EX-12.1 5 dp19831_ex1201.htm EXHIBIT 12.1
Exhibit 12.1
 
Limited Brands, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
Twenty-six Weeks ended July 31, 2010
   
January 30, 2010
   
January 31, 2009
   
February 2, 2008
   
February 3, 2007
   
January 28, 2006
 
                                     
Earnings:
 
(in millions)
 
Income before income taxes,
  noncontrolling interest and cumulative
  effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 431     $ 650     $ 449     $ 1,107     $ 1,096     $ 958  
Fixed charges (excluding capitalized
  interest)
    173       357       297       268       230       247  
Distributions from equity method
  investments, net of income or loss from
  equity investees
    (2 )     (5 )     102       (3 )     6       26  
Total earnings
  $ 601     $ 1,002     $ 848     $ 1,372     $ 1,332     $ 1,231  
                                                 
Fixed charges:
                                               
Portion of minimum rent representative of
  interest
  $ 58     $ 118     $ 115     $ 117     $ 128     $ 153  
Interest on indebtedness (including
  capitalized interest)
    113       238       184       156       106       94  
Total fixed charges
  $ 171     $ 356     $ 299     $ 273     $ 234     $ 247  
                                                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    3.5       2.8       2.8       5.0       5.7       5.0  
 
For the purpose of calculating the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, we calculate earnings by adding fixed charges and distributions from equity method investees, net of income or losses from equity method investees, to pre-tax income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle.  Fixed charges include total interest and a portion of rent expense, which we believe is representative of the interest factor of our rent expense. Interest associated with income tax liabilities is excluded from our calculation.