EX-12.2 6 dex122.htm RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

EXHIBIT 12.2

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (EXCLUDING CAPTIVE FINANCE SUBSIDIARIES)
(dollars in thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended September 30

2001 2000 1999 1998 1997





Earnings
     (Loss) income from continuing operations (79,276) (53,483) (51,437) (140,552) 85,897
     Add:
        Provision for income taxes (3,868) 7,388 (7,378) (33,291) 65,931
        Fixed charges 109,202 104,211 103,085 98,544 92,738





           
     Earnings, as adjusted (A) 26,058 58,116 44,270 (75,299) 244,566





Fixed charges
     Other interest expense including interest on capital leases 69,373 69,821 71,225 70,668 47,453
     Estimated interest component of rental expense 39,829 34,390 31,860 27,876 26,584
     Prepayment penalties on early extiguishment of debt - - - - 18,701





     Total fixed charges (B) 109,202 104,211 103,085 98,544 92,738





Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
        (A) divided by (B) 0.2 (1) 0.6 (2) 0.4 (3) (0.8) (4) 2.6 (5)





(1) Excluding the effect of restructuring and asset impairment charges, reserve adjustments related primarily to the Company’s exit of telephony operations, gain from discontinued operations and a tax reserve adjustment related to the Company’s use of leveraged corporate owned life insurance program, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excluding captive finance subsidiaries) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001 is 0.9.
   
(2) Excluding the effect of the gain on sale of investment, extraordinary gain from the early extinguishment of debt, shareholder litigation insurance proceeds, restructuring and asset impairment charge, and benefit from discontinued operations, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excluding captive finance subsidiaries) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000 is 1.8.
   
(3) Excluding the effect of the shareholder litigation settlement charge, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excluding captive finance subsidiaries) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 is 1.4.
   
(4) Excluding the effect of transformation costs and the loss from asset impairment, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excluding captive finance subsidiaries) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 is 0.2.
   
(5) Excluding the effect of transformation costs, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excluding captive finance subsidiaries)for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 is 4.0.