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Exhibit 12.1

 

NASH FINCH-COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

Twelve Weeks
Ended

 

 

 

 

 

December 30, 2000

 

December 29, 2001

 

December 28, 2002

 

January 3, 2004

 

January 1, 2005

 

March 26, 2005

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense on indebtedness

 

 

 

$

34,444

 

$

34,303

 

$

29,490

 

$

33,869

 

$

25,798

 

$

3,764

 

Rent expense (1/3 of total rent expense)

 

 

 

8,405

 

8,803

 

8,595

 

9,838

 

9,901

 

2,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

 

 

 

$

42,849

 

$

43,106

 

$

38,085

 

$

43,707

 

$

35,699

 

$

6,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

 

 

$

27,499

 

$

36,292

 

$

50,132

 

$

51,933

 

$

19,199

 

$

11,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

 

 

42,849

 

43,106

 

38,085

 

43,707

 

35,699

 

6,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earnings

 

 

 

$

70,348

 

$

79,398

 

$

88,217

 

$

95,640

 

$

54,898

 

$

17,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

 

1.64

x

1.84

x

2.32

x

2.19

x

1.54

x

2.88

x