Note 9 - Notes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

9.     NOTES PAYABLE

Notes Payable – Related Party

In connection with the Komtek Forge acquisition, on  January 15, 2021, the Company refinanced its previously 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 Ambassador Edward Crawford and Matthew Crawford, both of whom serve on the Board of Directors of the Company.

Notes payable consists of the following: 

	March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
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 and maturing on October 15, 2025	$	1,093,146	$	1,294,435
Total notes payable		1,093,146		1,294,435
Less current portion		837,105		824,226
Notes payable – non-current portion	$	256,041	$	470,209