NOTE 8 – DEBT



Long-term Debt

The mortgage on the Company’s headquarters building was payable in monthly installments and carried an interest rate of 6.83%.  The mortgage matured on March 1, 2016 and the Company paid $104,000 in the first quarter of 2016 to fully settle the liability. 



Line of Credit

The Company has a $15,000,000 line of credit from Wells Fargo Bank.  The Company had no outstanding borrowings against the line of credit at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Due to the revolving nature of loans under our credit facility, additional borrowings and periodic repayments and re-borrowings may be made until the maturity date. The total amount available for borrowings under our credit facility at March 31, 2017 was $10,943,000, based on the borrowing base calculation. Interest on borrowings on the credit line is at LIBOR plus 2.0%  (3.0% at March 31, 2017). The credit agreement expires August 12, 2021 and is secured by assets of the Company.  Our credit agreement contains financial covenants including a minimum liquidity balance of $10,000,000. Liquidity is calculated as the sum of unrestricted cash, marketable securities and the availability on the line of credit. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants at March 31, 2017.