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Long-term debt
12 Months Ended
Mar. 26, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term debt
7.
Long-term debt:
 
(a)
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
 
 
  
As of
 
  
March 26, 2022
 
  
March 27, 2021
 
 
  
(In thousands)
Term loan from SLR Credit Solutions, bearing interest at an annual

rate of CDOR plus 7.75% (CDOR plus 8.25% in fiscal
 
2021),

repayable at maturity in December 2026, secured by
the
 
assets of the Company (net of deferred financing costs of $314,000
 
a
nd

$167,000, respectively). Refer to note 6 for additional
 
information.
     12,186        12,333  
$10 million term loan from Investissement Québec, bearing interest at
an annual rate of 3.14%, repayable in 60 equal payments beginning
in July 2021 (net of deferred financing costs of $20,000 and
$44,000, respectively).
     8,816        9,956  
$0.4 million term loan from Business Development Bank of
Canada, bearing interest at an annual rate of 8.3%
 
repayable in
72 monthly payments beginning in May 2021.
     374        —    
USD $1.5 million cash advance owing to the Company’s
controlling
 
shareholder, Montel, bearing interest at an annual
rate
 
of 11%, net of withholding taxes (note
14
(c))
     1,875        1,887  
USD $2.5 million loan owing to the Company’s controlling
shareholder, Montel, bearing interest at an annual rate of 11%, net
of withholding taxes (note
14
(c)). Repayable in August 2021.
     —          1,573  
Obligations under finance leases, at annual interest rates between
2.2% and 3.9%, secured by leasehold improvements, furniture, and
equipment, maturing at various dates to June 2025.
     249        273  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       23,500        26,022  
Current portion of long-term debt
     2,129        2,960  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     $ 21,371      $ 23,062  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(b)
On July 8, 2020, the Company secured a new
six-year
term loan with Investissement Québec in the amount of $10.0 million, as amended. The secured term loan was used to fund the working capital needs of the Company. The loan bears interest at a rate of 3.14% per annum and is repayable in 60 equal payments beginning in July 2021. The term loan with Investissement Québec requires the Company on an annual basis to have a working capital ratio (defined as current assets divided by current liabilities excluding the current portion of operating lease liabilities) of at least 1.01. On June 2, 2021, the Company obtained a waiver from Investissement Québec with respect to the requirement to meet the working capital ratio at March 26, 2022. As at March 26, 2022, the working capital ratio (defined as current assets divided by current liabilities excluding the current portion of operating lease liabilities) was 1.11.
 
c)
On April 12, 2021, the Company secured a new
5-year
term loan with Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for an amount of up to $0.4
million to be used specifically to finance the renovations of the Company’s Brinkhaus store location in Calgary, Alberta. As of March 26, 2022,
the Company has $0.4 million outstanding on the loan. The loan bears interest at a rate of 8.3% per annum and is repayable in 72 monthly
payments.
 
(d)
Future minimum lease payments for finance leases required in the following five years are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ending March:
  
 
 
2023
   $ 75  
2024
     69  
2025
     67  
2025
     54  
2026
     —    
    
 
265
 
Less imputed interes
t
     16  
    
 
 
 
    
$
249
 
    
 
 
 
 
(e)
Principal payments on long-term debt required in the following five years and thereafter, including obligations under finance leases, are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year ending March:
  
 
 
2023
   $ 2,146  
2024
     2,141  
2025
     2,139  
2026
     1,794  
2027
     13,387  
Thereafter
     1,893  
 
 
 
 
 
     $ 23,500
 
    
 
 
 
 
(f)
As of March 26, 2022 and March 27, 2021, the Company had $0.6 million, and $0.6 million of outstanding letters of credit which were provided to certain lenders, respectively.