EX-12.1 3 dex121.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

EXHIBIT 12.1

CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

     Predecessor

    Successor

 
     Fiscal year ended

                         
     August 26,
2000


    August 25,
2001


    August 31,
2002


    August 30,
2003


    The period
from
August 31,
2003 to
March 25,
2004


    Three
months
ended
November 29,
2003


    The period
from
March 26,
2004 to
August 28,
2004


    Three
months
ended
November 27,
2004


 
           (as restated)                                      
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 6,801     $ (3,929 )   $ (6,713 )   $ 10,898     $ (4,583 )   $ (1,557 )   $ 10,925     $ (5,755 )

Fixed charges (1):

                                                                

Interest charges

   $ 15,691     $ 22,846     $ 26,026     $ 28,940     $ 16,455     $ 6,981     $ 10,257     $ 6,118  

Interest portion of lease expense

   $ 309     $ 735     $ 833     $ 983     $ 626     $ 321     $ 352     $ 250  

Total fixed charges

   $ 16,000     $ 23,581     $ 26,859     $ 29,923     $ 17,081     $ 7,302     $ 10,609     $ 6,368  

Net income from operations before income taxes and fixed charges

   $ 22,801     $ 19,652     $ 20,146     $ 40,821     $ 12,498     $ 5,745     $ 21,534     $ 613  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2)

     1.43 x     —         —         1.36 x     —         —         2.03 x     —    

 

(1) During the periods presented the Company had no preferred stock outstanding that required a cash payment. Therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends was the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods presented.

 

(2) For purposes of computing this ration, earnings consist of income (loss) before taxes on income and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that includes an interest factor. Earnings before fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $3.9 million, $6.7 million, $4.6 million, $1.6 million and $5.8 million for the fiscal years ended August 25, 2001 and August 31, 2002, for the period from August 31, 2003 to March 25, 2004, and for the three months ended November 29, 2003 and November 27, 2004, respectively.