Exhibit 12.1
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
| Year Ended Dec. 30, 2006 | Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005 | Year Ended Jan. 1, 2005 | Year Ended Jan. 3, 2004 | Year Ended Dec. 28, 2002 | ||||||||||||
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Income before income tax expense | $ | 17,535 | $ | 13,240 | $ | 5,421 | $ | 24,687 | $ | 24,505 | |||||||
Add: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 40,651 | 38,976 | 45,790 | 26,535 | 23,940 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,830 | 2,791 | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | ||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 1,359 | 1,197 | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | ||||||||||||
Income as adjusted | $ | 62,375 | $ | 56,204 | $ | 54,706 | $ | 56,946 | $ | 52,117 | |||||||
Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 40,651 | $ | 38,976 | $ | 45,790 | $ | 26,535 | $ | 23,940 | ||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,830 | 2,791 | 2,358 | 4,670 | 2,686 | ||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 1,359 | 1,197 | 1,137 | 1,054 | 986 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges | $ | 44,840 | $ | 42,964 | $ | 49,285 | $ | 32,259 | $ | 27,612 | |||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.4 | x | 1.3 | x | 1.1 | x | 1.8 | x | 1.9 | x | |||||||