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EX-10.9 - EX-10.9 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex109.htm
EX-10.24 - EX-10.24 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex1024.htm
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EX-23 - EX-23 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex23.htm
EX-31.3 - EX-31.3 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex313.htm
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex312.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex311.htm
EX-32 - EX-32 - FLOWERS FOODS INCd831372dex32.htm

Exhibit 12.1

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Fiscal 2010 - 2014

(000’s Omitted, Except Ratio Amounts)

 

     Fiscal Year  
     2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  

Fixed Charges:

              

Interest expense

   $ 28,288       $ 28,875       $ 23,411       $ 10,172       $ 8,164   

Interest portion of rent expense(1)

   $ 29,564       $ 30,100       $ 25,600       $ 23,399       $ 20,953   

Total Fixed Charges

   $ 57,852       $ 58,975       $ 49,011       $ 33,571       $ 29,117   

Earnings:

              

Income before income taxes

   $ 268,054       $ 322,373       $ 208,772       $ 191,966       $ 210,380   

Plus: Fixed charges(2)

   $ 57,852       $ 58,975       $ 49,011       $ 33,571       $ 29,117   

Earnings Available to Cover Fixed Charges

   $ 325,906       $ 381,348       $ 257,783       $ 225,537       $ 239,497   

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     5.6         6.5         5.3         6.7         8.2   

 

 

(1) One-third of total rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the interest factor.
(2) Fixed charges represent gross interest expense plus the interest portion of rent expense.