Exhibit 12.1
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
| (amounts in millions, except ratios) | Year ended January 2, 2010 |
Year ended January 1, 2011 |
Year ended December 31, 2011 |
Year ended December 29, 2012 |
Year ended December 28, 2013 |
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| Fixed charges: |
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| Interest expense |
12.0 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 13.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Portion of rental expense which represents interest factor (1) |
21.5 | 23.1 | 27.7 | 33.1 | 39.1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total fixed charges |
33.5 | 33.5 | 35.3 | 39.9 | 52.5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Earnings available for fixed charges: |
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| Pre-tax income |
183.8 | 233.4 | 180.9 | 255.4 | 249.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Fixed charges |
33.5 | 33.5 | 35.3 | 39.9 | 52.5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total earnings available for fixed charges |
217.3 | 266.9 | 216.2 | 295.3 | 302.0 | |||||||||||||||
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
6.5 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 5.8 | |||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Represents an assumed interest factor of one-third of reported rent and removal of non-rent items. |