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| 8-K - 8-K - EQUIFAX INC | a09-32665_38k.htm |
Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(amounts in millions of dollars)
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Year Ended December 31, |
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Nine
Months |
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2004 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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Earnings: |
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Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees |
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$ |
388.4 |
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$ |
395.6 |
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$ |
420.4 |
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$ |
431.9 |
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$ |
411.7 |
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$ |
278.7 |
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Add: Fixed charges (from below) |
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42.3 |
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44.5 |
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38.5 |
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66.3 |
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81.0 |
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49.6 |
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Add: Amortization of capitalized interest |
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0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.3 |
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0.4 |
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0.6 |
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0.5 |
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Add: Distributed income of equity investee |
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— |
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0.7 |
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1.8 |
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Subtract: Capitalized interest expense |
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— |
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0.7 |
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0.6 |
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0.9 |
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2.0 |
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0.9 |
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$ |
430.9 |
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$ |
439.6 |
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$ |
458.6 |
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$ |
497.7 |
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$ |
492.0 |
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$ |
329.7 |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts and premiums) |
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$ |
34.9 |
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$ |
35.6 |
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$ |
31.9 |
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$ |
58.5 |
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$ |
71.3 |
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$ |
42.9 |
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Add: Capitalized interest expense |
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— |
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0.7 |
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0.6 |
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0.9 |
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2.0 |
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0.9 |
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Add: Portion of rentals representing interest |
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7.4 |
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8.2 |
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6.0 |
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6.9 |
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7.7 |
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5.8 |
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$ |
42.3 |
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$ |
44.5 |
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$ |
38.5 |
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$ |
66.3 |
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$ |
81.0 |
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$ |
49.6 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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10.2 |
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9.9 |
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11.9 |
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7.5 |
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6.1 |
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6.7 |
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