EXHIBIT 12
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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| Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 28, 2013 |
September 29, 2012 |
September 24, 2011 |
September 25, 2010 |
September 26, 2009 |
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| Income (loss) before income taxes, and income (loss) of equity method investees |
$ | (3,185 | ) | $ | 34,764 | $ | 47,850 | $ | 76,192 | $ | 103,893 | |||||||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
44,038 | 41,162 | 38,918 | 34,672 | 23,820 | |||||||||||||||
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| Earnings |
40,853 | 75,926 | 86,768 | 110,864 | 127,713 | |||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges (1) |
$ | 44,038 | $ | 41,162 | $ | 38,918 | $ | 34,672 | $ | 23,820 | ||||||||||
| Earnings to fixed charges excess (deficiency) |
$ | (3,185 | ) | $ | 34,764 | $ | 47,850 | $ | 76,192 | $ | 103,893 | |||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2) |
N/M | 1.84 | 2.23 | 3.20 | 5.36 | |||||||||||||||
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| (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 28, 2013, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $3.2 million, and the ratio is not meaningful. |