EXHIBIT 12.1
Indalex Holdings Finance, Inc.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands)
| | Predecessor 1 | | Predecessor 2 | | Predecessor 1 | | Predecessor 2 | | Successor | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | Nine Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2005 | | October 2, 2005 | | October 1, 2006 | |
| | Fiscal Year Ended | | Period from January 1, 2005 to | | Period from April 1, 2005 to | | Period from January 1, 2005 to | | Period from April 1, 2005 to | | Period from January 1, 2006 to | | Period from February 2, 2006 to | |
| | December 30, | | December 29, | | December 31, | | December 31, | | March 31, | | December 31, | | March 31, | | October 2, | | February 1. | | October 1, | |
| | 2001 | | 2002 | | 2003 | | 2004 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2005 | | 2006 | | 2006 | |
Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations | | $ | (69,266 | ) | $ | 22,014 | | $ | 22,049 | | $ | 37,443 | | $ | 10,372 | | $ | 15,612 | | $ | 10,372 | | $ | 4,454 | | $ | 2,467 | | $ | (18,079 | ) |
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Less AAG equity income | | $ | — | | $ | (6,005 | ) | $ | (7,869 | ) | $ | (14,807 | ) | $ | (1,557 | ) | $ | (9,380 | ) | $ | (1,557 | ) | $ | (4,345 | ) | $ | (643 | ) | $ | (5,236 | ) |
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Plus AAG dividend | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 3,152 | | $ | — | | $ | 4,602 | | $ | — | | $ | 4,602 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | 4,891 | |
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Fixed charges (from below) | | $ | 23,842 | | $ | 12,249 | | $ | 10,860 | | $ | 10,918 | | $ | 1,758 | | $ | 5,599 | | $ | 1,758 | | $ | 3,744 | | $ | 209 | | $ | 28,894 | |
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Earnings available for fixed charges | | $ | (45,424 | ) | $ | 28,258 | | $ | 28,192 | | $ | 33,554 | | $ | 15,175 | | $ | 11,831 | | $ | 15,175 | | $ | 3,853 | | $ | 2,033 | | $ | 10,470 | |
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Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense (including debt issuance costs amortized to interest expense) | | $ | 22,209 | | $ | 10,400 | | $ | 8,659 | | $ | 8,587 | | $ | 1,208 | | $ | 3,901 | | $ | 1,208 | | $ | 2,537 | | $ | 24 | | $ | 27,542 | |
Capitalized interest | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | | — | | — | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Interest component of rent expense | | $ | 1,633 | | $ | 1,849 | | $ | 2,201 | | $ | 2,331 | | $ | 550 | | $ | 1,698 | | $ | 550 | | $ | 1,207 | | $ | 185 | | $ | 1,352 | |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 23,842 | | $ | 12,249 | | $ | 10,860 | | $ | 10,918 | | $ | 1,758 | | $ | 5,599 | | $ | 1,758 | | $ | 3,744 | | $ | 209 | | $ | 28,894 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | -1.91 | | 2.31 | | 2.60 | | 3.07 | | 8.63 | | 2.11 | | 8.63 | | 1.03 | | 9.74 | | 0.36 | |
Fixed charges include interest expense (including amortization of deferred financing costs) and an estimate of operating rental interest expense, approximately 30%, which management believes is representative of the interest component. Earnings before fixed charges were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $69,266 in 2001 and by $18,424 in the period from February 2, 2006 to October 1, 2006.