Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
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NOTE 13 – DEBT:

On June 1, 2021, the Company entered into a $20,000 five-year term loan with Bank of America. The term loan requires monthly principal payments of $167 through June 1, 2026, with the remaining principal amount plus all interest due on the maturity date. The interest rate on the term loan is the applicable Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index ("BSBY"), plus 1.50%, subject to a 0.00% floor.

Long term debt is comprised of the following:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

Bank of America term loan

 

$

15,000

 

 

$

18,500

 

 

Less: unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(816

)

 

 

(122

)

 

 

 

 

14,184

 

 

 

18,378

 

 

Less: current portion

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

Total

 

$

12,184

 

 

$

16,378

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022, future minimum payments required were as follows:

Remainder of 2023

 

$

500

 

2024

 

 

2,000

 

2025

 

 

2,000

 

2026

 

 

10,500

 

2027

 

 

 

2028 and thereafter

 

 

 

Total

 

$

15,000

 

 

On June 1, 2021, the Company terminated its revolving credit facility agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and entered into a five-year revolving credit facility with Bank of America that provided a $30,000 line of credit, including letters of credit and bank guarantees, expandable at the Company's option and the bank's approval at any time up to $40,000. As of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, there was $0 outstanding on the line of credit. Amounts outstanding under the facility agreement bear interest at a rate equal to BSBY plus 1.50%, subject to a 0.00% floor. As of December 31, 2022, the BSBY rate was 3.95916%. Outstanding letters of credit under this agreement are subject to a fee of 1.50% per annum of the outstanding undrawn amount of each letter of credit that is not secured by cash and 0.60% of each letter of credit that is secured by cash. Amounts available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility are subject to an unused commitment fee of 0.25%. As of December 31, 2022, there was $5,954 letters of credit outstanding with Bank of America.

Under the original Bank of America term loan agreement and revolving credit facility, the Company covenanted to maintain a maximum total leverage ratio, as defined in such agreements, of 3.0 to 1.0, with an allowable increase to 3.25 to 1.0 following an acquisition for a period of twelve months following the closing of the acquisition. In addition, the Company covenanted to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in such agreements, of 1.2 to 1.0 and minimum margined assets, as defined in such agreements, of 100% of total amounts outstanding on the revolving credit facility, including letters of credit. At December 31, 2021, the Company was out of compliance with its bank agreement covenants and was granted a waiver for noncompliance by Bank of America.

The Company has entered into amendment agreements with Bank of America since origination. Under the amended agreements, the Company is not required to comply with the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenants contained in the original term loan agreement for the periods ending December 31, 2021 and March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2022. The principal balance outstanding on the line of credit may not exceed $15,000, unless letters of credit exceed $11,500, in which case the limit is $17,000, until the compliance date. The compliance date is defined as the date on which Bank of America has received all required financial information with respect to the Company for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 and no event of default exists. In addition, on or before September 1, 2023 and at all times thereafter, all of the Company's deposit accounts, except certain accounts, will be either subject to a deposit account control agreement or maintained with Bank of America. The Company covenants to maintain EBITDA, as defined in such amendment, of at least ($700) for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2022 and $1,800 for the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2022; maintain a total maximum leverage ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2022 and 3.0 to 1.0 for the period ending March 31, 2023; and maintain liquidity, as defined in such amendment, of at least $10,000 prior to the occurrence of the compliance date and $20,000 from and after the occurrence of the compliance date. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the amended financial covenants of its loan agreement. At December 31, 2022, the amount available under the revolving credit facility was $9,926, subject to the above liquidity and leverage covenants.

In connection with the waiver and amendments discussed above, the Company is required to pay a back-end fee of $725 to Bank of America payable upon the earliest to occur of (i) any default or event of default, (ii) the last date of availability under the revolving credit facility, and (iii) repayment in full of all principal, interest, fees and other obligations, which may be waived or cancelled if certain criteria are met.

On June 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to amend its letter of credit facility agreement with HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and decreased the Company's line of credit from $15,000 to $7,500. Under the amended agreement, the Company incurs an annual facility fee of $5 and outstanding letters of credit are subject to a fee of between 0.75% and 0.85%, depending on the term of the letter of credit. Interest is payable on the principal amounts of unreimbursed letter of credit draws under the facility at a rate of 3% plus the bank's prime rate. The Company's obligations under the agreement are secured by cash held with the bank. As of December 31, 2022, there was $6,471 letters of credit outstanding with HSBC. The agreement is subject to an annual renewal by the bank on July 31 of each year.

Letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 were $12,578 and $12,233, respectively.