EXHIBIT 12.1

STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES  (Dollars in thousands)

|                                                             |                                    | Nine Months
Ended
December 31,
2002 |        | Year Ended
March 31,
2002 |         | Year Ended
March 31,
2001 |        | Year Ended
March 31,
2000 |        | Year Ended
March 31,
1999 |         | Year Ended
March 31,
1998
|------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------
|Consolidated pretax income (loss) from continuing operations |                                    | $                                   | 9,135  |                           | (4,351) |                           | 19,496 |                           | 11,659 |                           | (7,839) |                          
|Net amortization of debt issuance expense                    |                                    |                                     | 1,175  |                           | 1,420   |                           | 1,389  |                           | 1,326  |                           | 1,412   |                          
|Interest expense                                             |                                    |                                     | 20,279 |                           | 28,553  |                           | 31,653 |                           | 32,637 |                           | 34,830  |                          
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |                                    |                                     | 1,292  |                           | 1,722   |                           | 1,950  |                           | 2,015  |                           | 2,301   |                          
|                                                             |                                    |                                     |        |                           |         |                           |        |                           |        |                           |         |                          
|Earnings                                                     |                                    | $                                   | 31,881 |                           | 27,344  |                           | 54,488 |                           | 47,637 |                           | 30,704  |                          
|                                                             |                                    |                                     |        |                           |         |                           |        |                           |        |                           |         |                          
|Interest expense                                             |                                    | $                                   | 20,279 |                           | 28,553  |                           | 31,653 |                           | 32,637 |                           | 34,830  |                          
|Net amortization of debt issuance expense                    |                                    |                                     | 1,175  |                           | 1,420   |                           | 1,389  |                           | 1,326  |                           | 1,412   |                          
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |                                    |                                     | 1,292  |                           | 1,722   |                           | 1,950  |                           | 2,015  |                           | 2,301   |                          
|                                                             |                                    |                                     |        |                           |         |                           |        |                           |        |                           |         |                          
|                                                             | Fixed Charges                      |                                     | $      | 22,746                    |         | 31,695                    |        | 34,992                    |        | 35,978                    |         | 38,543                   
|                                                             |                                    |                                     |        |                           |         |                           |        |                           |        |                           |         |                          
|                                                             | Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |                                     |        | 1.40x                     |         | (a)                       |        | 1.56x                     |        | 1.32x                     |         | (a)                      
|                                                             |                                    |                                     |        |                           |         |                           |        |                           |        |                           |         |                          

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Fiscal Year Ended March 31,2002

1999

1998Depreciation

$
27,024

29,651

28,124Amortization


4,175

4,025

10,413Non-cash charges


4,723

945

2,301Total

$
35,922

34,621

40,838


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