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Exhibit 12.1

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

13.8

 

 

$

(195.4

)

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

 

127.6

 

 

 

154.8

 

Capitalization of interest, net of amortization

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(1.5

)

Earnings available for fixed charges (a)

 

$

141.2

 

 

$

(42.1

)

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

92.9

 

 

$

119.2

 

Capitalized interest and tax interest

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

2.5

 

One third of rental expense (1)

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

33.1

 

Total fixed charges (b)

 

$

127.6

 

 

$

154.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b) (2)

 

 

1.11

 

 

 

(0.27

)

 

(1)

Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

(2)

The Company incurred losses before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016. As a result, our earnings were less than our fixed charges by approximately $196.9 million.