Exhibit 12.1
TELEFLEX INCORPORATED COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Three Months Ended | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 27, 2011 | March 28, 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before taxes before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees | $ | 23,926 | $ | 47,767 | $ | 130,383 | $ | 177,275 | $ | 107,120 | $ | 39,691 | $ | 59,211 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 38 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees | — | — | — | — | 310 | 134 | 255 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest loss (income) | (382 | ) | (286 | ) | (1,361 | ) | (1,157 | ) | (747 | ) | (459 | ) | 277 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 23,544 | $ | 47,481 | $ | 129,022 | $ | 176,127 | $ | 106,721 | $ | 39,404 | $ | 59,781 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 9,636 | $ | 17,230 | $ | 72,281 | $ | 83,952 | $ | 116,317 | $ | 67,930 | $ | 40,665 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of debt expense | 3,300 | 945 | 7,750 | 5,511 | 5,330 | 6,946 | 1,332 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest factor in rents | 2,547 | 2,619 | 10,477 | 11,624 | 12,134 | 13,393 | 12,950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 15,483 | 20,794 | 90,508 | 101,087 | 133,781 | 88,269 | 54,947 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings and fixed charges | $ | 39,027 | $ | 68,275 | $ | 219,530 | $ | 277,214 | $ | 240,502 | $ | 127,673 | $ | 114,728 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||