Exhibit 12.1
PLY GEM HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
| Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | September 27, 2014 | September 28, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (79,520 | ) | $ | (39,055 | ) | $ | (84,507 | ) | $ | 27,667 | $ | (76,752 | ) | $ | (18,793 | ) | $ | (62,089 | ) | ||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 298 | 2,835 | 683 | 5,027 | (17,966 | ) | (15,933 | ) | 1,676 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Earnings (loss) | (79,222 | ) | (36,220 | ) | (83,824 | ) | 32,694 | (94,718 | ) | (34,726 | ) | (60,413 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Interest expense including amortization of debt expense and discount (premium) | 92,046 | 103,133 | 101,488 | 122,992 | 135,514 | 52,065 | 70,605 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest portion of rental expense | 10,699 | 8,666 | 8,199 | 7,380 | 7,830 | 8,827 | 8,024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fixed charges | 102,745 | 111,799 | 109,687 | 130,372 | 143,344 | 60,892 | 36,258 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings available for fixed charges | $ | 23,523 | $ | 75,579 | $ | 25,863 | $ | 163,066 | $ | 48,626 | $ | 26,166 | $ | (24,156 | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1) | — | — | — | 1.3x | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | For the years ended December 31, 2013 2012, 2011, and 2009, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $79.2 million, $36.2 million, $83.8 million, and $94.7 million, respectively, which resulted from the depressed residential U.S. housing market. For the nine months ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $34.7 million and $60.4 million, respectively which resulted from the severe winter conditions, losses on modification or extinguishment of debt, and certain acquisition costs. |