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Exhibit 12.1
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
| | Thirty-nine Weeks Ended Sept. 30, 2006 | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005 | Year Ended Jan. 1, 2005 | Year Ended Jan. 3, 2004 | Year Ended Dec. 28, 2002 | Year Ended Dec. 29, 2001 | |||||||||||||
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| | (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | $ | 14,222 | $ | 13,240 | $ | 5,421 | $ | 24,687 | $ | 24,505 | $ | 10,027 | |||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 30,674 | 38,976 | 45,790 | 26,535 | 23,940 | 27,875 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,122 | 2,791 | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | 1,972 | |||||||||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 963 | 1,197 | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | 1,039 | |||||||||||||
| Income as adjusted | $ | 47,981 | $ | 56,204 | $ | 54,706 | $ | 56,946 | $ | 52,117 | $ | 40,913 | |||||||
| Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 30,674 | $ | 38,976 | $ | 45,790 | $ | 26,535 | $ | 23,940 | $ | 27,875 | ||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,122 | 2,791 | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | 1,972 | |||||||||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 963 | 1,197 | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | 1,039 | |||||||||||||
| Fixed charges | $ | 33,759 | $ | 42,964 | $ | 49,285 | $ | 32,259 | $ | 27,612 | $ | 30,886 | |||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.3x | |||||||||||||
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges