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EXHIBIT 12.1
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Three Months |
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Year Ended December 31 |
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Ended March 31 |
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(dollar amounts expressed in thousands) |
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Interest costs |
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$ |
135,130 |
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$ |
128,360 |
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$ |
137,350 |
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$ |
159,870 |
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$ |
146,124 |
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$ |
37,590 |
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$ |
36,984 |
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Guarantee of interest on ESOP debt |
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19,339 |
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17,874 |
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16,341 |
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14,671 |
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12,856 |
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3,279 |
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2,797 |
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Interest capitalized during the period |
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3,549 |
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17,778 |
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10,575 |
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1,341 |
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238 |
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61 |
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125 |
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Interest factor related to noncapitalized leases(1) |
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8,600 |
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12,982 |
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11,931 |
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11,308 |
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13,065 |
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2,998 |
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3,033 |
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Total fixed charges |
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$ |
166,618 |
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$ |
176,994 |
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$ |
176,197 |
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$ |
187,190 |
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$ |
172,283 |
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$ |
43,928 |
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$ |
42,939 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes, |
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Undistributed (earnings) losses of less than 50% |
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Total fixed charges |
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166,618 |
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176,994 |
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176,197 |
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187,190 |
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172,283 |
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43,928 |
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42,939 |
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Less: Interest capitalized |
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(3,549 |
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(17,778 |
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(10,575 |
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(1,341 |
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(238 |
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(61 |
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(125 |
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Total earnings before fixed charges |
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$ |
696,279 |
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$ |
171,392 |
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$ |
125,531 |
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$ |
158,091 |
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$ |
509,014 |
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$ |
73,377 |
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$ |
109,542 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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4.18 |
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2.95 |
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1.67 |
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2.55 |
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Excess of fixed charges over earnings before |
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(1) Interest expense for operating leases with terms of one year or longer is based on an imputed interest rate for each lease. |
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