EXHIBIT 12.1
CCH II, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
(In millions)
| Nine Months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/01/1998 | 12/24/1998 | Year Ended December 31, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| through | through | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/23/1998 | 12/31/1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before Minority Interest, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Item and Cumulative Effects of Accounting Change | $ | (17 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (430 | ) | $ | (1,727 | ) | $ | (1,838 | ) | $ | (4,946 | ) | $ | (212 | ) | $ | (40 | ) | |||||||||
| Fixed Charges | 17 | 2 | 246 | 649 | 531 | 519 | 380 | 384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Earnings | $ | — | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (184 | ) | $ | (1,078 | ) | $ | (1,307 | ) | $ | (4,427 | ) | $ | 168 | $ | 344 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Expense | $ | 17 | $ | 2 | $ | 238 | $ | 638 | $ | 517 | $ | 502 | $ | 368 | $ | 370 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Debt Costs | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Element of Rentals | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Charges | $ | 17 | $ | 2 | $ | 246 | $ | 649 | $ | 531 | $ | 519 | $ | 380 | $ | 384 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Earnings for the periods from January 1, 1998 through December 23, 1998, and December 24, 1998 through December 31, 1998, and for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2003 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $17, $5, $430, $1,727, $1,838, $4,946, $212 and $40, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above. |