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Exhibit 12.1
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
September 29,
2005 |
September 28,
2006 |
September 27,
2007 |
September 25,
2008 |
September 24,
2009 |
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Earnings |
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Income before income taxes |
$ | 95,206 | $ | 146,352 | $ | 43,688 | $ | 51,311 | $ | 93,479 | ||||||||||
Fixed charges |
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Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs |
56,130 | 59,602 | 75,629 | 89,132 | 85,956 | |||||||||||||||
1/3 of rental expense |
18,519 | 21,800 | 24,754 | 26,314 | 26,791 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges |
74,649 | 81,402 | 100,383 | 115,446 | 112,747 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings |
$ | 169,855 | $ | 227,754 | $ | 144,071 | $ | 166,757 | $ | 206,226 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
$ | 2.28 | $ | 2.80 | $ | 1.44 | $ | 1.44 | $ | 1.83 |