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Exhibit 12.1
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratios)
                                                         
                                            Three Months
    Year Ended December 31,   Ended March 31,
    2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2008   2009
         
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees
  $ 99,498     $ 149,932     $ 312,363     $ 317,765     $ 281,515     $ 58,991     $ 31,013  
Add:
                                                       
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest component of rental expense
    11,033       11,067       12,886       15,750       16,208       4,159       3,788  
 
                                                       
Interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs
    40,791       31,135       29,825       76,459       64,152       18,082       12,518  
         
 
                                                       
Fixed charges
    51,824       42,202       42,711       92,209       80,360       22,241       16,306  
         
Distributed income of equity investees
                            8,684             2,237  
         
 
                                                       
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees
  $ 151,322     $ 192,134     $ 355,074     $ 409,974     $ 370,559     $ 81,232     $ 49,556  
         
 
                                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    2.9 x     4.6 x     8.3 x     4.4 x     4.6 x     3.7 x     3.0 x