EX-12.4 8 dex124.htm RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

EXHIBIT 12.4

IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(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 extinguishment of debt
-
-
-
-
18,701





  Total fixed charges
109,202
104,211
103,085
98,544
92,738
  Preferred stock dividends, as adjusted
-
-
-
31,798
32,351





  Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (B)
$109,202
$104,211
$103,085
$130,342
$125,089





Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

(A) divided by (B)

0.2
(1)
0.6
(2)
0.4
(3)
(0.6)
(4)
2.0
(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 3.0.