Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	For the year ended December 31,																		For the three months ended March 31,
	1999			2000			2001			2002			2003						2003		2004
													Historical			Pro Forma
Loss from continuing operations	$	(17,392	)	$	(42,436	)	$	(16,388	)	$	(23,098	)	$	(67,102	)	$	(58,487	)	$	1,835	$	962
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(6,068	)		31,225			1,135			1,443			(99	)		(99	)		138		39
Total fixed charges		44,083			44,577			44,343			42,000			36,163			27,548			9,290		5,700
	$	20,623		$	33,366		$	29,090		$	20,345		$	(31,038	)	$	(31,038	)	$	11,263	$	6,701
Fixed charges
Operating lease expense	$	5,051		$	6,447		$	5,583		$	6,463		$	5,353		$	5,353		$	1,472	$	1,448
Factored at one-third	$	1,684		$	2,149		$	1,861		$	2,154		$	1,784		$	1,784		$	491	$	483
Preferred stock dividends		1,593			1,823			2,093			5,876			4,395			4,395			2,155		—
Interest expense—gross		40,806			40,605			40,389			33,970			29,984			21,369			6,644		5,217
Total fixed charges	$	44,083		$	44,577		$	44,343		$	42,000		$	36,163		$	27,548		$	9,290	$	5,700
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		0.5x			0.7x			0.7x			0.5x			(0.9	)x		(1.13	)x		1.2x		1.2x
Deficiency in fixed charge coverage ratio	$	(23,460	)	$	(11,211	)	$	(15,253	)	$	(21,655	)	$	(67,201	)	$	(58,586	)	$	—	$	—