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Exhibit 12.1

 

BE Aerospace, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(unaudited)

(dollars in millions, except ratios)

 

 

 

Three Month Ended
March 31,

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

$

101.4

 

$

73.9

 

$

323.0

 

$

211.4

 

$

204.6

 

$

(87.8

)

$

215.1

 

Fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest

 

28.8

 

26.5

 

106.6

 

93.7

 

90.5

 

51.2

 

25.0

 

Total Earnings

 

$

130.2

 

$

100.4

 

$

429.6

 

$

305.1

 

$

295.1

 

$

(36.6

)

$

240.1

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

$

26.9

 

$

24.7

 

$

99.3

 

$

85.9

 

$

82.2

 

$

45.8

 

$

22.3

 

Rental expenses representative of an interest factor

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

1.1

 

1.0

 

1.7

 

1.5

 

1.5

 

Capitalized Interest

 

 

0.4

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and discount

 

1.6

 

1.5

 

6.2

 

6.8

 

6.6

 

3.9

 

1.2

 

Total Fixed Charges

 

$

28.8

 

$

26.9

 

$

107.5

 

$

93.7

 

$

90.5

 

$

51.2

 

$

25.0

 

Ratio of earnings to total fixed charges

 

4.5

 

3.7

 

4.0

 

3.3

 

3.3

 

*

 

9.6

 

 


* For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, our earnings were insufficient to cover our fixed charges by $87.8 million.

 

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