EX-12.1 165 a2173512zex-12_1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1

 

Exhibit 12.1

 

National Mentor Holdings, Inc.

Computation of earnings to fixed charges

Amounts in thousands, except ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

 

Predecessor (1)

 

 

Predecessor (1)

 

 

 

Five Months
Ended

 

 

Period from March 9, 2001 through

 

 

 

Period from October 1

 

 

 

February 28,

 

 

September

 

Year Ended September 30,

 

through

 

 

 

2001

 

 

30, 2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

June 30, 2005

 

June 29,
2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(5,186

)

 

(215

)

1,816

 

10,404

 

18,606

 

24,268

 

17,988

 

(43,596

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

3,496

 

 

4,911

 

8,668

 

17,624

 

29,353

 

32,836

 

24,797

 

54,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before provision (benefit) for income taxes and fixed charges

 

(1,690

)

 

4,696

 

10,484

 

28,028

 

47,959

 

57,104

 

42,785

 

10,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (2)

 

3,496

 

 

4,911

 

8,668

 

17,624

 

29,353

 

32,836

 

24,797

 

54,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

1.2

 

1.6

 

1.6

 

1.7

 

1.7

 

(3

)

 


(1)                                  On March 9, 2001 and June 29, 2006, the Company changed ownership

(2)                                  Interest expense includes amortization of debt issuance costs and the estimated portion of operating lease expense deemed by management to represent the interest component of rent expense

(3)                                  For the five months ended February 28, 2001, for the period from March 9, 2001 through September 30, 2001, and for the period from October 1, 2005 through June 29, 2006, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $5.2 million, $215,000 and $43.6 million, respectively.