EX-12 8 exh12.txt COMPUTATION OF RATIOS EXHIBIT 12.1 SUN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (In Thousands of Dollars)
For the six months For the years ended December 31, ended June 30, ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Actual Actual 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings available for fixed charges: Earnings (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary item 92,333 65,755 79,146 (112,791) 32,746 34,650 29,902 Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense 24,370 4,516 50,699 45,678 52,702 10,654 14,210 Interest element of rentals (A) 879 1,187 1,893 1,963 2,407 580 584 Cash distributions received from equity investees 1,589 2,061 2,651 2,848 2,871 - - Less equity earnings in equity investees (2,214) (2,730) (2,628) (4,225) (3,059) (1,263) (1,263) Amortization of capitalized interest - - 1,417 1,580 1,949 487 496 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings available for fixed charges 116,957 70,789 133,178 (64,947) 89,616 44,548 43,929 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges: Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense 24,370 4,516 50,699 45,678 52,702 10,654 14,210 Capitalized interest 6,778 35,304 4,865 11,072 1,099 601 62 Interest element of rentals (A) 879 1,187 1,893 1,963 2,407 580 584 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges 32,027 41,007 57,457 58,713 56,208 11,835 14,856 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (B) 3.65 1.73 2.32 - 1.59 3.76 2.96 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
(A) The Company estimates the interest component of rent expense to be 0.33. (B) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $123,660,000 for the year 2000.