EX-12.1 33 d238804dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated.

 

     Thirty-Nine
Weeks

Ended
October 31,
2015
    Fiscal Year Ended  
       January 31,
2015
    February 1,
2014
     February 2,
2013
     January 28,
2012
     January 29,
2011
 

Earnings:

               

Income before income taxes, noncontrolling interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 952      $ 1,636      $ 1,446       $ 1,280       $ 1,226       $ 1,251   

Fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest)

     339        440        429         426         354         329   

Distributions from equity method investments, net of income or loss from equity investees

     (3     (4     49         11         —           (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earnings

   $ 1,288      $ 2,072      $ 1,924       $ 1,717       $ 1,580       $ 1,577   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

               

Portion of minimum rent representative of interest

   $ 102      $ 119      $ 114       $ 107       $ 105       $ 118   

Interest on indebtedness (including capitalized interest)

     240        324        314         317         246         208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 342      $ 443      $ 428       $ 424       $ 351       $ 326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     3.8x        4.7x        4.5x         4.1x         4.5x         4.8x   

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.