Exhibit 12.1
VISANT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (UNAUDITED)
Dollars in thousands | Nine months Ended October 2, 2010 | Nine months Ended October 3, 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 132,018 | $ | 143,822 | $ | 146,869 | $ | 141,695 | $ | 127,907 | $ | 98,027 | $ | 46,348 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest) | 45,822 | 42,182 | 55,522 | 70,007 | 91,303 | 107,871 | 108,040 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor | 1,684 | 1,922 | 2,435 | 2,588 | 2,402 | 2,109 | 2,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 179,524 | $ | 187,926 | $ | 204,826 | $ | 214,290 | $ | 221,612 | $ | 208,007 | $ | 156,444 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (including capitalized interest) | $ | 45,822 | $ | 42,182 | $ | 55,522 | $ | 70,007 | $ | 91,303 | $ | 107,871 | $ | 108,040 | ||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor | 1,684 | 1,922 | 2,435 | 2,588 | 2,402 | 2,109 | 2,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 47,506 | $ | 44,104 | $ | 57,957 | $ | 72,595 | $ | 93,705 | $ | 109,980 | $ | 110,096 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.8x | 4.3x | 3.5x | 3.0x | 2.4x | 1.9x | 1.4x | |||||||||||||||||||||