The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW) 10-K 2010 FY Annual report

Exhibit 12.1

The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions, except ratio data)

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008		2007		2006		2005
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes (3)	$	(44.6	)	$	(707.3	)	$	80.4	$	436.9	$	233.8	$	83.0
Fixed charges	212.1			217.9			65.5		45.5		54.2		61.0
Total earnings available for fixed charges	$	167.5		$	(489.4	)	$	145.9	$	482.4	$	288.0	$	144.0
Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	175.0		$	174.0		$	51.6	$	35.1	$	44.9	$	51.7
Amortization of deferred financing costs (1)	22.0			28.8			2.5		1.1		1.4		2.1
Portion of rent deemed interest factor (2)	15.1			15.1			11.4		9.3		7.9		7.2
Total fixed charges	$	212.1		$	217.9		$	65.5	$	45.5	$	54.2	$	61.0
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (4)	n/a			n/a			2.2x		10.6x		5.3x		2.4x
Notes for explanations:
(1) Amortization of deferred financing costs was included in interest expense in the company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations prior to 2009:
Interest expense per Consolidated Statements of Operations	$	175.0		$	174.0		$	49.1	$	36.2	$	46.3	$	53.8
Less amortization of deferred financing costs	—			—			2.5		1.1		1.4		2.1
Interest expense	$	175.0		$	174.0		$	51.6	$	35.1	$	44.9	$	51.7

(2) One third of all rent expense is deemed representative of the interest factor

(3) 2009 amounts include the impact of $695.2 million of non-cash impairment changes.

(4) Additional earnings of $44.6 million in 2010 and $707.3 in 2009 million are needed to reach a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.0x.