EX-12.1 4 a2228314zex-12_1.htm EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 

 

2013

 

 2012

 

2011

 

Pretax income from continuing operations

 

$

1,045.9

 

$

1,013.5

 

$

874.0

 

$

543.5

 

$

457.1

 

Less: Income from equity investees

 

(288.9

)

(281.7

)

(307.8

)

(129.7

)

(72.7

)

Add: Fixed charges

 

105.6

 

116.8

 

118.0

 

121.5

 

115.1

 

Distributed equity method income

 

346.1

 

366.9

 

226.6

 

104.7

 

128.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

 

$

1,208.7

 

$

1,215.5

 

$

910.8

 

$

640.0

 

$

627.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense

 

85.2

 

99.1

 

99.1

 

102.5

 

97.8

 

FIN 48 Interest Expense

 

0.2

 

(0.1

)

(0.5

)

0.6

 

(0.8

)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

8.1

 

7.6

 

9.6

 

8.2

 

8.1

 

Estimated portion of rental expense equivalent to interest

 

12.1

 

10.2

 

9.8

 

10.2

 

10.0

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

105.6

 

$

116.8

 

$

118.0

 

$

121.5

 

$

115.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

11.4x

 

10.4x

 

7.7x

 

5.3x

 

5.5x

 

 

For the purpose of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consists of pre-tax income from continuing operations (before adjustment for non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries) plus fixed charges and as adjusted for distributed income of equity method investees. Fixed charges consists of our reported interest expense (including imputed interest expense but excluding contingent payment obligation adjustments) plus the portion of rental expense deemed to represent interest expense. For the purposes of these calculations, pre-tax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 exclude the effects of reductions in the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and contingent payment obligation adjustments. Had these amounts not been excluded, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012 would have been 5.4x and 4.9x, respectively. Pre-tax income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2015 exclude the effects of contingent payment obligation adjustments. Had these amounts not been excluded, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2015 would have been 7.6x and 11.9x, respectively.

 

For each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were no outstanding shares of preferred stock of the Company. Therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is not different from the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for those periods.