EX-12.1 6 s002352x1_ex12-1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1

Exhibit 12.1
L Brands, Inc.
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
   
Twenty-Six
Weeks Ended
               
Fiscal Year Ended
             
   
August 4,
2018
   
February 3,
2018
   
January 28,
2017
   
January 30,
2016
   
January 31,
2015
   
February 1,
2014
 
                     
($ in millions)
             
Earnings:
                                   
Income before income taxes, noncontrolling interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   $
188
   
$
1,313
   
$
1,696
   
$
1,935
   
$
1,636
   
$
1,446
 
Fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest)
   
279
     
599
     
547
     
471
     
443
     
429
 
Distributions from equity method investments, net of income or loss from equity investees
   
10
     
9
     
12
     
7
     
(4
)
   
49
 
Total earnings
   $
477
   
$
1,921
   
$
2,255
   
$
2,413
   
$
2,075
   
$
1,924
 
                                                 
Fixed charges:
                                               
Portion of minimum rent representative of interest
   $
82
   
$
192
   
$
153
   
$
137
   
$
119
   
$
114
 
Interest on indebtedness (including capitalized interest)
   
197
     
407
     
396
     
337
     
326
     
314
 
Total fixed charges
   $
279
   
$
599
   
$
549
   
$
474
   
$
445
   
$
428
 
                                                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
   
1.7
     
3.2
     
4.1
     
5.1
     
4.7
     
4.5
 
 
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.