Exhibit 12.1
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratios)
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratios)
Three Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees | $ | 99,498 | $ | 149,932 | $ | 312,363 | $ | 317,765 | $ | 281,515 | $ | 58,991 | $ | 31,013 | ||||||||||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest component of rental expense | 11,033 | 11,067 | 12,886 | 15,750 | 16,208 | 4,159 | 3,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs | 40,791 | 31,135 | 29,825 | 76,459 | 64,152 | 18,082 | 12,518 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 51,824 | 42,202 | 42,711 | 92,209 | 80,360 | 22,241 | 16,306 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees | — | — | — | — | 8,684 | — | 2,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income from equity investees plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees | $ | 151,322 | $ | 192,134 | $ | 355,074 | $ | 409,974 | $ | 370,559 | $ | 81,232 | $ | 49,556 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.9 | x | 4.6 | x | 8.3 | x | 4.4 | x | 4.6 | x | 3.7 | x | 3.0 | x | ||||||||||||||