EX-12.1 4 d313073dex121.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

Associated Materials, LLC

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2011		     October 13,
2010 to
January 1,
2011		      January 3,
2010 to
October 12,
2010		     Year
Ended
January 2,
2010		     Year
Ended
January 3,
2009		     Year Ended
December 29,
2007		  
     Successor      Predecessor  

Earnings:

              

Income (loss) before income taxes

    $ (223,223 )    $ (56,462 )     $ (66,054 )    $ 23,048      $ (23,335 )    $ 15,356   

Plus: Fixed charges

      87,982        18,621         67,895        88,812        93,727        91,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total earnings (loss)

    $ (135,241 )    $ (37,841 )     $ 1,841      $ 111,860      $ 70,392      $ 107,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Fixed charges:

              

Interest expense

    $ 75,729      $ 16,120       $ 58,759      $ 77,352      $ 82,567      $ 81,087   

Plus: Imputed interest on operating leases

      12,253        2,501         9,136        11,460        11,160        10,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total fixed charges

    $ 87,982      $ 18,621       $ 67,895      $ 88,812      $ 93,727      $ 91,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

      —  (1)      —  (1)       0.03  (1)      1.26  (1)      0.75  (1)      1.17   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2011, the successor period October 13, 2010 to January 1, 2011, the predecessor period January 3, 2010 to October 12, 2010 and year ended January 3, 2009, earnings were not adequate to cover fixed charges by $223.2 million, $56.5 million, $66.1 million and $23.3 million, respectively.