STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
Published on November 7, 2005
EXHIBIT 12.1
Deluxe Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 |
Year Ended December 31, |
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
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| Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before | ||||||||||||||||||||
| income taxes | $ | 189,742 | $ | 316,873 | $ | 299,380 | $ | 340,722 | $ | 297,534 | $ | 273,429 | ||||||||
| Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest) | 41,635 | 32,851 | 19,241 | 5,079 | 5,691 | 11,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Portion of rent expense under long-term operating | ||||||||||||||||||||
| leases representative of an interest factor | 3,576 | 4,929 | 2,478 | 3,058 | 3,540 | 3,520 | ||||||||||||||
| Total earnings | $ | 234,953 | $ | 354,653 | $ | 321,099 | $ | 348,859 | $ | 306,765 | $ | 288,849 | ||||||||
| Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense (including capitalized interest) | $ | 42,939 | $ | 33,299 | $ | 19,241 | $ | 5,139 | $ | 5,691 | $ | 11,900 | ||||||||
| Portion of rent expense under long-term operating | ||||||||||||||||||||
| leases representative of an interest factor | 3,576 | 4,929 | 2,478 | 3,058 | 3,540 | 3,520 | ||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | $ | 46,515 | $ | 38,228 | $ | 21,719 | $ | 8,197 | $ | 9,231 | $ | 15,420 | ||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 5.1 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 42.6 | 33.2 | 18.7 | ||||||||||||||