Exhibit 12.1
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K
EXHIBIT 12.1
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands)
| Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| June 27, 2010 | June 28, 2009 | June 29, 2008 | Restated July 1, 2007 | Restated July 2, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | $ | 49,073 | $ | 40,409 | $ | 29,609 | $ | 3,302 | $ | 158,514 | ||||||||||
Less: Equity income from equity investees | (4,071 | ) | (1,527 | ) | (3,588 | ) | (3,303 | ) | (4,174 | ) | ||||||||||
Add: Fixed charges | 29,520 | 34,010 | 41,337 | 46,592 | 45,248 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees | 4,005 | 5,212 | 2,800 | 4,879 | 4,633 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 78,527 | $ | 78,104 | $ | 70,158 | $ | 51,470 | $ | 204,221 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 25,573 | $ | 30,521 | $ | 37,554 | $ | 42,932 | $ | 40,085 | ||||||||||
Amortization of discounts related to indebtedness | 896 | 626 | 569 | 759 | 829 | |||||||||||||||
Imputed interest on deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | 1,177 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense as reported | 26,469 | 31,147 | 38,123 | 43,691 | 42,091 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing fees | 1,250 | 1,331 | 1,414 | 1,173 | 1,708 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense relating to interest | 1,801 | 1,532 | 1,800 | 1,728 | 1,449 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined | $ | 29,520 | $ | 34,010 | $ | 41,337 | $ | 46,592 | $ | 45,248 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.7 | x | 2.3 | x | 1.7 | x | 1.1 | x | 4.5 | x | ||||||||||
