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

Years Ended December 31,
20202019201820172016
Earnings (A)
Earnings from continuing operations$374.7 $30.4 $253.4 $101.3 $188.4 
Add:Income tax provision98.0 80.3 57.3 111.6 78.6 
Interest and other financial charges included in expense67.3 76.0 46.0 26.4 27.5 
Interest portion of rent expense4.2 4.1 5.3 9.0 8.9 
Dividends received from 50%-or-less-owned affiliates — — 0.4 — 
Subtract:Gain (impairment) of equity investment — 2.3 — — 
Earnings from 50%-or-less-owned affiliates4.5 7.3 7.7 6.1 4.3 
$539.7 $183.5 $352.0 $242.6 $299.1 
Fixed Charges (A)
Interest and other financial charges$67.3 $76.0 $46.0 $26.4 $27.5 
Interest portion of rent expense4.2 4.1 5.3 9.0 8.9 
Capitalized interest4.4 5.0 2.2 4.6 2.6 
$75.9 $85.1 $53.5 $40.0 $39.0 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 7.1 x2.2 x6.6 x6.1 x7.7 x

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