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Advanstar Communications Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges/Deficiency
In the Coverage of Fixed Charges by Earnings Before Fixed Charges
| | Predecessor | Advanstar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| | Year ended December 31, | For the period from January 1, 2000 through October 11, | For the period from October 12, 2000 through December 31, | Combined | Year ended December 31, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | (unaudited) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
| | | | | (dollars in thousands) | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes, extraordinary item and accounting change | $ | (27,172 | ) | $ | (12,016 | ) | $ | 10,700 | $ | (22,817 | ) | $ | (12,117 | ) | $ | (57,820 | ) | $ | (73,000 | ) | $ | (44,321 | ) | $ | 2,121 | ||||
| Portion of rents representative of interest factor | 1,368 | 1,798 | 1,821 | 288 | 2,109 | 2,378 | 2,475 | 1,235 | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on indebtedness | 27,862 | 39,888 | 38,161 | 13,765 | 51,926 | 55,499 | 51,211 | 25,926 | 24,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before fixed charges | 2,058 | 29,670 | 50,682 | (8,764 | ) | 41,918 | 57 | (19,314 | ) | (17,160 | ) | 27,973 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of interest factor | 1,368 | 1,798 | 1,821 | 288 | 2,109 | 2,378 | 2,475 | 1,235 | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on indebtedness | 27,862 | 39,888 | 38,161 | 13,765 | 51,926 | 55,499 | 51,211 | 25,926 | 24,635 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | 29,230 | 41,686 | 39,982 | 14,053 | 54,035 | 57,877 | 53,686 | 27,161 | 25,852 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges | $ | (27,172 | ) | $ | (12,016 | ) | — | $ | (22,817 | ) | $ | (12,117 | ) | $ | (57,820 | ) | $ | (73,000 | ) | $ | (44,321 | ) | $ | — | |||||
Advanstar Communications Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges/Deficiency In the Coverage of Fixed Charges by Earnings Before Fixed Charges