EX-12.1 4 exh12-1.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATIONS

                                                                   Years Ended December 31,
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                                                        2001       2002       2003       2004       2005
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Earnings:
    Income before income taxes                       $  50,385  $  87,700  $ 103,340  $ 115,609  $ 132,588
    Plus: fixed charges per below                       30,645     33,284     33,513     23,999     26,547
    Less: capitalized interest per below                   213        218         29        167        432
    Plus:  current period amortization of interest
               capitalized in prior periods                  4          9          9         13         21
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    Total earnings                                   $  80,821  $ 120,775  $ 136,833  $ 139,454  $ 158,724
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Fixed charges
    Interest expense                                 $  29,597  $  31,372  $  31,666  $  21,724  $  23,489
    Capitalized interest                                   213        218         29        167        432
    Interest portion of rent expense                       835      1,694      1,818      2,108      2,626
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    Total fixed charges                              $  30,645  $  33,284  $  33,513  $  23,999  $  26,547
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                         2.6        3.6        4.1        5.8        6.0
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