Exhibit 12
Alion Science and Technology
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Amounts in thousands)
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Amounts in thousands)
Years Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
ACTUAL DATA | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash interest expense | $ | 3,774 | $ | 7,563 | $ | 9,328 | $ | 19,349 | $ | 33,695 | ||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to indebtedness | 353 | 2,791 | 3,897 | 2,591 | 3,145 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 4,127 | $ | 10,354 | $ | 13,225 | $ | 21,940 | $ | 36,840 | ||||||||||
Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax earnings (loss) | $ | (12,616 | ) | $ | (15,094 | ) | $ | (40,172 | ) | $ | (31,089 | ) | $ | (42,780 | ) | |||||
Fixed charges | 4,127 | 10,354 | 13,225 | 21,940 | 36,840 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before fixed charges | $ | (8,489 | ) | $ | (4,740 | ) | $ | (26,947 | ) | $ | (9,149 | ) | $ | (5,940 | ) | |||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) |
(1) | Earnings for fiscal 2003 to 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges in those periods by $8.5 million, $4.7 million, $26.9 million, $9.1 million, and $5.9 million, respectively. |