EX-12.1 5 dex121.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2003

   2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

 

Earnings:

                                   

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees

   33,007    (1,036 )   (43,587 )   (19,236 )   (3,449 )   (615 )

Fixed charges:

                                   

Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs

   345    —       —       —       28     14  

One-third of rental expense

   498    260     233     214     68     52  
    
  

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   843    260     233     214     96     66  
    
  

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to fixed charges

   39.15    —   (a)   —   (a)   —   (a)   —   (a)   —   (a)
    
  

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Earnings during each of the five years ended December 31, 2002 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was approximately $681,000, $3,545,000, $19,450,000, $43,820,000 and $1,296,000 for each of the five years ended December 31, 2002, respectively.