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10-K - 10-K - CIENA CORPw76656e10vk.htm
EX-2.1 - EXHIBIT 2.1 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w1.htm
EX-2.4 - EXHIBIT 2.4 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w4.htm
EX-2.3 - EXHIBIT 2.3 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w3.htm
EX-2.5 - EXHIBIT 2.5 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w5.htm
EX-2.6 - EXHIBIT 2.6 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w6.htm
EX-2.2 - EXHIBIT 2.2 - CIENA CORPw76656exv2w2.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CIENA CORPw76656exv31w2.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - CIENA CORPw76656exv21w1.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - CIENA CORPw76656exv32w2.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - CIENA CORPw76656exv23w1.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CIENA CORPw76656exv31w1.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CIENA CORPw76656exv32w1.htm
EX-10.36 - EXHIBIT 10.36 - CIENA CORPw76656exv10w36.htm
EX-10.35 - EXHIBIT 10.35 - CIENA CORPw76656exv10w35.htm
EXHIBIT 12.1
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                         
    October 31,  
    2007     2008     2009  
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 85,732     $ 41,539     $ (582,478 )
Fixed charges:
                       
Interest expense
    26,996       12,927       7,406  
Portion of rental expense representative of interest factor
    3,505       4,104       4,111  
 
                 
Total fixed charges
    30,501       17,031       11,517  
 
                 
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations plus fixed charges
  $ 116,233     $ 58,570     $ (570,961 )
 
                 
Ratio of earnings (loss) to fixed charges
    3.81       3.44       (1)
 
                 
 
(1)   Earnings for the year ended October 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover total fixed charges. The amount of the deficiency was $582.5 million.