EX-12.1 6 p13550sexv12w1.htm EXHIBIT 12.1 Exhibit 12.1
Exhibit 12.1
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                                         
 
  Nine Months Ended September 30,   Year Ended December 31,  
 
  2008(1)     2007(1)     2007(1)     2006     2005     2004     2003  
                                         
   
(in thousands)
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
  $ (76,252 )   $ 92,733     $ 138,279     $ 504,246     $ 287,936     $ 481,447     $ 66,634  
Add: Fixed charges
    405,025       337,038       478,483       238,534       126,679       148,001       131,482  
Add: Amortization of interest capitalized
    9,654       2,677       4,298       2,010       1,933       1,855       1,703  
Less: Interest capitalized
    (100,581 )     (168,999 )     (223,248 )     (94,594 )     (22,700 )     (4,601 )     (5,640 )
                                         
Earnings as adjusted
  $ 237,846     $ 263,449     $ 397,812     $ 650,196     $ 393,848     $ 626,702     $ 194,179  
                                         
Interest expensed
  $ 293,709     $ 161,628     $ 244,808     $ 135,853     $ 96,292     $ 138,077     $ 122,442  
Interest capitalized
    100,581       168,999       223,248       94,594       22,700       4,601       5,640  
Interest in rental expense
    10,735       6,411       10,427       8,087       7,687       5,323       3,400  
                                         
Total fixed charges
  $ 405,025     $ 337,038     $ 478,483     $ 238,534     $ 126,679     $ 148,001     $ 131,482  
                                         
Earnings to Fixed Charges(2)
                      2.73       3.11       4.23       1.48  
                                         
Deficiency Amount
  $ (167,179 )   $ (73,589 )   $ (80,671 )   $     $     $     $  
                                         
 
(1)   Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $167.2 million and $73.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and by $80.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
(2)   We have not paid any dividends on preferred stock in the periods presented. Therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is not different from the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.