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Note 8 - Line of Credit
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
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8
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Line of Credit
 
As of
December
31,
2016,
the Company had a bank line of credit that provides borrowing capacity of
$35
million. Borrowings under the credit agreement are secured by our assets and a pledge of
65%
of the Company’s ownership interest in certain of its foreign subsidiaries. The credit agreement expires on
December
31,
2017
and contains various restrictions on indebtedness, liens, guarantees, redemptions, mergers, acquisitions or sale of assets, loans, transactions with affiliates, and investments. It prohibits the Company from declaring dividends without the bank’s prior consent, unless such payment of dividends would not violate any terms of the credit agreement. The Company is also prohibited from repurchasing shares of its common stock unless such purchase would not violate any terms of the credit agreement; the Company
may
not use proceeds of the line of credit to repurchase shares. Borrowings bear interest at LIBOR plus
1.8%.
Financial covenants include maintaining a minimum tangible net worth, maintaining a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) and not exceeding a maximum funded debt to earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization ratio. In
2016,
the Company exceeded the maximum lease payments for personal property of
$100,000
permitted under the financial covenants, resulting in non-compliance. The Company has subsequently obtained a waiver of the personal property lease payments covenant for
2016.
As of
December
31,
2016:
(i) the Company was in compliance with all remaining covenants; (ii) there were no borrowings under the line of credit; and (iii) there was
$35.0
million available for borrowing under the line of credit.