Exhibit 12
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except ratio data)
| | For the Nine Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, | | For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | |
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | | $ | (699.9 | ) | $ | 79.2 | | $ | 436.9 | | $ | 233.8 | | $ | 83.0 | | $ | 30.6 | |
Fixed charges | | 173.7 | | 65.6 | | 45.5 | | 54.2 | | 61.0 | | 62.9 | |
Total earnings available for fixed charges | | $ | (526.2 | ) | $ | 144.8 | | $ | 482.4 | | $ | 288.0 | | $ | 144.0 | | $ | 93.5 | |
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Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 130.4 | | $ | 51.6 | | $ | 35.1 | | $ | 44.9 | | $ | 51.7 | | $ | 52.9 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs (1) | | 31.9 | | 2.5 | | 1.1 | | 1.4 | | 2.1 | | 3.1 | |
Portion of rent deemed interest factor (2) | | 11.5 | | 11.5 | | 9.3 | | 7.9 | | 7.2 | | 6.9 | |
Total fixed charges | | $ | 173.7 | | $ | 65.6 | | $ | 45.5 | | $ | 54.2 | | $ | 61.0 | | $ | 62.9 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | -3.0 | x | 2.2 | x | 10.6 | x | 5.3 | x | 2.4 | x | 1.5 | x |
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Notes for explanations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) Amortization of deferred financing costs is included in interest expense in the company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations: |
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Interest expense per Consolidated Statements of Operations | | $ | 162.2 | | $ | 54.1 | | $ | 36.2 | | $ | 46.3 | | $ | 53.8 | | $ | 56.0 | |
Less amortization of deferred financing costs | | 31.9 | | 2.5 | | 1.1 | | 1.4 | | 2.1 | | 3.1 | |
Interest expense | | $ | 130.4 | | $ | 51.6 | | $ | 35.1 | | $ | 44.9 | | $ | 51.7 | | $ | 52.9 | |
(2) One third of all rent expense is deemed representative of the interest factor