EXHIBIT 12.1
HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(in millions, except ratio amounts)
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Income (loss) from operations before income taxes |
$ | (237 | ) | $ | (50 | ) | $ | 55 | $ | 26 | $ | 161 | ||||||||
Add (deduct): |
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Fixed charges |
609 | 580 | 573 | 543 | 510 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest |
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest in consolidated affiliates |
5 | 7 | 23 | 72 | 82 | |||||||||||||||
Net (gains) losses related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates |
22 | 9 | (3 | ) | (27 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||
Distributions from equity investments |
3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends on preferred stock |
(37 | ) | (37 | ) | (32 | ) | (20 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Adjusted earnings |
$ | 369 | $ | 519 | $ | 624 | $ | 593 | $ | 740 | ||||||||||
Fixed charges: |
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Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs |
$ | 491 | $ | 462 | $ | 455 | $ | 436 | $ | 415 | ||||||||||
Capitalized interest |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends on convertible preferred securities of subsidiary trust |
32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends on preferred stock |
37 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor |
47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends |
$ | 609 | $ | 580 | $ | 573 | $ | 543 | $ | 510 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends |
— | — | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||
Deficiency of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends |
$ | (240 | ) | $ | (61 | ) | — | — | — |