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

)