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Three Months Ended | Fiscal Years Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| May 5, | April 29, | February 3, | January 28, | January 29, | January 31, | February 1, | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2007 | 2006 | 2007* | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated pretax income | $ | 65,122 | $ | 95,609 | $ | 253,842 | $ | 125,791 | $ | 175,832 | $ | 7,904 | $ | 184,782 | ||||||||
| Fixed charges (less capitalized interest) | 25,135 | 27,473 | 106,136 | 121,416 | 157,314 | 202,432 | 212,479 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributed income of equity investees | - | 463 | 9,393 | 8,858 | 9,059 | 5,991 | 6,052 | |||||||||||||||
EARNINGS | $ | 90,257 | $ | 123,545 | $ | 369,371 | $ | 256,065 | $ | 342,205 | $ | 216,327 | $ | 403,313 | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | 20,736 | $ | 23,610 | $ | 87,642 | $ | 105,570 | $ | 139,056 | $ | 181,065 | $ | 189,779 | ||||||||
| Capitalized interest | 1,233 | 1,226 | 4,365 | 6,092 | 4,485 | 2,622 | 2,469 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest factor in rent expense | 4,399 | 3,863 | 18,494 | 15,846 | 18,258 | 21,367 | 22,700 | |||||||||||||||
FIXED CHARGES | $ | 26,368 | $ | 28,699 | $ | 110,501 | $ | 127,508 | $ | 161,799 | $ | 205,054 | $ | 214,948 | ||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.42 | 4.30 | 3.34 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 1.05 | 1.88 | |||||||||||||||
* 53 Weeks