Exhibit 12.2

OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Dividend Requirements

	Year Ended December 31
	2005			2004			2003			2002			2001
				(thousands, except ratios)
Interest costs	$	141,455		$	155,689		$	134,930		$	133,762		$	129,917
Interest capitalized during the period		—			28			391			3,937			1,945
Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases(a)		120,989			130,229			15,974			11,128			11,729
Total fixed charges		262,444			285,946			151,295			148,827			143,591
Preferred stock dividend requirements—pretax		4,378			12,211			13,864			14,548			15,180
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements	$	266,822		$	298,157		$	165,159		$	163,375		$	158,771
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative effect of accounting changes	$	(37,616	)	$	379,442		$	49,240		$	1,352		$	(42,113	)
Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50% owned entities, net of distributions received		(5,104	)		(6,211	)		(8,695	)		2,435			8,039
Total fixed charges		262,444			285,946			151,295			148,827			143,591
Less interest capitalized		—			(28	)		(391	)		(3,937	)		(1,945	)
Total earnings before fixed charges	$	219,724		$	659,149		$	191,449		$	148,677		$	107,572
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements		—			2.21			1.16			—			—
Excess of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements over total earnings before fixed charges	$	47,098		$	—		$	—		$	14,698		$	51,199

(a)

Interest expense for operating leases with terms of one year or longer is based on an imputed interest rate for each lease.