EX-12 5 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

COMPUTATION OF

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2007     2008  

Total Interest Cost

              

Interest Expense

   $ 18,523     $ 17,698     $ 12,558     $ 17,675     $ 15,697     $ 12,898     $ 4,105  

Capitalized Interest

     2,734       3,004       3,869       2,553       8,336       5,773       15,702  

Total Interest Cost (fixed charges)

     21,257       20,702       16,427       20,228       24,033       18,671       19,807  

Pre-tax Income

     18,048       (3,803 )     58,981       118,874       148,601       108,186       127,740  

Interest Expense

     18,523       17,698       12,558       17,675       15,697       12,898       4,105  

Earnings

     36,571       13,895       71,539       136,549       164,298       121,084       131,845  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)(2)(3)

     1.7 x     —         4.4 x     6.8 x     6.8 x     6.5 x     6.7 x

 

(1) We have authority to issue up to 5,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; however, there are currently no such shares outstanding and we do not have a preferred stock dividend obligation. Therefore, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is equal to the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and is not disclosed separately.

 

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2004, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $6.8 million. If we adjust earnings to exclude the impact of loss on the early extinguishment of debt incurred in the 2004 and 2005 periods reflected above, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as so adjusted, would be 1.8x and 4.5x for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively.

 

(3) Effective January 1, 2009, we will be required to adopt FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlements).” FSP No. APB 14-1 requires that the liability and equity components of a convertible debt instrument within the scope of the FSP be accounted for separately so that the entity’s accounting will reflect additional non-cash interest expense to match the nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP No. APB 14-1 requires retrospective application to all periods. The Company is still evaluating the effects of this new standard, but expects interest expense to increase and, therefore, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to change, for periods after the November 13, 2006 issuance of our Convertible Senior Notes.