Exhibit 12.1
Symmetry Medical Inc.
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
| For the Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011 | January 1, 2011 | January 2, 2010 | January 3, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | $ | 13,769 | $ | 3,990 | $ | 21,899 | $ | 30,430 | $ | 31,512 | ||||||||||
| Add: Fixed charges | 20,744 | 4,882 | 6,453 | 7,624 | 11,289 | |||||||||||||||
| Total earnings | $ | 34,513 | $ | 8,872 | $ | 28,352 | $ | 38,054 | $ | 42,801 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Charges (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 19,777 | $ | 3,958 | $ | 5,755 | $ | 6,824 | $ | 10,523 | ||||||||||
| Estimate of interest in rent expense | 967 | 924 | 698 | 800 | 766 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 20,744 | $ | 4,882 | $ | 6,453 | $ | 7,624 | $ | 11,289 | ||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.66 | 1.82 | 4.39 | 4.99 | 3.79 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | The term 'earnings" means the amounts resulting from the following: (a) our income before provision for income taxes, plus (b) our fixed charges |
| (2) | The term "fixed charges" means the amounts resulting from the following: (a) our interest expensed, plus (b) our estimate of the interest component of rent expense. |
We do not have any shares of preferred stock outstanding and, therefore, our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for any given period is equivalent to our ratio of earnings to fixed charges.