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Exhibit 12.1
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In thousands of dollars)
Predecessor | Successor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, |
Period From January 1 to December 3, |
Period From December 4 to December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before tax provision |
33,692 | 32,134 | 549 | 32,683 | 5,945 | (27,174 | ) | (17,081 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges |
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Interest expense |
4,499 | 4,813 | 2,451 | 7,264 | 27,446 | 39,172 | 26,464 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing fees |
| | 145 | 145 | 1,941 | 1,772 | 2,142 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lease and charter |
4,161 | 4,213 | 417 | 4,631 | 5,195 | 4,753 | 5,661 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges |
8,660 | 9,026 | 3,013 | 12,040 | 34,582 | 45,697 | 34,267 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income before tax provision plus fixed charges |
42,352 | 41,160 | 3,562 | 44,723 | 40,527 | 18,523 | 17,186 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a) |
4.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
(a) | Ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings are defined as net income (loss) before taxes plus fixed charges. For this purpose, fixed charges consist of interest expense, amortization of deferred financing costs, and one third of lease expense. |