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Note Receivable and Line of Credit Issued
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]  
Note Receivable and Line of Credit Issued

(10) Note Receivable and Line of Credit Issued

On January 30, 2012, the Company completed the sale of its label manufacturing operations in Asheboro, North Carolina to Label Line Ltd. The net sale price of $1,000,000 was received in the form of a promissory note issued by Label Line Ltd. which was secured by a first lien on various collateral, including the Asheboro plant and plant assets. The note bears interest at 3.75% and was payable in sixteen quarterly installments of principal and interest which commenced on January 30, 2013. In February 2016, the balance remaining on this note was paid in full.

The terms of the Asheboro sale also included an agreement for AstroNova to provide Label Line Ltd. with additional financing in the form of a revolving line of credit in the amount of $600,000. This line of credit is secured by a first lien on various collateral of Label Line Ltd., including the Asheboro plant and plant assets, and bears interest at a rate equal to the United States prime rate plus an additional margin of two percent on the outstanding credit balance. The term of this revolving line of credit has been extended through January 31, 2017. As of April 30, 2016, $150,000 remains outstanding on this revolving line of credit.