Exhibit 12
NCO GROUP, INC.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except for ratios)
| Predecessor | Successor | Predecessor | Successor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
Period from January 1 through November 15, |
Period from July 13, 2006 (date of inception) through December 31, |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings: |
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| Add: |
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| Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest |
$ | 73,079 | $ | 71,608 | $ | 84,858 | $ | 71,914 | $ | 39,666 | $ | (10,185 | ) | $ | 17,898 | $ | (203 | ) | ||||||||
| Fixed charges |
30,123 | 32,789 | 31,355 | 36,056 | 37,465 | 16,534 | 10,294 | 27,380 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized interest |
| | | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distributed income of equity investees |
186 | 1,540 | 2,083 | 4,464 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
| 103,388 | 105,937 | 118,296 | 112,445 | 77,141 | 6,350 | 28,195 | 27,180 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Subtract: |
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| Interest capitalized |
| | 55 | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income from equity investee |
762 | 2,164 | 1,591 | 377 | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to minority holders |
| | | 2,108 | 3,574 | 579 | 1,900 | 747 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 762 | 2,164 | 1,646 | 2,485 | 3,574 | 579 | 1,900 | 747 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings |
$ | 102,626 | $ | 103,773 | $ | 116,650 | $ | 109,960 | $ | 73,567 | $ | 5,771 | $ | 26,295 | $ | 26,433 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Charges: |
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| Interest expense |
$ | 20,976 | $ | 22,998 | $ | 21,244 | $ | 22,615 | $ | 26,643 | $ | 14,958 | $ | 7,011 | $ | 24,285 | ||||||||||
| Capitalized interest |
| | 55 | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing charges not included in interest expense |
2,327 | 2,339 | 2,242 | 1,506 | 230 | | 197 | | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portion of rentals deemed to be interest |
6,820 | 7,452 | 7,814 | 11,935 | 10,592 | 1,576 | 3,086 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 30,123 | $ | 32,789 | $ | 31,355 | $ | 36,056 | $ | 37,465 | $ | 16,534 | $ | 10,294 | $ | 27,380 | |||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
3.4x | 3.2x | 3.7x | 3.0x | 2.0x | 0.3x | 2.6x | 1.0x | ||||||||||||||||||