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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K
EXHIBIT 12
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
July 3, 2011 | June 27, 2010 | June 28, 2009 | June 29, 2008 | Restated July 1, 2007 |
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Earnings |
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Income before income taxes |
$ | 32,054 | $ | 49,073 | $ | 40,409 | $ | 29,609 | $ | 3,302 | ||||||||||
Less: Equity income from equity investees |
(5,082 | ) | (4,071 | ) | (1,527 | ) | (3,588 | ) | (3,303 | ) | ||||||||||
Add: Fixed charges |
25,942 | 29,520 | 34,010 | 41,337 | 46,592 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees |
6,980 | 4,005 | 5,212 | 2,800 | 4,879 | |||||||||||||||
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Earnings as defined |
$ | 59,894 | $ | 78,527 | $ | 78,104 | $ | 70,158 | $ | 51,470 | ||||||||||
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Fixed Charges |
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Interest expense |
$ | 23,014 | $ | 25,573 | $ | 30,521 | $ | 37,554 | $ | 42,932 | ||||||||||
Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness |
304 | 896 | 626 | 569 | 759 | |||||||||||||||
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Interest expense as reported |
23,318 | 26,469 | 31,147 | 38,123 | 43,691 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing fees |
934 | 1,250 | 1,331 | 1,414 | 1,173 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense relating to interest |
1,690 | 1,801 | 1,532 | 1,800 | 1,728 | |||||||||||||||
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Fixed charges as defined |
$ | 25,942 | $ | 29,520 | $ | 34,010 | $ | 41,337 | $ | 46,592 | ||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
2.3 | x | 2.7 | x | 2.3 | x | 1.7 | x | 1.1 | x | ||||||||||
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