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Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2012
Debt [Abstract] |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 5 - Debt
Debt | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Revolving line domestic | $18,252 | $18,252
Mortgage notes | 11,012 |  | 11,864 |
Revolving lines foreign | 1,526 |  | 2,180 |
Term loans | 4,797 |  | 6,562 |
Capitalized lease obligations (See Note 6 - Lease information) | 1,831 |  | 416 |
Total debt | 37,418 |  | 39,274 |
Less current maturities | 2,736 |  | 3,082 |
Total long-term debt | $34,682 | $36,192
The following table summarizes the Company's scheduled maturities at January 31,:
| Total | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | Thereafter |
Revolving line domestic | $18,252 |  | $— |  | $18,252 |  | $— |  |  | $— |  |  | $— |  |  | $— |
Mortgages | 11,012 | 499 | 281 | 298 | 315 | 333 | 9,286
Revolving line foreign | 1,526 | 589 | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 937
Term loans | 4,797 | 1,237 | 1,749 | 263 | — |  | — |  | 1,548
Capitalized lease obligations | 1,831 | 411 | 379 | 345 | 349 | 347 | — |
Total | $37,418 | $2,736 | $20,661 | $906 | $664 | $680 | $11,771
On July 11, 2002, the Company entered into a secured loan and security agreement with a financial institution ("Loan Agreement"). Under the terms of the Loan Agreement as amended, which matures on November 30, 2013, the Company can borrow up to $38 million, subject to borrowing base and other requirements, under a revolving asset-based line of credit. The Loan Agreement covenants restrict debt, liens, investments, do not permit payment of dividends, and require attainment of levels of profitability and cash flows. At January 31, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Agreement. Interest rates are based on options selected by the Company as follows: (a) a margin in effect plus a prime rate; or (b) a margin in effect plus the LIBOR rate for the corresponding interest period. At January 31, 2012, the prime rate was 3.25%, the LIBOR rate was 0.375%, and the margins added to the prime rate and the LIBOR rate, which are determined each quarter based on the applicable financial statement ratio, were 0.5 and 2.75 percentage points, respectively. Monthly interest payments were made during the years ended January 31, 2012 and 2011. As of January 31, 2012, the Company had borrowed $18.3 million and had $6.9 million available to it under the revolving line of credit. In addition, $0.2 million of availability was used under the Loan Agreement primarily to support letters of credit to guarantee amounts committed for inventory purchases. The Loan Agreement provides that all domestic receipts are deposited in a bank account from which all funds may only be used to pay the debt under the Loan Agreement. At January 31, 2012, the amount of such restricted cash was $1.7 million. Cash required for operations is provided by draw-downs on the line of credit. The weighted average interest rates based on the domestic revolving line balance at January 31, 2012 and 2011, were 3.51% and 3.16%, respectively. The Company guarantees the subsidiaries' debt including all foreign debt. Mortgages. On July 10, 2010, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of 4,649,000 Danish Kroners ("DKK") (approximately $850 thousand U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on transaction date) from a Danish bank under a mortgage note secured by its industrial process cooling manufacturing facility in Denmark. The loan has an interest rate of 3.29%, quarterly payments of approximately $16 thousand for both principal and interest and matures July 2030. On March 4, 2008, the Company borrowed $5.4 million under a mortgage note secured by the filtration products manufacturing facility located in Bolingbrook, Illinois and matures March 2033. The 25 year mortgage resets its interest rate every five years based on a published index. The initial interest rate is 6.54% during the first five years with monthly payments of $37 thousand for principal and interest combined. On January 18, 2008, the Company borrowed $3.7 million under a mortgage note secured by its manufacturing and office facility in Niles, Illinois. The loan bears interest at 6.26% with monthly payments of $23 thousand for both principal and interest based on an amortization schedule of 30 years with a balloon payment at maturity in January 2018. On December 31, 2005, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of 7,067,000 DKK (approximately $1.1 million U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date) from a Danish bank to partially finance a building addition at the filtration products manufacturing facility in Denmark. The loan bears interest at 4.28% with quarterly payments of $23 thousand for both principal and interest and matures December 2025. On May 11, 2005, the Company obtained a loan in the amount of 3,241,500 DKK (approximately $536 thousand U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date) from a Danish bank to partially finance the building addition. The loan bears interest at 4.89% with quarterly payments of $11 thousand for both principal and interest and matures May 2025. On July 31, 2002, Perma-Pipe, Inc. borrowed $1.8 million under a mortgage note secured by its manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The proceeds were used for payment of amounts borrowed. The loan bears interest at 7.75% with monthly payments of $21 thousand for both principal and interest and matures July 2012 On April 26, 2002, Midwesco Filter borrowed $2.0 million under a mortgage note secured by its manufacturing facility in Winchester, Virginia. Proceeds from the mortgage, net of a prior mortgage loan were used to make payments under the Term Loan (defined below). The loan bears interest at 7.10% with a monthly payment of $24 thousand for both principal and interest and matures April 2012. Revolving lines foreign. The Company also has credit arrangements used by its Denmark and U.A.E. subsidiaries. These credit arrangements are in the form of overdraft facilities at rates competitive in the countries in which the Company operates. The interest rate at the Denmark subsidiaries was 4.9% January 31, 2012, and the interest rate at the U.A.E subsidiaries was 6.0% at January 31, 2012. At January 31, 2012, borrowings under these credit arrangements totaled $1.5 million; an additional $3.8 million remained unused. Term loans. On May 14, 2010, Perma-Pipe, Inc. borrowed $1.0 million under an equipment loan secured by equipment. The loan bears interest at 5.8393% with monthly payments of $24 thousand for both principal and interest and matures May 2014. The Company purchased insurance on the lives of key executive officers. As beneficiary, the Company receives the cash surrender value if the policy is terminated and, upon death of the insured, receives all benefits payable. Cash surrender value of life insurance is reported in long term assets on the balance sheet. On April 27, 2010, the Company obtained a loan with no maturity date in the amount of $2.0 million collateralized by the cash surrender value of the policies. The loans carry interest at a rate of 4.25% and require interest only payments annually. At January 31, 2012, the balance was $1.5 million. On August 28, 2007, the Company amended and restated the Term Loan Note to $3.0 million ("Term Loan"). Interest rates under the Term Loan are based on options selected by the Company as follows: (a) a margin in effect plus a prime rate; or (b) a margin in effect plus the LIBOR rate for the corresponding interest period. At January 31, 2012, the prime rate was 3.25%, the LIBOR rate was 0.375% and the margins added to the prime rate and the LIBOR rate, which are determined each quarter based on the applicable financial statement ratio, were 0.75 and 3 percentage points, respectively. The Company is scheduled to pay $107 thousand of principal on the first days of March, June, September and December in each year, with the remaining unpaid principal payable on November 30, 2013. The weighted average interest rates based on this loan at January 31, 2012 and 2011, were 3.34% and 2.92%, respectively On December 30, 2005, Perma-Pipe, Inc. borrowed $0.9 million under an equipment loan secured by equipment. The loan bears interest at 6.23% with monthly payments of $13 thousand for both principal and interest and matures December 2012. On April 8, 2003, the Company obtained a loan from a Danish bank to purchase equipment and office furniture for a building for the filtration products' facility in Denmark, in the amount of 700,000 Euros, approximately $0.8 million U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the transaction date. The loan bears interest at 6.1% with quarterly payments of $9 thousand for both principal and interest and matures April 2013. Capital leases. On January 31, 2012, Perma-Pipe, Inc. borrowed $1.2 million under an equipment loan secured by equipment. The loan bears interest at 6.6966% with monthly payments of $24 thousand for both principal and interest and matures January 2017. On July 1, 2011, filtration products' Denmark location obtained a capital lease in the amount of 2,180,827 DKK (approximately $387 thousand U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date) from a Danish bank to finance capital expenditures. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.372% per annum with monthly principal payments of $6 thousand, and quarterly interest payments and matures June 2016. Between 2009 and 2011, the Company obtained several capital leases totaling $273 thousand to finance capital computer equipment. The interest rate for these capital leases range from 3.7935% to 5.763% per annum with monthly principal and interest payments of $9 thousand and matures between October 2013 and May 2014. During 2011, piping systems obtained several capital leases totaling 3,129,000 Indian Rupees (approximately $57 thousand U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date) to finance vehicle equipment. The interest rate for these capital leases range from 14.4% to 17.8% per annum with monthly principal and interest payments of $2.5 thousand and mature in 2014. On April 23, 2010, filtration products' Denmark location obtained a capital lease in the amount of 952,600 DKK (approximately $170 thousand U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date) from a Danish bank to finance capital expenditures. The loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.00% per annum with monthly principal payments of $2.5 thousand, and quarterly interest payments and matures April 2015.

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