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Exhibit 12.1

KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in millions, except ratios)

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2012

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2016

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   before taxes

 

$

52.5

 

 

$

100.6

 

 

$

77.0

 

 

$

(5.9

)

 

$

(80.1

)

 

$

(2.9

)

Deduct: Equity earnings net of dividends

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(0.5

)

Deduct: Pre-tax income of noncontrolling

   interests

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.0

 

Add: Fixed charges

 

 

40.8

 

 

 

41.6

 

 

 

39.4

 

 

 

51.8

 

 

 

64.6

 

 

 

16.3

 

Earnings as defined

 

$

92.2

 

 

$

139.4

 

 

$

115.6

 

 

$

47.5

 

 

$

(12.4

)

 

$

13.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expensed

 

$

27.2

 

 

$

27.9

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

$

39.1

 

 

$

50.7

 

 

$

12.3

 

Other

 

0.0

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.4

 

 

1.3

 

 

0.0

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rents

 

 

43.8

 

 

 

44.3

 

 

 

39.4

 

 

 

36.7

 

 

 

44.7

 

 

$

12.9

 

Interest factor

 

 

31

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

31

%

Estimated interest component of rent

 

 

13.6

 

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

 

11.4

 

 

 

13.9

 

 

$

4.0

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

40.8

 

 

$

41.6

 

 

$

39.4

 

 

$

51.8

 

 

$

64.6

 

 

$

16.3

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

 

 

2.26

 

 

 

3.35

 

 

 

2.93

 

 

 

0.92

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

0.85

 

 

(1)

In 2014, 2015 and 2016, earnings did not cover fixed charges by $4.3 million, $77.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively.