Exhibit 12.1
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(dollars in millions)
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(dollars in millions)
For the Years Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/2006 | 12/31/2005 | 12/31/2004 | 12/31/2003 | 12/31/2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit) and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | $ | 869.2 | $ | 307.1 | $ | 19.8 | $ | (280.2 | ) | $ | (103.8 | ) | ||||||||
(Income) loss recognized on less than fifty percent owned persons | (16.4 | ) | (12.7 | ) | (2.2 | ) | 1.6 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||
Minority interest in the income of subsidiary with fixed charges | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
$ | 852.8 | $ | 294.4 | $ | 17.6 | $ | (278.6 | ) | $ | (100.6 | ) | |||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 37.7 | $ | 46.3 | $ | 38.0 | $ | 33.3 | $ | 36.8 | ||||||||||
Portion of rents deemed to be interest | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of debt expense | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges excluding capitalized interest | $ | 49.7 | $ | 54.1 | $ | 45.5 | $ | 41.8 | $ | 42.7 | ||||||||||
Earnings adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | $ | (4.5 | ) | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | (0.9 | ) | $ | (2.1 | ) | $ | (0.1 | ) | |||||
Earnings, as adjusted | $ | 898.0 | $ | 348.3 | $ | 62.2 | $ | (238.9 | ) | $ | (58.0 | ) | ||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 18.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | — | (1) | — | (1) | |||||||||||||
(1) | For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, fixed charges exceeded earnings by approximately $280.7 million and $100.7 million, respectively. |