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Short-term Loans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Short-term Loans

Note 8 — Short-term loans

East West Bank loan

FGI Industries, Inc. (formerly named Foremost Groups, Inc.) (“FGI Industries”) has a line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with East West Bank, which is collateralized by all assets of FGI Industries and personally guaranteed by Liang Chou Chen, who holds approximately 49.89% of the voting control of Foremost. On November 25, 2022, the line was extended, to a new maturity date of December 21, 2024, and the current amount of maximum borrowings is $18,000,000. This is an assets-based line of credit, the borrowing limit is calculated based on certain percentage of accounts receivable and inventory balances.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, FGI Industries is required to maintain (a) a debt coverage ratio (defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by current portion of long-term debt plus interest expense) of not less than 1.25 to 1, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter; (b) an effective tangible net worth (defined as total book net worth plus minority interest, less amounts due from officers, shareholders and affiliates, minus intangible assets and accumulated amortization, plus debt subordinated to East West Bank) of not less than $10,000,000 on consolidated basis; and (c) a total debt to tangible net worth ratio (defined as total liabilities divided by tangible net

worth, which is defined as total book net worth plus minority interest, less loans to officers, shareholders, and affiliates minus intangible assets and accumulated amortization) not to exceed 4.0 to 1, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter, on consolidated basis. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, FGI Industries was in compliance with these financial covenants. As of the date of the report, FGI Industries is in the process of obtaining extension for Corporate Borrower Annual Statements, a U.S. standalone reporting obligation, which will be due by April 30, 2024. If the condition is not met, East West Bank has the right to close the line of credit.

The loan bears interest at rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) 0.25 percentage points less than the Prime Rate quoted by the Wall Street Journal or (ii) the SOFR Rate (as administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited and displayed by Bloomberg LP) plus 2.20% per annum (in either case, subject to a minimum rate of 4.500% per annum). The interest rate as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was 8.25% and 7.25%, respectively.

Each sum of borrowings under the Credit Agreement is deemed due on demand and is classified as a short-term loan. The outstanding balance of such loan was $6,959,175 and $9,795,052 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

HSBC Canada Bank Loan / Foreign Exchange Facility

 

FGI Canada Ltd. has a line of credit agreement with HSBC Canada (the “Canadian Revolver”). The revolving line of credit with HSBC Canada allows for borrowing up to CAD $7,500,000 (US $5,662,087 as of the December 31, 2023 exchange rate). This is an assets-based line of credit, the borrowing limit is calculated based on certain percentage of accounts receivable and inventory balances. Pursuant to the Canadian Revolver, FGI Canada Ltd. is required to maintain (a) a debt to tangible net worth ratio of no more than 3.00 to 1.00; and (b) a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of at least 1.25 to 1.00. The loan bears interest at a rate of Prime rate plus 0.50%. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, FGI Canada Ltd. was in compliance with these financial covenants.

Borrowings under this line of credit amounts to $0 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. The facility matures at the discretion of HSBC Canada upon 60 days notice.

FGI Canada Ltd. also has a revolving foreign exchange facility with HSBC Canada of up to a permitted maximum of US $3,000,000. The advances are available to purchase foreign exchange forward contacts from time to time up to six months, subject to an overall maximum aggregate USD Equivalent outstanding face value not exceeding $3,000,000.