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Exhibit 12.1

School Specialty, Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Nine Months
Ended
       
     January 28
2012
    2011     2010     Fiscal Year
2009
    2008     2007  

Earnings

            

Income/loss before income taxes—

            

Continuing operations

   $ (95,552   $ (428,367   $ 44,231      $ 45,100      $ 62,855      $ 54,967   

Discontinued operations

     —          —          —          —          (10,230     (34,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     (95,552     (428,367     44,231        45,100        52,625        20,529   

Plus:

            

Fixed charges

     22,857        30,415        33,258        33,251        34,408        32,357   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     109        146        146        104        72        36   

Less interest capitalized during period

     —          (172     (180     (70     (272     (336
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $(72,586)      $ (397,978   $ 77,455      $ 78,385      $ 86,833      $ 52,586   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

            

Interest (expensed or capitalized)

   $ 18,806      $ 25,538      $ 27,773      $ 28,174      $ 29,243      $ 27,875   

Estimated portion of rent expense representative of interest

     1,894        2,513        2,872        3,117        3,206        3,117   

Amortization of deferred financing fees

     2,157        2,364        2,613        1,960        1,959        1,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 22,857      $ 30,415      $ 33,258      $ 33,251      $ 34,408      $ 32,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     (3.2 )(1)      (13.1 )(2)      2.3        2.4        2.5        1.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Earnings for fiscal 2012 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $98,000.
(2) Earnings for fiscal 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $428,000.