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Exhibit 12.1
School Specialty, Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in Thousands)
Three Months Ended July 24, 2010 |
2010 | 2009 | Fiscal Year 2008 |
2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings |
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(Loss)/income before income taxes - Continuing operations |
$ | (389,296 | ) | $ | 44,231 | $ | 45,100 | $ | 62,855 | $ | 54,967 | $ | 27,014 | |||||||||||
Discontinued operations |
| | | (10,230 | ) | (34,438 | ) | (29,572 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Subtotal |
(389,296 | ) | 44,231 | 45,100 | 52,625 | 20,529 | (2,558 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Plus: |
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Fixed charges |
8,738 | 33,258 | 33,251 | 34,408 | 32,357 | 22,776 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
36 | 146 | 104 | 72 | 36 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less interest capitalized during period |
| (180 | ) | (70 | ) | (272 | ) | (336 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
$ | (380,522 | ) | $ | 77,455 | $ | 78,385 | $ | 86,833 | $ | 52,586 | $ | 20,267 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Charges |
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Interest (expensed or capitalized) |
$ | 7,479 | $ | 27,773 | $ | 28,174 | $ | 29,243 | $ | 27,875 | $ | 21,766 | ||||||||||||
Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest |
644 | 2,872 | 3,117 | 3,206 | 3,117 | 3,511 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing fees |
615 | 2,613 | 1,960 | 1,959 | 1,365 | 1,314 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 8,738 | $ | 33,258 | $ | 33,251 | $ | 34,408 | $ | 32,357 | $ | 26,591 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
(43.5 | ) (1) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Earnings for the three months ended July 24, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $388,900. |
(2) | Earnings for the fiscal year ended April 29, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $6,324. |
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