Exhibit 12.1
Earnings to Fixed Charges
| TP & A | Berry Plastics | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1/05- | 2/17/06- | 13 wks | 13 wks | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2/16/06 | 09/30/06 | 2007 | 12/30/06 | 12/29/2007 | |||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes | 40.8 | 34.9 | 47.8 | 19.3 | -51.1 | -207.5 | -52.5 | -51.0 | ||||||||
Interest | 15.9 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 46.5 | 237.6 | 59.9 | 61.8 | ||||||||
Interest portion of rental expense | 8.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| 65.1 | 49.8 | 68.1 | 30.8 | -2.4 | 44.8 | 11.1 | 13.6 | |||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | 15.9 | 10.6 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 46.5 | 237.6 | 59.9 | 61.8 | ||||||||
Interest capitalized | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ||||||||
Interest portion of rental expense | 8.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 14.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| 24.3 | 14.9 | 20.3 | 11.5 | 48.1 | 250.8 | 63.3 | 64.2 | |||||||||
Ratio | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 17.49 | 21.18 | ||||||||
Shortfall (overage) | -40.8 | -34.9 | -47.8 | -19.3 | 50.5 | 206.0 | 52.2 | 50.6 | ||||||||