Form: S-3ASR

Automatic shelf registration statement of securities of well-known seasoned issuers

June 15, 2015

Exhibit 12.1

 

Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

($ in millions)

 

Q1 2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before taxes

 

$

27.5

 

$

645.6

 

$

583.6

 

$

595.6

 

$

659.8

 

$

606.4

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expensed and capitalized (a)

 

101.1

 

198.1

 

215.5

 

201.1

 

185.1

 

161.1

 

Interest expense within rent

 

5.3

 

25.6

 

23.8

 

22.8

 

22.1

 

20.4

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

0.9

 

3.5

 

4.5

 

4.4

 

4.1

 

3.8

 

Distributed income of equity investees

 

—

 

0.6

 

1.6

 

0.8

 

1.7

 

2.2

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalized

 

(2.7

)

(5.1

)

(3.7

)

(6.2

)

(8.0

)

(2.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings

 

$

132.1

 

$

868.3

 

$

825.3

 

$

818.5

 

$

864.8

 

$

791.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges (b)

 

106.4

 

223.7

 

239.3

 

223.9

 

207.2

 

181.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

1.2x

 

3.9x

 

3.4x

 

3.7x

 

4.2x

 

4.4x

 

 


(a)         Amounts do not include interest for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.

(b)         Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest expense within rent.