Exhibit 12.1

The Hillman Companies, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Income to Fixed Charges
Year Ended December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)

Income from Operations		$	41,659
Depreciation			15,605
Amortization			7,228
Stock compensation expense			1,601
Non-recurring expense (1)			500
Proforma adjustments			—
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”)		$	66,593
Capital Expenditures			15,158
Interest on junior subordinated notes			12,231
Cash Interest			18,130
Scheduled Debt Payments			2,175
Cash Taxes			484
Fixed Charges		$	48,178
Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges			1.38

(1) — Non-recurring expense includes $500 of accounting fees incurred in connection with the restatement of the Company’s 2004
Form 10-K/A.