Exhibit 12.1
Mediacom Broadband LLC
Schedule of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
| For the Years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | $ | 20,663 | $ | 5,274 | $ | (15,238 | ) | $ | 11,003 | $ | 34,852 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 113,846 | 120,673 | 109,869 | 97,282 | 86,125 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized interest | 1,148 | 1,114 | 962 | 821 | 695 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,856 | 1,989 | 2,622 | 4,600 | 2,099 | |||||||||||||||
Interest component of rent expense(1) | 2,859 | 2,904 | 2,803 | 2,289 | 2,137 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings available for fixed charges | $ | 140,372 | $ | 131,954 | $ | 101,018 | $ | 115,995 | $ | 125,908 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 113,846 | $ | 120,673 | $ | 109,869 | $ | 97,282 | $ | 86,125 | ||||||||||
| Capitalized interest | 2,069 | 2,045 | 1,675 | 1,558 | 1,270 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance cost | 1,856 | 1,989 | 2,622 | 4,600 | 2,099 | |||||||||||||||
Interest component of rent expense(1) | 2,859 | 2,904 | 2,803 | 2,289 | 2,137 | |||||||||||||||
| Preferred dividends | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | $ | 138,630 | $ | 145,611 | $ | 134,969 | $ | 123,729 | $ | 109,631 | ||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings over fixed charges | 1.01 | — | — | — | 1.15 | |||||||||||||||
| Deficiency of earnings over fixed charges | $ | — | $ | (13,657 | ) | $ | (33,951 | ) | $ | (7,734 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
| (1) | A reasonable approximation (one-third) is deemed to be the interest factor included in rental expense. |