EX-12.1 2 a12-13780_1ex12d1.htm EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

CubeSmart

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2011

 

2012

 

Earnings before fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

$

(28,051

)

$

(27,634

)

$

(21,291

)

$

(11,996

)

$

(5,052

)

$

2,064

 

$

97

 

Fixed charges - per below

 

56,192

 

54,192

 

47,831

 

44,539

 

46,626

 

21,318

 

20,556

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

(108

)

(99

)

(73

)

(132

)

(82

)

(31

)

(62

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before fixed charges

 

28,033

 

26,459

 

26,467

 

32,411

 

41,492

 

23,351

 

20,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (including amortization premiums and discounts related to indebtedness)

 

55,880

 

53,943

 

47,608

 

44,257

 

46,394

 

21,249

 

20,456

 

Early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

108

 

99

 

73

 

132

 

82

 

31

 

62

 

Estimate of interest within rental expense

 

204

 

150

 

150

 

150

 

150

 

38

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

 

56,192

 

54,192

 

47,831

 

44,539

 

46,626

 

21,318

 

20,556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income allocated to preferred shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

1,218

 

 

3,004

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred distributions

 

56,192

 

54,192

 

47,831

 

44,539

 

47,844

 

21,318

 

23,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)

 

0.50

 

0.49

 

0.55

 

0.73

 

0.87

 

1.10

 

0.87

 

 


(a)  Due to our losses in fiscal 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and six months ended June 30, 2012 the coverage ratio was less than 1:1.  The Company must generate additional earnings of $28.2 million, $27.7 million, $21.4 million, $12.1 million, $6.4 million and $1.5 million to achieve a coverage of 1:1 in fiscal  2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and six months ended June 30, 2012, repectively.