EX-12.1 20 a2082596zex-12_1.txt EXHIBIT 12.1 EXHIBIT 12.1 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (Dollars in Thousands)
---------------------------------------------------- -------------------- Fiscal Year Ended September 30, Six Months Ended ---------------------------------------------------- -------------------- March 31, March 30, 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Earnings: Total earnings (loss) $ 3,172 $ 14,137 $(16,917) $ 10,779 $ 14,358 $ 5,915 $ 12,289 Income tax provision (credit) 5,193 12,986 (2,772) 7,972 9,386 4,269 9,277 Extraordinary item 1,462 -- -- -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Pre-tax earnings (loss) 9,827 27,123 (19,689) 18,751 23,744 10,184 21,566 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges: Interest charges 3,463 3,175 22,722 28,563 31,926 14,281 16,885 Interest factor of operating rents 178 197 227 323 365 182 204 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges 3,641 3,372 22,949 28,886 32,291 14,463 17,089 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings as adjusted $ 13,468 $ 30,495 $ 3,260 $ 47,637 $ 56,035 $ 24,647 $ 38,655 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.7 9.0 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.3 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========