1 ALC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Exhibit 11.1 COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, ---------------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (in thousands except per share amounts) EARNINGS PER SHARE Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $64,329 $39,676 $13,826 Accretion of discount on Class A Preferred Stock (364) (860) Accrued dividends on Class A Preferred Stock (453) (3,254) Accretion of payment to certain Class A Preferred Stockholders (268) ------- ------- ------ Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $38,859 $9,444 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (7,490) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 7,000 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 13,500 ------- ------- ------ Net Income Available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $44,869 $16,444 ======= ======= ======= Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period 33,471 28,864 18,603 ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common and common equivalent share: Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $1.92 $1.35 $0.51 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (0.26) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 0.37 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 0.47 ------- ------- ------ Net Income $1.92 $1.56 $0.88 ======= ======= ======= PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $64,329 $39,676 $13,826 Accretion of discount on Class A Preferred Stock (364) (860) Accrued dividends on Class A Preferred Stock (453) (3,254) Accretion of payment to certain Class A Preferred Stockholders 0 (268) ------- ------- ------ Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $38,859 $9,444 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt 0 (7,490) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 7,000 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 0 13,500 ------- ------- ------ Net Income Available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $44,869 $16,444 ======= ======= ======= Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period 33,471 28,864 18,603 Common Stock Equivalents: Average amount of Class B and Class C Preferred prior to conversion to Common Stock 875 3,538 ------- ------- ------ Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent Shares 33,471 29,739 22,141 ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common and common equivalent share: Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $1.92 $1.31 $0.43 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (0.25) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 0.31 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 0.45 ------- ------- ------ Net Income $1.92 $1.51 $0.74 ======= ======= ======= 2 Year ended December 31, ------------------------------------------ 1994 1993 1992(1) ---- ---- ------- (in thousands except per share amounts) PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE -- MODIFIED TREASURY STOCK METHOD Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $64,329 $39,676 $13,826 Accretion of discount on Class A Preferred Stock (364) (860) Accrued dividends on Class A Preferred Stock (453) (3,254) Accretion of payment to certain Class A Preferred Stockholders (268) Effect of Modified Treasury Stock Method: Reduction in interest (net of tax) 4,404 Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting ------- ------- ------- change available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $38,859 $13,848 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (7,490) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 8,569 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 13,500 ------- ------- ------- Net Income Available for Common Stockholders $64,329 $44,869 $22,417 ======= ======= ======= Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period 33,471 28,864 18,603 Common Stock Equivalents: Average amount of Class B and Class C Preferred prior to conversion to Common Stock 875 3,538 Effect of Modified Treasury Stock Method: Assumed exercise of all option and warrants 8,228 10,581 10,162 Assumed repurchase of up to 20% of Common Stock outstanding (3,346) (3,972) (3,721) ------- ------- ------- Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent Shares 38,353 36,348 28,582 ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common and common eqivalent share: Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $1.68 $1.07 $0.48 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (0.21) Utilization of operating loss carryforward 0.30 Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 0.37 ------- ------- ------- Net Income $1.68 $1.23 $0.78 ======= ======= ======= Year ended December 31, 1993 ----------------- FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (2) Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period 28,864 Common Stock Equivalents: Average amount of Class B and Class C Preferred prior to conversion to Common Stock 875 Effect of Modified Treasury Stock Method: Assumed exercise of all option and warrants 10,581 Assumed repurchase of up to 20% of Common Stock outstanding (2,878) ------ Weighted Average Common and Common Equivalent Shares 37,442 ====== Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of accounting change $1.04 Extraordinary items: Loss related to early retirement of debt (0.20) Utilization of operating loss carryforward Cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for income taxes 0.36 ------ Net Income $1.20 ====== (1) Modified Treasury Stock Method is not used because the net effect is anti-dilutive. (2) This calculation is submitted in accordance with regulation S-K item 601(b)(11). The fully diluted earnings per share for 1994 and 1992 does not differ from the primary earnings per share.