DECRANE AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS, INC. CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Year Ended December 31, 1996 (1) ------------------------------------ Pro Forma Pro Forma for as Recapitalization Adjusted Shares outstanding at beginning of the year Common shares 85,593 85,593 Common equivalent shares Series A, B and C convertible preferred shares 1,140,718 1,140,718 Redeemable warrants (2) 356,635 356,635 Other warrants not subject to mandatory redemption (2) 16,585 16,585 Stock options, other than compensatory options (3) 200,549 Impact of cheap stock issued during 1996 Series C, D and E preferred stock 801,085 801,085 Redeemable warrants 151,073 151,073 Compensatory stock options 107,090 107,090 Common stock equivalents issued during 1996 Common stock warrants (4) Stock options, other than compensatory options (3) 3,205 Sale of common shares in the Offering 2,500,000 ------------------------------------ Pro forma weighted average number of shares outstanding 2,658,779 5,362,533 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Net income (loss) (5) $ (817,000) $3,519,000 Pro forma net loss per common share $ (0.31) $ 0.66 (1) All share data reflects the effect of the 3.53 for 1 reverse stock split. (2) Represents warrants exercised and converted to common stock pursuant to the Recapitalization, net of shares assumed to be repurchased under the treasury stock method. (3) Not included in the pro forma for recapitalization computation as they are anti-dilutive. (4) Not included in the computations as they are anti-dilutive. (5) The weighted average number of shares assumes that the redeemable warrants and preferred stock which will be converted into common stock pursuant to the Recapitalization had been converted and thus outstanding since the dates of issuance. As a result, pro forma loss per common share is computed using the reported net loss of the Company before deductions for the adjustment in redemption value of redeemable warrants and preferred stock dividends.