Exhibit 12.1
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in thousands)
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Loss) income before income taxes | $ | (195,363 | ) | $ | 171,264 | $ | 136,570 | $ | 124,910 | $ | 124,209 | |||||||||
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Fixed charges | 154,794 | 70,067 | 62,206 | 66,913 | 69,246 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalization of interest, net of amortization | (1,557 | ) | (161 | ) | (48 | ) | 389 | (343 | ) | |||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | 231 | 374 | |||||||||||||||
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Earnings available for fixed charges (a) | $ | (42,126 | ) | $ | 241,170 | $ | 198,728 | $ | 192,443 | $ | 193,486 | |||||||||
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Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 119,155 | $ | 45,474 | $ | 42,036 | $ | 49,304 | $ | 51,609 | ||||||||||
Capitalized interest and tax interest | 2,553 | 511 | 135 | 57 | 568 | |||||||||||||||
One third of rental expense(1) | 33,086 | 24,082 | 20,035 | 17,552 | 17,069 | |||||||||||||||
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Total fixed charges (b) | $ | 154,794 | $ | 70,067 | $ | 62,206 | $ | 66,913 | $ | 69,246 | ||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)(2) | (0.27 | ) | 3.44 | 3.19 | 2.88 | 2.79 | ||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense. |
| (2) | The Company incurred a loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a result, our earnings were less than our fixed charges by approximately $196.9 million. |
