EXHIBIT 12.1 |
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Compass Minerals Group, Inc. |
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
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| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
| Earnings: | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 31.5 | $ | 45.9 | $ | (571.4 | ) | ||||
| Plus fixed charges | 44.0 | 16.7 | 18.4 | ||||||||
| Less capitalized interest | --- | (1.0 | ) | (1.1 | ) | ||||||
| $ | 75.5 | $ | 61.6 | $ | (554.1 | ) | |||||
| Fixed Charges: | |||||||||||
| Interest charges | $ | 41.3 | $ | 14.3 | $ | 16.4 | |||||
| Plus interest factor in operating rent expense | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| $ | 44.0 | $ | 16.7 | $ | 18.4 | ||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (excess of fixed charges over earnings) | 1.72x | 3.69x | $ | (572.5 | ) | ||||||
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