Exhibit 12.1

 

Brunswick Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(A)
(In millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

Earnings as Adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

$

67.4

 

$

94.6

 

$

385.4

 

$

269.8

 

$

135.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

Income tax provision

 

14.2

 

37.0

 

110.4

 

108.7

 

65.9

 

 

Interest and other financial charges included in expense

 

13.6

 

13.1

 

53.2

 

45.2

 

41.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest portion of rent expense

 

4.9

 

4.1

 

16.4

 

16.2

 

14.4

 

 

Dividends received from 50%-or-less-owned affiliates

 

0.8

 

0.7

 

12.3

 

13.1

 

6.8

 

Subtract:

Earnings from 50%-or-less-owned affiliates

 

(5.2

)

(5.0

)

(18.1

)

(18.1

)

(9.9

)

 

 

$

95.7

 

$

144.5

 

$

559.6

 

$

434.9

 

$

253.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other financial charges

 

$

13.6

 

$

13.1

 

$

53.2

 

$

45.2

 

$

41.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest portion of rent expense

 

4.9

 

4.1

 

16.4

 

16.2

 

14.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

0.9

 

0.3

 

1.4

 

1.2

 

1.5

 

 

 

$

19.4

 

$

17.5

 

$

71.0

 

$

62.6

 

$

56.9

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

4.9 x

 

8.3 x

 

7.9 x

 

6.9 x

 

4.5 x

 


(A)         For computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings have been calculated by adding fixed charges to earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and dividends received from equity affiliates, then deducting the undistributed earnings of affiliates. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, estimated interest portion of rental expense and capitalized interest.