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Exhibit 12.1
Domtar Corporation
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(In millions of dollars, unless otherwise noted)
Year ended December 25, 2005 |
Year ended December 31, 2006 |
Year ended December 30, 2007 |
Year ended December 31, 2008 |
Year ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Available earnings: |
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes |
(578 | ) | (556 | ) | 99 | (570 | ) | 490 | |||||
Add fixed charges: |
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Interest expense (excluding capitalized) |
| | 166 | 128 | 115 | ||||||||
Amortization of loan costs |
| | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
Interest factor in rents |
7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
Total earnings (loss) as defined |
(571 | ) | (551 | ) | 280 | (424 | ) | 627 | |||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense incurred |
| | 166 | 128 | 115 | ||||||||
Amortization of debt expense |
| | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
Interest portion of rental expense |
7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
Total fixed charges |
7 | 5 | 181 | 146 | 137 | ||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
1.5 | 4.6 | |||||||||||
Deficiency in the coverage of earnings to fixed charges |
578 | 556 | 570 | ||||||||||