Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. Debt Disclosure
NOTE 12 – CREDIT FACILITIES
Starting from May and October 2021, the Company has participated in a financing program with two customers, in which the Company may receive early payments for approved sales invoices submitted by the Company through the bank the customer cooperates with. In March 2024, the Company joined a supply chain financing program with one additional customer. For any early payments received, the Company is subject to an early payment charge imposed by the customer’s bank, for which the rate is based on Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a spread. In certain scenarios, the Company submits the sales invoice and receives payments prior to the shipment of the relative products. In that case, instead of recording the cash receipts as a reduction to accounts receivables, the Company records the cash receipts as receipts in advance from a customer until products are entitled to transfer. The Company records the early payment charge in interest expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the early payment charge was $1,482,263 and $1,122,019, respectively.
On January 12, 2022, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“DBSHK”) offered to provide a banking facility of up to $5.0 million to Treasure Success pursuant to a facility letter dated January 12, 2022, which was amended pursuant to a facility letter dated January 4, 2024. Pursuant to the amended facility, DBSHK agreed to finance cargo receipt, trust receipt, account payable financing, and certain types of import and export invoice financing up to an aggregate of $5.0 million, with certain financial covenants. The DBSHK facility bears interest at 1.5% per annum over Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rate for HKD bills and 1.1% to 1.3% per annum over DBSHK’s cost of funds for foreign currency bills. The facility is guaranteed by Jerash Holdings and became available to the Company on June 17, 2022.
As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had $4,512,462 and $ outstanding amount under the DBSHK facility and the weighted average interest rate was 6.3% and 6.6%, respectively. The DBSHK facility is reviewed annually.
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