 million could be borrowed. As of December 31, 2012, the Company has $1.9 million in outstanding trade letters of credit. Our property and equipment, accounts receivable, investments and inventory serve as collateral for our bank debt. Our debt agreements contain customary covenants and events of default. We are in active discussions to amend the Bank Facility to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit line from April 1, 2013. If we are unable to amend the Bank Facility to extend the maturity date of April 1, 2013, and our cash is utilized to repay outstanding debt, we could experience an immediate reduction in working capital available to operate our business.