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Exhibit 12.1

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except ratio data)

 

     Predecessor      Successor  
     Fiscal year ended(1)      One Month
ended
January 28,
2011
     Eleven Months
Ended
December 31,
2011
 
     December 29,
2007
    January 3,
2009
    January 2,
2010
     January 1,
2011
       

Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes

   $ (16,206   $ (2,543   $ 17,601       $ 16,329       $ (17,753    $ (73,101

Add:

               

Interest expense

     33,033        33,405        27,504         31,876         1,978         46,913   

Amortizations of capitalized interest

     629        902        930         953         68         112   

Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest

     1,700        1,503        1,651         3,258         338         2,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings

   $ 19,156      $ 33,267      $ 47,686       $ 52,416       $ (15,369    $ (23,372
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

               

Interest expense

   $ 33,033      $ 33,405      $ 27,504       $ 31,876       $ 1,978       $ 46,913   

Capitalized interest

     2,281        983        221         875         241         1,783   

Portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed to be the equivalent of interest

     1,700        1,503        1,651         3,258         338         2,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 37,014      $ 35,891      $ 29,376       $ 36,009       $ 2,557       $ 51,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(2)(3)

     —          —          1.6x         1.5x         —           —     

 

(1) The year ended January 3, 2009 includes 53 weeks. All other fiscal years reported include 52 weeks.
(2) For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include cash and non-cash interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt issuance cost and the portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor.
(3) For fiscal years ended January 3, 2009 and December 29, 2007, our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $2.6 million and $17.9 million, respectively. Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges for the eleven month period ended December 31, 2011 and the one month period ended January 28, 2011 by $74.8 million and $17.9 million, respectively.