EX-12.1 2 exhibit121ratioofearningstof.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exhibit121ratioofearningstof.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

 

Exhibit 12.1

 

CARDTRONICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

 

2009

 

 

2008

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes

 

$

57,057

 

 

$

23,820

 

 

$

9,522

 

 

$

(70,386

)

 

$

(23,004

)

Fixed charges (as outlined below), less preferred dividends  (a)

 

 

23,181

 

 

 

30,528

 

 

 

34,624

 

 

 

35,614

 

 

 

33,079

 

Total earnings, as defined

 

$

80,238

 

 

$

54,348

 

 

$

44,146

 

 

$

(34,772

)

 

$

10,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest charges (b)

 

$

21,109

 

 

$

35,954

 

 

$

32,528

 

 

$

33,197

 

 

$

31,164

 

Less: Write-off unamortized debt issuance costs (c)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,296

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest component of vault cash costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest component of rental expense

 

 

2,072

 

 

 

1,870

 

 

 

2,096

 

 

 

2,417

 

 

 

1,915

 

Preferred dividends  (d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges, as defined

 

$

23,181

 

 

$

30,528

 

 

$

34,624

 

 

$

35,614

 

 

$

33,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

3.46

x

 

 

1.78

x

 

 

1.28

x

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

Amount of earnings insufficient to cover fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

70,386

 

 

$

23,004

 

 

(a) Excludes preferred dividends as such amounts were not deducted in arriving at the income (loss) before income tax amounts reflected above.

(b) Includes the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs.

(c) Amounts included in interest charges line item above.  As such, it is backed out separately from the computation of fixed charges.

(d) Amounts have been grossed-up at the Company's effective tax rate for each applicable period.