EXHIBIT 12.1
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
The following table provides our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges (in thousands except ratios):
Six Months Ended June 30, |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges: |
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Interest expense (1) |
$ | 7,714 | $ | 12,233 | $ | 1,141 | $ | 3,978 | $ | 5,103 | ||||||||||
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness (2) |
584 | 937 | 300 | 280 | 393 | |||||||||||||||
Estimate of the interest within rental expense (3) |
8,723 | 15,957 | 17,128 | 17,791 | 10,921 | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges |
$ | 17,021 | $ | 29,127 | $ | 18,569 | $ | 22,049 | $ | 16,417 | ||||||||||
Earnings: |
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Pre-tax income from continuing operations before income or loss from equity investees (4) |
$ | 111,113 | $ | 202,451 | $ | 178,508 | $ | 149,959 | $ | 110,125 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges |
17,021 | 29,127 | 18,569 | 22,049 | 16,417 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees (4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Total Earnings |
$ | 128,134 | $ | 231,578 | $ | 197,077 | $ | 172,008 | $ | 126,542 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
7.5 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Interest expense consists of interest on indebtedness. |
(2) | Represents the amortization of financing costs incurred in connection with the Company’s credit agreements. |
(3) | The proportion of rental expense deemed to be representative of the interest factor is one third. |
(4) | Equity investees are investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting. |