Exhibit 12.1
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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| | | Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
| | | Six Months Ended
March 31,
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| | | 2004
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| | 2004
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Income from continuing operations before minority interest | | $ | 102,869 | | $ | 95,685 | | | $ | 100,032 | | | $ | 214,532 | | | $ | 146,608 | | | $ | 62,368 | | $ | 60,821 |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | | 3,966 | | | 4,059 | | | | 2,730 | | | | 757 | | | | 757 | | | | 1,983 | | | 1,983 |
Fixed charges | | | 109,569 | | | 120,939 | | | | 127,378 | | | | 93,476 | | | | 74,926 | | | | 55,493 | | | 55,012 |
Capitalized interest | | | — | | | — | | | | (12,353 | ) | | | (40,715 | ) | | | (9,880 | ) | | | — | | | — |
Minority interest | | | 18 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 195 | | | — |
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Earnings | | $ | 216,422 | | $ | 220,683 | | | $ | 217,787 | | | $ | 268,050 | | | $ | 212,411 | | | $ | 120,039 | | $ | 117,816 |
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Interest expense | | $ | 73,049 | | $ | 79,799 | (A) | | $ | 71,287 | (A) | | $ | 11,754 | (A) | | $ | 37,799 | | | $ | 39,849 | | $ | 36,229 |
Capitalized interest | | | — | | | — | | | | 12,353 | | | | 40,715 | | | | 9,880 | | | | — | | | — |
Accretion of discount to the relinquishment liability | | | 29,939 | | | 33,592 | | | | 36,333 | | | | 35,833 | | | | 23,053 | | | | 13,733 | | | 14,970 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | | | 5,921 | | | 6,687 | | | | 6,602 | | | | 4,536 | | | | 3,225 | | | | 1,603 | | | 3,440 |
Interest portion of rental expense (B) | | | 660 | | | 861 | | | | 803 | | | | 638 | | | | 969 | | | | 308 | | | 373 |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 109,569 | | $ | 120,939 | | | $ | 127,378 | | | $ | 93,476 | | | $ | 74,926 | | | $ | 55,493 | | $ | 55,012 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 1.98 | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 2.87 | | | | 2.83 | | | | 2.16 | | | 2.14 |
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| (A) | Interest expense on debt excludes as a fixed charge the effects of changes in fair value of derivative instruments of ($3.0) million, ($1.3) million and $4.1 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. |
| (B) | A factor of 10% was used to calculate interest portion of rental expense, which we believe to be a reasonable approximation. |
