EXHIBIT 12
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(dollars in thousands)
| Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| September 24, 2005 |
September 30, 2006 |
September 29, 2007 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes, cumulative effect of accounting change, and income (loss) of equity method investees |
$ | 83,896 | $ | 101,882 | $ | 54,700 | $ | (360,454 | ) | $ | 103,893 | |||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
24,582 | 42,912 | 52,093 | 40,394 | 23,820 | |||||||||||
| Earnings |
108,478 | 144,794 | 106,793 | (320,060 | ) | 127,713 | ||||||||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
$ | 24,582 | $ | 42,912 | $ | 52,093 | $ | 40,394 | $ | 23,820 | ||||||
| Earnings to fixed charges excess (deficiency) |
$ | 83,896 | $ | 101,882 | $ | 54,700 | $ | (360,454 | ) | $ | 103,893 | |||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2) |
4.41 | 3.37 | 2.05 | N/A | 5.36 | |||||||||||
| (1) | Fixed charges consist of interest expense, the portion of rental expense under operating leases deemed by management to be representative of the interest factor and amortization of deferred financing costs. |
| (2) | For the year ended September 27, 2008, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $360.5 million, and the ratio is not meaningful. |