EX-12.1 5 a2216118zex-12_1.htm EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, including amortization of debt issue costs and discounts

 

$

13,871

 

$

10,370

 

$

46,683

 

$

50,706

 

$

51,525

 

$

44,405

 

$

55,872

 

Fixed charges pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction and shortfall funding agreements with GE and NBCUniversal (the “shortfall agreements”) (1)

 

—

 

—

 

98,156

 

4,697

 

—

 

6,000

 

—

 

Estimate of interest within rental expense (2)

 

379

 

151

 

838

 

500

 

367

 

700

 

733

 

 

 

$

14,250

 

$

10,521

 

$

145,677

 

$

55,903

 

$

51,892

 

$

51,105

 

$

56,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss before equity investees

 

$

(2,071

)

$

7,822

 

$

(75,818

)

$

28,699

 

$

56,057

 

$

17,272

 

$

(1,105,255

)

Fixed charges (calculated above)

 

14,250

 

10,521

 

145,677

 

55,903

 

51,892

 

51,105

 

56,605

 

Impairment of equity investment (3)

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

(53,549

)

Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges (1)

 

—

 

—

 

(98,156

)

(4,697

)

—

 

(6,000

)

—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,179

 

$

18,343

 

$

(28,297

)

$

79,905

 

$

107,949

 

$

62,377

 

$

(1,102,199

)

 

 

NM

(4)

1.74

 

NM

(4)

1.43

 

2.08

 

1.22

 

NM

(4)

 

(1)                       For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2009, fixed charges include $98.2 million, $4.7 million and $6.0 million, respectively, pursuant to probable obligations under the shortfall agreements. Additionally, because of probable obligations under the shortfall agreements, the Company’s share of losses in Station Venture Holdings, LLC has been included in the earnings calculation.

 

(2)                       Management believes one third of the Company’s rent expense is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.

 

(3)                       The impairment of the Company’s investment in Station Venture Holdings, LLC is deducted from earnings as it does not represent the Company’s share of losses in the joint venture.

 

(4)                       Due to the Company’s loss during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2008, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have needed to generate additional earnings of $2.1 million, $174 million and $1,158.8 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2008 to achieve a  coverage of 1:1.