EX-12.1 3 a2162109zex-12_1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1
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EXHIBIT 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
CLEAN HARBORS, INC.
Offer to Exchange 111/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2012
Registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for
All Outstanding Unregistered 111/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2012
Pursuant to the Prospectus dated                        , 2005

 
   For the Six
Months Ended
June 30,
   For the Year Ended December 31,
  
 
    
   (Restated)
2003
   (Restated)
2002
   (Restated)
2001
   (Restated)
2000
  
 
   2005
   2004
   2004
  
 
   (Dollars in thousands)

  
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes   $ 13,225   $ (5,784 ) $ 8,643   $ (12,212 ) $ (24,660 ) $ 7,689   $ 5,601  

Add (Subtract):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest     —     (1,289 )   (1,922 )   —     —     —     —  
Amortization of capitalized interest     —     —     24     —     —     —     —  
Fixed charges (see calculation below)     13,330     15,026     31,985     29,496     16,326     12,494     11,258  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes as adjusted   $ 26,555   $ 7,953   $ 38,730   $ 17,284   $ (8,334 ) $ 20,183   $ 16,859  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net   $ 11,907   $ 10,801   $ 22,297   $ 23,724   $ 13,414   $ 10,724   $ 9,795  
Interest income     480     498     692     1,003     478     21     10  
Capitalized interest     —     1,289     1,922     —     —     —     —  
Amortization of capitalized interest     —     —     (24 )   —     —     —     —  
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor     791     686     1,414     1,706     1,143     1,096     1,005  
Preferred stock dividend     152     1,752     5,684     3,063     1,291     653     448  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges   $ 13,330   $ 15,026   $ 31,985   $ 29,496   $ 16,326   $ 12,494   $ 11,258  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1).     2.0 x   —     1.2 x   —     —     1.6 x   1.5 x
(1)
During the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the six months ended June 30, 2004, earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges and the deficiency for such periods was $12.212 million, $24.660 million, and $5.784 million, respectively.



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