Exhibit 12.1

 

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended

   

Six Months

Ended

June 29,
2003


 
     1998

    1999

    2000

    2001

    2002

   

Interest expense

   $ 66,494     $ 69,253     $ 60,037     $ 61,360     $ 71,349     $ 52,169  

Capitalized interest

     29,711       47,002       26,451       7,043       10,711       1,373  

Estimated interest portion of financing cost

     10,215       10,765       17,332       25,046       24,576       9,191  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Fixed charges

   $ 106,420     $ 127,020     $ 103,820     $ 93,449     $ 106,636     $ 62,733  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

   $ (207,429 )   $ 73,625     $ 1,251,899     $ (93,923 )   $ (1,264,603 )   $ (289,429 )

Fixed charges

     106,420       127,020       103,820       93,449       106,636       62,733  

Less: interest charges capitalized

     (29,711 )     (47,002 )     (26,451 )     (7,043 )     (10,711 )     (1,373 )

Amortization of capitalized interest

     12,933       16,381       22,598       24,877       22,203       13,088  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Earnings (loss)

   $ (117,787 )   $ 170,024     $ 1,351,866     $ 17,360     $ (1,146,475 )   $ (214,981 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     *       1.3x       13.0x       *       *       *  

*   Earnings are inadequate to cover fixed charges in these periods. The earnings deficiency is $224,000, $76,000, $1,253,000 and $278,000 in 1998, 2001, 2002 and for the six months ended June 29, 2003, respectively.