Exhibit 12.1
| Nine Months Ended May 31, 2005 |
Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
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| Pretax income from continuing operations, as reported |
$ | 80,173 | $ | 38,825 | $ | 45,117 | $ | 22,910 | $ | 40,772 | $ | 47,533 | |||||||
| Adjustments: |
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| Fixed charges |
11,759 | 14,597 | 22,249 | 34,022 | 50,176 | 38,488 | |||||||||||||
| Reclassify loss on early extinguishment of debt out of extraordinary |
(24,600 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income from continuing operations, as adjusted |
91,932 | 53,422 | 67,366 | 56,932 | 90,948 | 61,421 | |||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense, net |
10,781 | 13,559 | 21,430 | 32,723 | 49,199 | 37,670 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income |
160 | 110 | 145 | 726 | 448 | 158 | |||||||||||||
| Interest component of rent expense (estimated at 7.25%) |
818 | 928 | 674 | 573 | 529 | 660 | |||||||||||||
| 11,759 | 14,597 | 22,249 | 34,022 | 50,176 | 38,488 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings to fixed charges ratio |
7.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||