Exhibit 12.1
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands)
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| | Year Ended | | Nine months Ended |
| | January 2, 2011 | January 1, 2012 | December 30, 2012 | December 29, 2013 | December 28, 2014 | | September 27, 2015 |
| Earnings: | | | | | | | |
| Income from continuing operations before income tax | $ | 2,617 |
| $ | (2,185 | ) | $ | (28,909 | ) | $ | (23,916 | ) | $ | (26,352 | ) | | $ | (7,014 | ) |
| Add fixed charges: | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs | 8,957 |
| 7,353 |
| 12,764 |
| 18,841 |
| 18,801 |
| | 14,026 |
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| Portion of rents representative of interest factor | 7,723 |
| 7,555 |
| 12,628 |
| 15,733 |
| 16,288 |
| | 14,367 |
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| Total earnings | $ | 19,297 |
| $ | 12,723 |
| $ | (3,517 | ) | $ | 10,658 |
| $ | 8,737 |
| | $ | 21,379 |
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| Fixed charges: | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 8,957 |
| $ | 7,353 |
| $ | 12,764 |
| $ | 18,841 |
| $ | 18,801 |
| | $ | 14,026 |
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| Portion of rents representative of interest factor | 7,723 |
| 7,555 |
| 12,628 |
| 15,733 |
| 16,288 |
| | 14,367 |
|
| | $ | 16,680 |
| $ | 14,908 |
| $ | 25,392 |
| $ | 34,574 |
| $ | 35,089 |
| | $ | 28,393 |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1) | 1.16x |
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(1) For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as earnings from continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense on all indebtedness, amortization of deferred financing costs and one-third of rental expense on operating leases, representing that portion of rental expense that we deemed to be attributable to interest. Our earnings were insufficient to cover our fixed charges for the years ended January 1, 2012, December 30, 2012, December 29, 2013, December 28, 2014 and the nine months ended September 27, 2015 by $2,185, $28,909, $23,916, $26,352 and $7,014, respectively. As of the date hereof, we have no shares of preferred stock outstanding that require us to accrue or pay dividends, and consequently, our ratio of earnings to preferred share dividends and ratio of earnings to fixed charges would be identical.
