Note 7 - Corporate Debt	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	7. CORPORATE DEBT The Company has a revolving line of credit with PNC Bank, National Association (PNC Bank) of $3,000,000. No amounts were outstanding under the line of credit as of both November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020. The line of credit is governed under a loan agreement. The loan agreement contains standard covenants, including affirmative financial covenants, such as the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and negative covenants, which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, loans and equity investments, disposition of assets, mergers and consolidations and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Under the loan agreement, the Company is subject to a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10:1.00. As of November 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. On December 21, 2020, the Company and PNC Bank amended the loan agreement relating to the revolving line of credit and amended and restated the promissory note issued by the Company relating to the revolving line of credit. Pursuant to these amendments: (a) the rate at which amounts outstanding under the line of credit bear interest was revised to equal (i) (A) a per annum rate equal to the “London Interbank Offered Rate” for a one month period determined and applied each business day until the next business date, or if greater (B) 75 basis points (0.75%), plus (ii) 325 basis points (3.25%); (b) a provision was added that added a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event the “London Interbank Offered Rate” is no longer available or in certain other circumstances which are determined to make using an alternative rate desirable; (c) the maturity date of the line of credit was extended to January 7, 2022; (d) the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant was revised to be required to be maintained only as of the end of each fiscal year at a ratio of 1.10:1.0, the same ratio as previously in effect. The definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” was amended to delete the effects of changes to paid-in capital on stockholders’ equity and delete references to payments under all capital leases . The related definition of “EBITDA” was amended to delete the effect of non-cash reductions or increases in net income and the related definition of “Current Maturities” was amended to delete the reference to the phrase “as current maturities” ; and (e) the automatic sweep by PNC Bank of the Company’s checking account and the automatic advance from the line of credit to the Company’s checking account were terminated. Except as described above, the other material terms of the revolving line of credit and loan agreement with PNC Bank and other related documents were not affected by the foregoing described amendments. As of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, the Company did not have any letters of credit outstanding with respect to the letter of credit sub-facility available under the revolving line of credit with PNC Bank. As of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, the Company had $88,831 of letters of credit with JP Morgan Chase Bank that are performance based and set to expire in 2021 and 2022.

Note 7 - Corporate Debt

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2020

7. CORPORATE DEBT

The Company has a revolving line of credit with PNC Bank, National Association (PNC Bank) of $3,000,000. No amounts were outstanding under the line of credit as of both November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020.

The line of credit is governed under a loan agreement. The loan agreement contains standard covenants, including affirmative financial covenants, such as the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and negative covenants, which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, loans and equity investments, disposition of assets, mergers and consolidations and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. Under the loan agreement, the Company is subject to a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10:1.00. As of November 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

On December 21, 2020, the Company and PNC Bank amended the loan agreement relating to the revolving line of credit and amended and restated the promissory note issued by the Company relating to the revolving line of credit. Pursuant to these amendments:

(a) the rate at which amounts outstanding under the line of credit bear interest was revised to equal (i) (A) a per annum rate equal to the “London Interbank Offered Rate” for a one month period determined and applied each business day until the next business date, or if greater (B) 75 basis points (0.75%), plus (ii) 325 basis points (3.25%);

(b) a provision was added that added a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event the “London Interbank Offered Rate” is no longer available or in certain other circumstances which are determined to make using an alternative rate desirable;

(d) the fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant was revised to be required to be maintained only as of the end of each fiscal year at a ratio of 1.10:1.0, the same ratio as previously in effect. The definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” was amended to delete the effects of changes to paid-in capital on stockholders’ equity and delete references to payments under all capital leases . The related definition of “EBITDA” was amended to delete the effect of non-cash reductions or increases in net income and the related definition of “Current Maturities” was amended to delete the reference to the phrase “as current maturities” ; and

(e) the automatic sweep by PNC Bank of the Company’s checking account and the automatic advance from the line of credit to the Company’s checking account were terminated.

Except as described above, the other material terms of the revolving line of credit and loan agreement with PNC Bank and other related documents were not affected by the foregoing described amendments.

As of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, the Company did not have any letters of credit outstanding with respect to the letter of credit sub-facility available under the revolving line of credit with PNC Bank.

As of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, the Company had $88,831 of letters of credit with JP Morgan Chase Bank that are performance based and set to expire in 2021 and 2022.