EXHIBIT 12.1
CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Holding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corp. | American Achievement Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||
For the year | For the year | For the period | For the | For the year | ||||||||||||||||
ended August 27, | ended August 27, | March 26, 2004 – | period August 31, | ended August 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2005 | August 28, 2004 | 2003 – March 25, 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 4,477 | $ | 12,251 | $ | 10,925 | $ | (4,583 | ) | $ | 10,898 | |||||||||
Fixed charges: (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest charges | 31,271 | 23,497 | 10,257 | 16,455 | 28,940 | |||||||||||||||
Interest portion of lease expense | 829 | 829 | 352 | 626 | 983 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 32,100 | 24,326 | 10,609 | 17,081 | 29,923 | |||||||||||||||
Net income from operations before income taxes and fixed charges | $ | 36,577 | $ | 36,577 | $ | 21,534 | $ | 12,498 | $ | 40,821 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:(2) | 1.14 | x | 1.50 | x | 2.03 | x | — | 1.36 | x |
(1) | During the periods presented the Company had no preferred stock outstanding that required a cash payment. Therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends was the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods presented. | |
(2) | For purposes of computing this ratio, earnings consist of income (loss) before taxes on income and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and the portion of rental expense that includes an interest factor. Earnings before fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $4.6 million for the period from August 31, 2003 to March 25, 2004. |
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