Exhibit 12.1
Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($ in millions) | | Q1 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 | | 2010 | |
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Earnings before taxes | | $ | 27.5 | | $ | 645.6 | | $ | 583.6 | | $ | 595.6 | | $ | 659.8 | | $ | 606.4 | |
Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expensed and capitalized (a) | | 101.1 | | 198.1 | | 215.5 | | 201.1 | | 185.1 | | 161.1 | |
Interest expense within rent | | 5.3 | | 25.6 | | 23.8 | | 22.8 | | 22.1 | | 20.4 | |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | 0.9 | | 3.5 | | 4.5 | | 4.4 | | 4.1 | | 3.8 | |
Distributed income of equity investees | | — | | 0.6 | | 1.6 | | 0.8 | | 1.7 | | 2.2 | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest capitalized | | (2.7 | ) | (5.1 | ) | (3.7 | ) | (6.2 | ) | (8.0 | ) | (2.9 | ) |
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Adjusted earnings | | $ | 132.1 | | $ | 868.3 | | $ | 825.3 | | $ | 818.5 | | $ | 864.8 | | $ | 791.0 | |
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Fixed charges (b) | | 106.4 | | 223.7 | | 239.3 | | 223.9 | | 207.2 | | 181.5 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | 1.2x | | 3.9x | | 3.4x | | 3.7x | | 4.2x | | 4.4x | |
(a) Amounts do not include interest for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.
(b) Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest expense within rent.