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LINES OF CREDIT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
LINES OF CREDIT  
LINES OF CREDIT

NOTE 10 – LINES OF CREDIT

 

A summary of the Company’s lines of credit as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, is presented below:

 

 

 

December 31,

2024

 

 

December 31,

2023

 

National

 

$4,012,642

 

 

$3,918,523

 

Alpha

 

 

960,867

 

 

 

1,130,140

 

Pancreta

 

 

1,583,291

 

 

 

1,122,210

 

EFG

 

 

428,252

 

 

 

459,400

 

Ending balance

 

$6,985,052

 

 

$6,630,273

 

 

The Company has three lines of credit with the National Bank of Greece, which are renewed annually. The three lines have interest rates of 6.00% (the “National Bank LOC”), 3.6% (the “COSME 2 Facility”), and 3.6% plus the six-month Euribor rate and any contributions currently in force by law on certain lines of credit (the “COSME 1 Facility”).

 

The maximum borrowing allowed for the 6% line of credit was $5,175,500 and $3,290,945 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company increased the maximum borrowing capacity under this line of credit. This amendment was executed to enhance financial flexibility and support the Company’s operational and strategic initiatives. The outstanding balance of the facility was $3,165,058 and $2,829,828, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The cumulative maximum borrowing allowed for the COSME 1 Facility and COSME 2 Facility (collectively, the “Facilities”) was $1,035,100 and $1,106,200 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The outstanding balance of the Facilities was $895,987 and $1,099,255 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. 

 

The Company maintains a line of credit with Alpha Bank of Greece (“Alpha LOC”), which is renewed annually and has a current interest rate of 6.00%. The maximum borrowing allowed was $1,035,100 and $1,106,200 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The outstanding balance of the Alpha LOC was $960,828 and $1,130,141, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

The Company holds a line of credit with Pancreta Bank (“Pancreta LOC”), which is renewed annually and has a current interest rate of 4.10%. The maximum borrowing allowed as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1,552,650 and $1,537,618, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding balance of the Pancreta LOC was $1,583,291 and $1,122,210, respectively.

The Company maintains a line of credit with EGF (“EGF LOC”), which is renewed annually and has a current interest rate of 4.49%. The maximum borrowing allowed as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $414,040 and $442,480, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the outstanding balance of the EGF LOC was $428,251 and $459,400, respectively.

 

Under the aforementioned line of credit agreements, the Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and covenants. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company was in compliance with these ratios and covenants.

 

All lines of credit are guaranteed by customer receivable checks, which are a type of factoring in which postponed customer checks are assigned by the Company to the bank, in order to be financed at an agreed upon rate.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, interest expense on the Company’s outstanding lines of credit balances was $503,745 and $393,628, respectively.