EX-12.1 69 ex12-1_043004.txt COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Exhibit 12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (In Thousands)
Six Months Ended December 31, Fiscal Year ended June 30, ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Earnings: Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated $ 19,266 $ 26,306 $ 40,595 $ 43,918 $(26,757) $ 10,333 $ 6,036 subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees Less: Losses from Minority interest -- -- -- (450) (9,106) (2,027) -- Less: Equity investment income/(loss) -- -- -- -- 83 19 (1,912) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 19,266 $ 26,306 $ 40,595 $ 43,468 $(35,946) $ 8,287 $ 7,948 Total Earnings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fixed Charges: Interest Expense 1,570 57 238 435 1,263 133 55 Estimated interest component of rent Expense (1) 1,099 1,465 2,557 2,169 2,517 1,308 991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Fixed Charges $ 2,669 $ 1,522 $ 2,795 $ 2,604 $3,780 $ 1,441 $1,046 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.22 18.28 15.52 17.69 <0 6.75 8.60 ============================================================================ (1) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing pre-tax income from continuing operations (before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and loss from equity investees) by fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest charges, whether expensed or capitalized, and that portion of rental expense we believe to be representative of interest. For the year ended June 30, 2001, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $32.2 million.