Note 9 - Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

9.     NOTES PAYABLE

Notes Payable – Related Party

The Company had two separate outstanding promissory notes with First Francis Company Inc. (“First Francis”), which were originally issued in  July 2016 in connection with the acquisition of Federal Hose Manufacturing (“Federal Hose”) and which were amended in  July 2018 in connection with acquisition of CAD Enterprises, Inc. (“CAD”). The first promissory note was issued with original principal in the amount of $2,000,000, and the second was issued with original principal in the amount of $2,768,662. The promissory notes each had an interest rate of 6.25% per annum, which was increased from 4.0% per annum as part of the  July 2018 amendments.

In connection with the Komtek Forge acquisition, on  January 15, 2021, the Company refinanced the outstanding First Francis promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $2,077,384, including accrued interest payable through the refinance date and combined this amount with an existing First Francis promissory note carried by Komtek Forge in the amount of $1,702,400 into one note for a combined $3,779,784 loan due to First Francis Company, payable in quarterly installments beginning  April 15, 2021. The interest rate on the refinanced loan remained at 6.25% per annum. First Francis is owned by Edward Crawford and Matthew Crawford, both of whom serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Notes Payable – Seller Note

Effective July 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of CAD. Upon the closing of the transaction, the CAD shares were transferred and assigned to the Company in consideration of the payment by the Company of an aggregate purchase price of $21 million, $12 million of which was payable in cash at closing, with the remainder paid in the form of a subordinated promissory note issued by the Company in favor of a Seller (the “Seller Note”), which is subject to certain post-closing adjustments based on working capital, indebtedness and selling expenses, as specified in the Share Purchase Agreement entered into in connection with the acquisition (the “Share Purchase Agreement”). The Seller Note bears interest at a rate of four percent (4%) per annum and is payable in full no later than June 30, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). The Maturity Date, with respect to any then-outstanding portion of the original principal amount which is subject to an indemnification claim by the Company (asserted in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement) pending as of the date thereof, will be automatically extended until such time as any claim relating to such disputed amount is no longer pending, pursuant to the terms of the Seller Note and subject to additional conditions set forth therein and in the Share Purchase Agreement. The Company is not permitted to prepay any amounts due and owing under the Seller Note. Payment of the Seller Note is secured by a second-priority security interest in the assets of CAD. Interest accrued on the original principal amount is due and payable in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter up to and including June 30, 2023. The Company is required to make quarterly principal payments, the amount of which is calculated based on a four (4) year amortization schedule, on the last day of each calendar quarter up to and including the Maturity Date. The holders of the Seller Note and the Company agreed to defer the quarterly principal payment due June 30, 2020 until June 30, 2022. An additional voluntary prepayment of principal in the amount of $0.6 million was made on September 30, 2022.

Notes payable consists of the following: 

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
In connection with the Komtek Forge acquisition, the Company refinanced the outstanding First Francis promissory notes, accrued interest payable through the refinance date and the assumed First Francis promissory note into one note on January 15, 2021 for a $3,779,784 loan due to First Francis Company, payable in quarterly installments beginning April 15, 2021.	$	2,766,171	$	3,284,762
In connection with the CAD acquisition, the Company entered into a promissory note on July 1, 2018 for a $9,000,000 loan due to the seller, payable in quarterly installments beginning September 30, 2018.		1,125,000		3,937,500
Total notes payable		3,891,171		7,222,262
Less current portion		1,855,065		2,946,885
Notes payable – non-current portion	$	2,036,106	$	4,275,377