EX-12.1 2 a2026675zex-12_1.txt EXHIBIT 12.1
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES -------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- FISCAL QUARTER ENDED FISCAL YEAR ENDED ------------- ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- 4/29/2000 5/1/1999 1/29/2000 1/30/1999 1/31/1998 2/1/1997 2/3/1996 (dollars in thousands) EARNINGS/(LOSS): Income/(Loss) Before Extraordinary Charges and Income Taxes $(16,523) $ (1,528) $ (6,541) $ (3,925) $ 4,692 $ 3,248 $(18,676) FIXED CHARGES: Interest expensed and capitalized 3,410 3,239 14,184 12,296 11,665 12,278 15,134 Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness 98 114 456 517 691 689 686 Estimate of the interest within rental expense (capital leases included above) 1,063 860 4,675 2,585 1,614 1,657 1,747 Preference security dividend require -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- SUBTOTAL FIXED CHARGES 3,508 3,353 14,639 12,813 12,356 12,967 15,820 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Amortization of capitalized interest (not material) Distributed income of equity investees Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees Capitalized interest (6) (102) (168) (291) (42) (78) (33) Preference security dividend interest Minority interest in pre-tax subsidiaries -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- SUBTOTAL EARNINGS/(LOSS) (13,021) 1,724 7,930 8,597 17,006 16,138 (2,889) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATIO OF EARNINGS/(LOSS) TO FIXED CHARGES (3.7122) 0.5140 0.5417 0.6710 1.3763 1.2445 (0.1826) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------