EX-12.1 3 h69300exv12w1.htm EX-12.1 exv12w1
Exhibit 12.1
Stone Energy Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)
                                                 
    Nine Months        
    Ended        
    September     Year Ended December 31,  
    30, 2009     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
Earnings:
                                               
Net income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (226,727 )   $ (1,501,154 )   $ 270,420     $ (392,528 )   $ 213,210     $ 184,104  
Plus fixed charges
    34,526       39,643       48,268       54,131       38,051       23,835  
Less capitalized interest
    (19,402 )     (26,400 )     (16,200 )     (18,200 )     (14,900 )     (7,000 )
 
                                   
Total earnings
    (211,603 )     (1,487,911 )     302,488       (356,597 )     236,361       200,939  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Fixed charges:
                                               
Interest expensed (a)
    15,124       13,243       32,068       35,931       23,151       16,835  
Interest capitalized
    19,402       26,400       16,200       18,200       14,900       7,000  
 
                                   
Total fixed charges
    34,526       39,643       48,268       54,131       38,051       23,835  
 
                                   
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    (b )     (c )     6.3 x     (d )     6.2 x     8.4 x
 
(a)   Includes amortization of bond discount.
 
(b)   Due to the March 31, 2009 $340,083 pre-tax ceiling test write-down in accordance with the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties, earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the amount of $226,727.
 
(c)   Due to the December 31, 2008 $1,309,403 pre-tax ceiling test write-down in accordance with the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties, earnings for the year ended December 31, 2008 were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the amount of $1,501,154.
 
(d)   Due to the December 31, 2006 $510,013 pre-tax ceiling test write-down in accordance with the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties, earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006 were insufficient to cover fixed charges in the amount of $392,528.