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B&G FOODS, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)
| | Year Ended Jan. 1, 2005 | Year Ended Jan. 3, 2004 | Year Ended Dec. 28, 2002 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income before income tax expense | $ | 5,421 | $ | 24,687 | $ | 24,505 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 45,790 | 26,535 | 23,940 | |||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | |||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | |||||||
| Income as adjusted | $ | 54,706 | $ | 56,946 | $ | 52,117 | ||||
| Fixed charges: | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 45,790 | $ | 26,535 | $ | 23,940 | ||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | |||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | |||||||
| Fixed charges | $ | 49,285 | $ | 32,259 | $ | 27,612 | ||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.1x | 1.8x | 1.9x | |||||||
B&G FOODS, INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)