EX-12.1 35 dex121.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

TransUnion Corp.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(unaudited)

 

(dollars in millions)   

2010

   

2009

   

2008

   

2007

   

2006

 
Earnings:           

Income from continuing operations before tax

     83.0        205.7        209.9        282.0        285.4   

Less income of noncontrolling interests

     (8.3     (8.1     (9.2     (7.5     (6.9

Less income from equity investees

     (8.4     (5.3     (6.6     (2.4     (3.8

Plus fixed charges

     93.1        4.3        0.9        1.2        1.7   

Plus amortization of capitalized interest

     -        -        -        -        -   

Dividends from equity method investees

     4.9        4.1        4.4        3.2        2.6   

Less interest capitalized

     (0.3     -        -        -        -   
        

Total earnings

     164.0        200.7        199.4        276.5        279.0   
        
Fixed Charges:           

Interest Expense

     90.1        4.0        0.9        1.2        1.7   

Interest capitalized (on internally developed software)

     0.3        -        -        -        -   

Amortized loan costs not recorded as interest expense

     2.7        0.3        -        -        -   

Estimate of interest expense within rental expense

     -        -        -        -        -   
        

Total fixed charges

     93.1        4.3        0.9        1.2        1.7   
        
          
        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.8        46.7        221.6        230.4        164.1