Note 3. Inventory

Inventory consists of the following:

Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment for Greystone is as follows:

Note 6. Debt

Debt as of August 31, 2018 and May 31, 2018 is as follows:

The prime rate of interest as of August 31, 2018 was 5.00%. Effective September 27, 2018, the prime rate of interest increased to 5.25%.

Loan Agreement between Greystone and IBC

The Loan Agreement (“IBC Loan Agreement”), dated January 31, 2014, among Greystone and GSM (the “Borrowers”) and International Bank of Commerce (“IBC”), as amended, provides for certain term loans and a revolver loan.

Effective August 10, 2018, the Borrowers and IBC entered into the Sixth Amendment to the IBC Loan Agreement providing (i) an advancing Term Loan F of $3,600,000 with a maturity date of February 8 2021 for the procurement of production equipment and (ii) an extension of the maturity date of Term Loan A to April 30, 2023.

The IBC term loans make equal monthly payments of principal and interest in such amounts sufficient to amortize the principal balance of (i) Term Loan A over a seven-year period beginning January 31, 2016 (currently $76,692 per month), (ii) Term Loan C over a seven-year period beginning August 31, 2017 (currently $25,205 per month) and (iii) Term Loan D over a four-year period beginning August 4, 2020 (currently $57,469 per month). Term Loan E and Term Loan F require monthly interest payments through December 10, 2018 and January 28, 2019, respectively, after which monthly payments of principal and interest are required in an amount sufficient to amortize the loans over a four-year and a five-year period, respectively. The monthly payments of principal and interest on the IBC term loans may vary as a result of changes in the prime rate of interest.

The IBC Loan Agreement, as amended, provides a revolving loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,000,000 (the “Revolving Loan”). The exact amount which can be borrowed under the Revolving Loan from time to time is dependent upon the amount of the borrowing base, but can in no event exceed $3,000,000. The Revolving Loan bears interest at the greater of the prime rate of interest plus 0.5%, or 4.75% and matures January 31, 2020. The Borrowers are required to pay all interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loan on a monthly basis. Any principal on the Revolving Loan that is prepaid by the Borrowers does not reduce the original amount available to the Borrowers.

The IBC Loan Agreement includes customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants which include (i) requiring the Borrowers to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of 1:25 to 1:00 and a funded debt to EBIDA ratio not exceeding 3:00 to 1:00 measured quarterly, (ii) subject to certain exceptions, limiting the Borrowers’ combined capital expenditures on fixed assets to $1,500,000 per year, (iii) prohibiting Greystone, without IBC’s prior written consent, from declaring or paying any dividends, redemptions of stock or membership interests, distributions and withdrawals (as applicable) in respect of its capital stock or any other equity interest, other than additional payments to holders of its preferred stock in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year, (iv) subject to certain exceptions, prohibiting the incurrence of additional indebtedness by the Borrowers, and (v) requiring the Borrowers to prevent (A) any change in capital ownership such that there is a material change in the direct or indirect ownership of (1) Greystone’s outstanding preferred stock, and (2) any equity interest in GSM, or (B) Warren Kruger from ceasing to be actively involved in the management of Greystone as President and/or Chief Executive Officer. The foregoing list of covenants is not exhaustive and there are several other covenants contained in the IBC Loan Agreement.

As of August 31, 2018, management has concluded that Greystone was in compliance with the covenants of the IBC Loan Agreement.

The IBC Loan Agreement includes customary events of default, including events of default relating to non-payment of principal and other amounts owing under the IBC Loan Agreement from time to time, inaccuracy of representations, violation of covenants, defaults under other agreements, bankruptcy and similar events, the death of a guarantor, certain material adverse changes relating to a Borrower or guarantor, certain judgments or awards against a Borrower, or government action affecting a Borrower’s or guarantor’s ability to perform under the IBC Loan Agreement or the related loan documents. Among other things, a default under the IBC Loan Agreement would permit IBC to cease lending funds under the IBC Loan Agreement, and require immediate repayment of any outstanding notes with interest and any unpaid accrued fees.

The IBC Loan Agreement is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers. In addition, the IBC Loan Agreement is secured by a mortgage granted by GRE on the real property owned by GRE in Bettendorf, Iowa (the “Mortgage”). GRE is owned by Warren F. Kruger, Greystone’s President and CEO, and Robert B. Rosene, Jr., a director of Greystone. Messrs. Kruger and Rosene have provided a combined limited guaranty of the Borrowers’ obligations under the IBC Loan Agreement, with such guaranty being limited to a combined amount of $6,500,000 (the “Guaranty”). The Mortgage and the Guaranty also secure or guaranty, as applicable, the obligations of GRE under the Loan Agreement between GRE and IBC dated January 31, 2014 as discussed in the following paragraph.

Loan Agreement between GRE and IBC

On August 10, 2018, GRE and IBC entered into an amended agreement to extend the maturity of the note to April 30, 2023 and increase the interest rate to 5.5% interest rate. The note is secured by a mortgage on the two buildings in Bettendorf, Iowa which are leased to Greystone.

Note Payable between Greystone and Robert B. Rosene, Jr.

Effective December 15, 2005, Greystone entered into an agreement with Robert B. Rosene, Jr., a member of Greystone’s board of directors, to convert $2,066,000 of advances into an unsecured note payable at 7.5% interest. Effective June 1, 2016, the note was restated (the “Restated Note”) to combine the outstanding principal, $2,066,000, and accrued interest, $2,475,690, into an unsecured note payable of $4,541,690 with an extended maturity date of January 15, 2020. The Restated Note provides that accrued interest is payable monthly and allows Greystone to use commercially reasonable efforts to pay such amounts as allowed by the IBC Loan Agreement against the interest accrued prior to the restatement. The balance of the note at August 31, 2018 was $4,467,330.

Note Payable between Greystone and Yorktown Management Financial Services, LLC (“Yorktown”)

On February 29, 2016, Greystone entered into an unsecured note payable to Yorktown in the amount of $688,296 in connection with the acquisition of equipment from Yorktown. The note payable bears interest at the rate of 5% and is payable over three years with monthly principal and interest payments of $20,629.

Maturities

Maturities of Greystone’s long-term debt for the five years subsequent to August 31, 2018 are $2,511,874, $11,117,939, $2,521,897, $1,836,662 and $2,264,895.

Greystone and an unrelated private company entered into three lease agreements for certain production equipment with a total cost of approximately $9.9 million. The first agreement, dated August 7, 2016, was a three-year lease agreement for two injection molding machines and pallet molds, interest rate of 5.0% and maturity date of August 7, 2019 (“Agreement A”). The remaining two agreements, dated February 24, 2018 and August 2, 2018, were five-year lease agreements for two additional injection molding machines and one pallet mold, interest rate of 7.4% and maturity dates of February 23, 2023 and August 1, 2023, (“Agreements B”). The lease agreements include a bargain purchase option to acquire the production equipment at the end of the lease terms. Lease payments are made on a per invoice basis at rates of (i) $6.25 per pallet produced on the equipment leased pursuant to Agreement A and sold to the private company estimated at $180,000 per month and (ii) $3.32 per pallet produced on the equipment leased pursuant to Amendments B and sold to the private company estimated at $48,000 per month per machine. Both Agreements A & B provide for minimum monthly lease rental payments based upon the total pallets sold in excess of a specified amount not to exceed the monthly productive capacity of the leased machines.

The production equipment under the non-cancelable capital leases has a gross carrying amount of $9,924,907 at August 31, 2018. Amortization of the carrying amount of approximately $402,000 and $246,000 was included in depreciation expense for the three months ended August 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable capital leases as of August 31, 2018, are approximately:

Note 8. Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue as of August 31, 2018 and May 31, 2018 represent advance payments from a customer to purchase plastics pallets with shipments expected to be complete by September 30, 2018. Greystone recognizes revenue as plastic pallets are shipped to the customer. Recognized revenue totaled $3,280,500 during the three months ended August 31, 2018.

Note 9. Revenue and Revenue Recognition

On June 1, 2018, Greystone adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , as amended, using the retrospective method. Greystone determined that there was no cumulative effect adjustment to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the adoption of the new standard did not require any adjustments to Greystone’s consolidated financial statements for prior periods . Under the guidance of the new standard, revenue is recognized at the time a good or service is transferred to a customer and the customer obtains control of that good or receives the service performed. Sales arrangements with customers are short-term in nature involving single performance obligations related to the delivery of goods and generally provide for transfer of control at the time of shipment. In limited circumstances, where acceptance of the goods is subject to approval by the customer, revenue is recognized upon approval by the customer unless, historically, there have been insignificant rejections of goods by the customer. Contract liabilities associated with sales arrangements primarily relate to deferred revenue on prepaid sales of goods. Greystone generally permits returns of product due to defects; however, product returns are historically insignificant.

The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which Greystone expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for its products. The following steps are applied in determining the amount and timing of revenue recognition:

Greystone’s principal product is plastic pallets produced from recycled plastic resin. Sales are primarily to customers in the continental United States of America. International sales are made to customers in Canada and Mexico which totaled approximately $170,000 and $305,000 in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Greystone’s customers include stocking and non-stocking distributors and direct sales to end-user customers. Sales to Greystone’s three largest customers, which are end-users, totaled approximately 84% and 73% of sales in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Sales to distributors totaled approximately 14% and 23% of sales in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Combined sales to Greystone’s three largest customers and distributors totaled approximately 98% and 96% of sales in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. The third large customer was a new addition during the last quarter of fiscal year 2018 and had approximately 18% of sales in fiscal year 2019.

Note 10. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions are used in estimating the fair-value disclosures for financial instruments:

Debt: The carrying amount of notes with floating rates of interest approximate fair value. Fixed rate notes are valued based on cash flows using estimated rates of comparable notes. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet approximate fair value.

Note 11. Concentrations, Risks and Uncertainties

Greystone derived approximately 84% and 73% of its total sales from three customers in fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively. The loss of a material amount of business from one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on Greystone.

Greystone purchases damaged pallets from its customers at a price based on the value of the raw material content in the pallet. A majority of these purchases, totaling $392,272 and $493,104 in fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively, is from one of its major customers.

Robert B. Rosene, Jr., a Greystone director, has provided financing and guarantees on Greystone’s bank debt. As of August 31, 2018, Greystone is indebted to Mr. Rosene in the amount of $4,467,330 for a note payable due January 15, 2020. There is no assurance that Mr. Rosene will renew the note as of the maturity date.

Note 12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which is intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. The ASU will require organizations (“lessees”) that lease assets with lease terms of more than twelve months to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. In addition, the ASU will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The effective date of this ASU is for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018 and interim periods within that year. Management has reviewed Greystone’s leases and determined that the implementation of ASU 2016-02 will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Note 13. Commitments

At August 31, 2018, Greystone had commitments totaling $2,241,000 toward the purchase of production equipment.

Note 14. Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended August 31, 2017 have been restated to conform to classifications utilized in the three months ended August 31, 2018.