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EXHIBIT 12.1
Eagle Family Foods Holdings, Inc.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollars in thousands)
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Fifty-Two Fifty-Three One Hundred
Week Period Week Period Fifty-Five Day
Ended Ended Period Ended
July 1, 2000 July 3, 1999 June 27, 1998
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Adjusted Earnings
Loss before income taxes............................... $ (20,358) $ (22,170) $ (40,702)(b)
Portion of rent representative of interest............. 277 216 60
Interest on indebtedness............................... 31,907 27,793 11,571
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Total earnings (loss) as adjusted................. 11,826 5,839 (29,071)
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Fixed Charges
Portion of rent representative of interest............. 277 216 60
Interest on indebtedness............................... 31,907 27,793 11,571
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Total fixed charges.................................. 32,184 28,009 11,631
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Deficiency of earnings................................. $ (20,358) $ (22,170) $ (40,702)
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)................. -- -- --
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(a) As earnings for the fifty-two week period ended July 1, 2000, the fifty-
three week period ended July 3, 1999 and the one hundred fifty-five day
period ended June 27, 1998 were inadequate to cover fixed charges, a ratio
of earnings to fixed charges for the period has not been presented. The
deficiency of earnings to fixed charges was approximately $20.4 million,
$22.2 million and $40.7 million, respectively.
(b) Reflects the nonrecurring in-process research and development write-off of
$23.9 million.
