Attached files
| file | filename |
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| 10-K - FORM 10-K - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987e10vk.htm |
| EX-24 - EX-24 - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv24.htm |
| EX-21 - EX-21 - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv21.htm |
| EX-23 - EX-23 - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv23.htm |
| EX-31.B - EX-31.B - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv31wb.htm |
| EX-32.A - EX-32.A - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv32wa.htm |
| EX-32.B - EX-32.B - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv32wb.htm |
| EX-31.A - EX-31.A - ACUITY BRANDS INC | g24987exv31wa.htm |
Exhibit 12
ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO
(in millions)
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO
(in millions)
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: |
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| 1. | Income from continuing operations
before provision for income taxes |
$ | 118.8 | $ | 127.3 | $ | 230.5 | $ | 194.2 | $ | 118.8 | |||||||||||||
Fixed Charges: |
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| 2. | Interest expense |
29.8 | 29.5 | 34.7 | 34.3 | 34.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Interest factor on rental expense |
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Total fixed charges (2 + 3) |
31.1 | 31.0 | 36.1 | 35.6 | 35.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Earnings and fixed charges (1 + 4) |
149.9 | 158.3 | 266.6 | 229.8 | 154.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios: |
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| 6. | Earnings and fixed charges, to total
fixed charges (5 / 4) |
4.8 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Deficiency of earnings to fixed
charges (4 - 5)* |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| * | Represents additional earnings that would be necessary to result in a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges. |