EX-12.0 9 g04654exv12w0.htm EXHIBIT 12.0 Exhibit 12.0
 

Exhibit 12.0
MedCath Corporation
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)
                                         
    Fiscal Year Ended September 30,  
    2002     2003     2004     2005     2006  
Earnings:
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest, income taxes and discontinued operations
  $ 35,784     $ (51,625 )   $ 10,890     $ 29,245     $ 26,961  
Equity method investment earnings
    3,007       3,541       3,113       3,356       4,919  
 
                             
 
    32,777       (55,166 )     7,777       25,889       22,042  
 
                                       
Add:
                                       
Fixed charges
  $ 22,529     $ 24,901     $ 26,169     $ 32,197     $ 33,645  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    212       250       329       283       250  
Distributed income of equity investees
    143       236       2,666       2,688       2,848  
Less:
                                       
Capitalized interest
    1,241       1,241       386              
Minority interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
    8,356       3,815       456       1,540       1,521  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings as adjusted
  $ 46,064     $ (34,835 )   $ 36,099     $ 59,517     $ 57,264  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Third party interest expense
  $ 19,734     $ 21,950     $ 23,814     $ 30,230     $ 30,303  
Capitalized interest
    1,241       1,241       386              
Amortization of loan acquisition costs
    1,250       1,394       1,661       1,602       2,907  
Estimate of the interest within rental expense
    304       316       308       365       435  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total fixed charges
  $ 22,529     $ 24,901     $ 26,169     $ 32,197     $ 33,645  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges/ (excess of fixed charges over earnings)
    2.04x     $ (59,736 )     1.38x       1.85x       1.70x