Exhibit 12.1
Deluxe Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 155,021 | $ | 160,176 | $ | 220,015 | $ | 142,788 | $ | 250,223 | $ | 316,453 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)(1) | 46,280 | 50,421 | 55,294 | 56,661 | 56,604 | 32,851 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor | 2,716 | 3,147 | 2,900 | 3,526 | 4,642 | 4,875 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 204,017 | $ | 213,744 | $ | 278,209 | $ | 202,975 | $ | 311,469 | $ | 354,179 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (including capitalized interest)(1) | $ | 46,280 | $ | 50,421 | $ | 55,294 | $ | 57,051 | $ | 57,399 | $ | 33,299 | ||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor | 2,716 | 3,147 | 2,900 | 3,526 | 4,642 | 4,875 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 48,996 | $ | 53,568 | $ | 58,194 | $ | 60,577 | $ | 62,041 | $ | 38,174 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 9.3 |
(1) | Does not include interest expense related to uncertain tax positions. |