EX-12 2 c94086exv12.htm EXHIBIT 12 Exhibit 12
Exhibit 12
Alion Science and Technology
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Amounts in thousands)
                                         
    Years Ended September 30,  
Actual Data   2005     2006     2007     2008     2009  
Fixed Charges
                                        
Cash interest expense
   $ 9,328     $ 19,349     $ 33,695     $ 49,909     $ 52,022  
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to indebtedness
     3,897       2,591       3,145       2,912       5,067  
 
                              
Total fixed charges
   $ 13,225     $ 21,940     $ 36,840     $ 52,821     $ 57,089  
Earnings
                                        
Pre-tax earnings (loss)
   $ (40,172 )   $ (31,089 )   $ (42,770 )   $ (25,334 )   $ (17,041 )
Fixed charges
     13,225       21,940       36,840       52,821       57,089  
 
                              
Earnings before fixed charges
   $ (26,947 )   $ (9,149 )   $ (5,930 )   $ 27,487     $ 40,048  
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
     (a )     (a )     (a )     0.52       0.70  
Earnings for fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges in those years by $26.9 million, $9.1 million, and $5.9 million.