EXHIBIT 12
Apogent Technologies Inc.
Computation of Ratio ofEarningsto Fixed Charges
December 31, 2002
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Three Months Ended December 31, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 24,999 | $ | 33,772 | $ | 40,073 | $ | 48,684 | $ | 48,698 |
| 40,687 | $ | 10,399 | |||||||
Deferred financing |
| 152 |
| 151 |
| 224 |
| 533 |
| 563 |
| 3,461 |
| 912 | |||||||
1/3 Rental expense |
| 1,076 |
| 1,343 |
| 2,235 |
| 3,145 |
| 3,903 |
| 4,809 |
| 1,325 | |||||||
$ | 26,227 | $ | 35,266 | $ | 42,532 | $ | 52,362 | $ | 53,164 | $ | 48,957 | $ | 12,636 | ||||||||
Earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pre tax income from continuing operations | $ | 73,996 | $ | 86,836 | $ | 127,392 | $ | 144,325 | $ | 179,149 | $ | 213,284 | $ | 45,508 | |||||||
Add: Fixed charges |
| 26,227 |
| 35,266 |
| 42,532 |
| 52,362 |
| 53,164 |
| 48,957 |
| 12,636 | |||||||
Earnings |
| 100,223 |
| 122,102 |
| 169,924 |
| 196,687 |
| 232,313 |
| 262,241 |
| 58,144 | |||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
| 3.8 |
| 3.5 |
| 4.0 |
| 3.8 |
| 4.4 |
| 5.4 |
| 4.6 | |||||||
Rental Expense | $ | 3,229 | $ | 4,028 | $ | 6,704 | $ | 9,434 | $ | 11,710 | $ | 14,428 | $ | 3,976 | |||||||