| Fiscal Year Ended |
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| September 27, 1997 |
September 26, 1998 |
September 25, 1999 |
September 30, 2000 |
September 29, 2001 |
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| Income (loss) before income taxes |
$ |
30,368 |
$ |
57,849 |
$ |
43,241 |
$ |
(9,431 |
) |
$ |
(7,390 |
) | |||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
|
7,609 |
|
8,807 |
|
13,755 |
|
24,841 |
|
|
24,863 |
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| Total earnings and fixed charges |
|
37,977 |
|
66,656 |
|
56,996 |
|
15,410 |
|
|
17,473 |
| |||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
$ |
7,609 |
$ |
8,807 |
$ |
13,755 |
$ |
24,841 |
|
$ |
24,863 |
| |||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
|
4.99 |
|
7.57 |
|
4.14 |
|
0.62 |
|
|
0.70 |
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(1) |
Fixed charges consist of interest expense incurred and the portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed by the Company to be representative of the
interest factor. |