EX-12 5 a2129758zex-12.htm EXHIBIT 12

EXHIBIT 12

 

SEA CONTAINERS LTD.

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF

EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

1998

 

1999

 

2000

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands, except ratios)

 

Earnings before minority interests and income taxes

 

$

63,634

 

$

66,654

 

$

59,146

 

$

22,656

 

$

59,834

 

$

107,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in undistributed earnings of unconsolidated companies

 

33

 

(23,804

)

(22,653

)

(26,565

)

(18,698

)

(23,012

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add back dividends received

 

 

513

 

585

 

103

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

$

63,667

 

$

43,363

 

$

37,078

 

$

(3,806

)

$

41,222

 

$

84,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

120,879

 

$

124,043

 

$

141,959

 

$

128,923

 

$

130,831

 

$

78,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of finance costs

 

4,957

 

5,043

 

5,659

 

5,787

 

5,020

 

3,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest

 

125,836

 

129,086

 

147,618

 

134,710

 

135,851

 

81,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest factor of rent expense

 

87,501

 

105,349

 

87,933

 

83,061

 

56,569

 

42,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

 

213,337

 

234,435

 

235,551

 

217,771

 

192,420

 

124,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

(1,392

)

(1,928

)

(1,365

)

(1,815

)

(1,168

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest)

 

$

211,945

 

$

232,507

 

$

234,186

 

$

215,956

 

$

191,252

 

$

124,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest) and income taxes

 

$

275,612

 

$

275,870

 

$

271,264

 

$

212,150

 

$

232,474

 

$

208,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

1.3

x

1.2

x

1.2

x

1.0

x

1.2

x

1.7

x