3/31/2002 12/31/2001 12-31-2000 12-31-1999 12-31-1998 12-31-1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-tax income from continuing (36,750,270) (113,481,687) (39,123,673) (16,225,127) (12,183,659) (3,860,354) Earnings (22,661,475) (82,971,769) (27,685,635) (13,688,533) (10,692,799) (3,559,668) Fixed charges: Interest 14,209,157 32,893,127 11,086,662 1,545,027 1,249,442 770,026 Amortization of loan acquisition costs 619,245 1,119,670 707,204 4,712 4,712 22,749 Interest element of rental expense 1,088,363 2,792,130 1,008,395 897,658 591,327 36,666 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Fixed charges 15,916,765 36,804,927 12,802,261 2,447,397 1,845,481 829,441 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges (38,578,240) (119,776,696) (40,487,896) (16,135,930) (12,538,281) (4,389,109) =================================================================================================