Exhibit 12
Alion Science and Technology
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands except for ratio information)
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| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| Six Months |
| Six Months |
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Fixed Charges |
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Cash interest expense |
| $ | 52,358 |
| $ | 57,318 |
| $ | 57,476 |
| $ | 58,090 |
| $ | 58,578 |
| $ | 29,982 |
| $ | 29,299 |
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Paid in kind interest expense |
| 4,917 |
| 3,263 |
| 6,300 |
| 6,423 |
| 6,551 |
| 3,326 |
| 3,259 |
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Amortization of capitalized expenses related to indebtedness |
| 5,067 |
| 7,192 |
| 10,143 |
| 10,421 |
| 10,571 |
| 5,349 |
| 5,274 |
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Total fixed charges |
| $ | 62,342 |
| $ | 67,773 |
| $ | 73,919 |
| $ | 74,934 |
| $ | 75,700 |
| $ | 38,657 |
| $ | 37,832 |
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Earnings |
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Pre-tax earnings (loss) |
| $ | (17,193 | ) | $ | 21,933 |
| $ | (37,410 | ) | $ | (34,473 | ) | $ | (29,615 | ) | $ | (31,765 | ) | $ | (16,665 | ) |
Fixed charges |
| 62,342 |
| 67,773 |
| 73,919 |
| 74,934 |
| 75,700 |
| 38,657 |
| 37,832 |
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Earnings before fixed charges |
| $ | 45,149 |
| $ | 89,706 |
| $ | 36,509 |
| $ | 40,461 |
| $ | 46,085 |
| $ | 6,901 |
| $ | 21,167 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
| 0.72 |
| 1.32 |
| 0.49 |
| 0.54 |
| 0.61 |
| 0.18 |
| 0.56 |
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Deficit of fixed charges over pre-tax earnings (loss) |
| $ | 17,193 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 37,410 |
| $ | 34,473 |
| $ | 29,615 |
| $ | 31,756 |
| $ | 16,665 |
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