EX-12 2 g10724exv12.htm EX-12 STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES EX-12 COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 

Exhibit 12
ROCK-TENN COMPANY
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Amounts in thousands, except ratios)
                                         
    2003     2004     2005     2006     2007  
     
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest expense
   $ 25.5      $ 22.8      $ 35.7      $ 54.2      $ 48.7  
Amortization of debt issuance costs
    1.3       0.8       0.9       1.4       1.1  
Interest capitalized during period
    0.3       0.3       0.5       0.8       0.8  
Portion of rent expense representative of interest
    1.9       1.7       1.8       1.7       1.4  
     
FIXED CHARGES
   $ 29.0      $ 25.6      $ 38.9      $ 58.1      $ 52.0  
     
 
                                       
Earnings:
                                       
Pretax income from continuing operations and before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
   $ 47.7      $ 10.5      $ 19.9      $ 38.6      $ 127.0  
Add: Loss from unconsolidated joint venture
    0.4             1.0       0.0       0.0  
Less: Income from unconsolidated joint venture
          (0.1 )           (1.9 )     (1.1 )
Fixed charges
    29.0       25.6       38.9       58.1       52.0  
Interest capitalized during period
    (0.3 )     (0.3 )     (0.5 )     (0.8 )     (0.8 )
Amortization of interest capitalized
    0.9       0.7       0.7       0.7       0.7  
     
Earnings
   $ 77.7      $ 36.4      $ 60.0      $ 94.7      $ 177.8  
     
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
    2.68       1.42       1.54       1.63       3.42  
     
On June 6, 2005, we acquired from Gulf States Paper Corporation and certain of its related entities substantially all of the assets of Gulf States’ Pulp and Paperboard Packaging operations and assumed certain liabilities. Pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 were 1.57 and 1.70, respectively.