Exhibit 12

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

September 30,

 

Years Ended March 31,

 

(numbers in thousands)

 

2008

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries; or income or loss from equity investees

 

(19,726

)

(36,113

)

(36,728

)

(47,073

)

(39,449

)

(47,739

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fixed charges

 

359

 

831

 

754

 

708

 

693

 

795

 

amortization of capitalized interest

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

distributed income of equity investees

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

pretax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

Total additions to earnings (loss)

 

359

 

831

 

754

 

708

 

693

 

795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTRACT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalized in the period

 

5

 

7

 

1

 

2

 

2

 

—

 

preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries, and

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

the minority interest in pretax income of subisidaries that have not incurred fixed charges. Equity investees are investments for using the equity method of accounting.

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

Total subtractions from earnings (loss)

 

5

 

7

 

1

 

2

 

2

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS (LOSS) AS ADJUSTED

 

(19,372

)

(35,289

)

(35,975

)

(46,367

)

(38,758

)

(46,944

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interest expensed and capitalized

 

1

 

7

 

2

 

23

 

37

 

183

 

amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

19

 

an estimate of the interest within rental expense

 

358

 

824

 

752

 

685

 

655

 

593

 

perference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidaries

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

Total fixed charges

 

359

 

831

 

754

 

708

 

693

 

795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNING TO FIXED CHARGES

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVERAGE DEFICIENCY

 

(19,731

)

(36,120

)

(36,729

)

(47,075

)

(39,451

)

(47,739

)