EX-12.1 3 a04-3528_1ex12d1.htm EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

Euramax International, Inc.

Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

Predecessor years ended

 

Predecessor
five months
ended

 

Successor
seven months
ended

 

 

 

December 31,
1999

 

December 29,
2000

 

December 28,
2001

 

December 27,
2002

 

May 23,
2003

 

December 26,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

$

22,576

 

$

8,998

 

$

10,251

 

$

31,289

 

$

11,146

 

$

21,864

 

Fixed charges

 

24,475

 

28,259

 

27,599

 

25,278

 

10,348

 

14,745

 

Total earnings

 

47,051

 

37,257

 

37,850

 

56,567

 

21,494

 

36,609

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

22,369

 

26,376

 

25,727

 

23,034

 

9,294

 

12,983

 

Implicit interest in rent expense

 

2,106

 

1,883

 

1,872

 

2,244

 

1,054

 

1,762

 

Total fixed charges

 

24,475

 

28,259

 

27,599

 

25,278

 

10,348

 

14,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

1.92

 

1.32

 

1.37

 

2.24

 

2.08

 

2.48