Exhibit 12.1
The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions, except ratio data)
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Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes (3) |
| $ | (44.6 | ) | $ | (707.3 | ) | $ | 80.4 |
| $ | 436.9 |
| $ | 233.8 |
| $ | 83.0 |
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Fixed charges |
| 212.1 |
| 217.9 |
| 65.5 |
| 45.5 |
| 54.2 |
| 61.0 |
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Total earnings available for fixed charges |
| $ | 167.5 |
| $ | (489.4 | ) | $ | 145.9 |
| $ | 482.4 |
| $ | 288.0 |
| $ | 144.0 |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense |
| $ | 175.0 |
| $ | 174.0 |
| $ | 51.6 |
| $ | 35.1 |
| $ | 44.9 |
| $ | 51.7 |
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Amortization of deferred financing costs (1) |
| 22.0 |
| 28.8 |
| 2.5 |
| 1.1 |
| 1.4 |
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Portion of rent deemed interest factor (2) |
| 15.1 |
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| 11.4 |
| 9.3 |
| 7.9 |
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Total fixed charges |
| $ | 212.1 |
| $ | 217.9 |
| $ | 65.5 |
| $ | 45.5 |
| $ | 54.2 |
| $ | 61.0 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (4) |
| n/a |
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| 2.2x |
| 10.6x |
| 5.3x |
| 2.4x |
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Notes for explanations: |
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(1) Amortization of deferred financing costs was included in interest expense in the company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations prior to 2009: | |||||||||||||||||||
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Interest expense per Consolidated Statements of Operations |
| $ | 175.0 |
| $ | 174.0 |
| $ | 49.1 |
| $ | 36.2 |
| $ | 46.3 |
| $ | 53.8 |
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Less amortization of deferred financing costs |
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| 2.5 |
| 1.1 |
| 1.4 |
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Interest expense |
| $ | 175.0 |
| $ | 174.0 |
| $ | 51.6 |
| $ | 35.1 |
| $ | 44.9 |
| $ | 51.7 |
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(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.