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EX-4.4 - EX-4.4 - TBS International plc | a2201848zex-4_4.htm |
EX-4.2 - EX-4.2 - TBS International plc | a2201848zex-4_2.htm |
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EX-4.3 - EX-4.3 - TBS International plc | a2201848zex-4_3.htm |
EX-23.1 - EX-23.1 - TBS International plc | a2201848zex-23_1.htm |
EXHIBIT 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions except ratios)
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Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
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2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated earnings: |
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Net income (loss) attributable to TBS International plc |
$ | (27.9 | ) | $ | (67.0 | ) | $ | 191.8 | $ | 98.2 | $ | 39.1 | $ | 55.7 | $ | 43.2 | ||||||||
Add: Income taxes |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
18.2 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of interest expense |
3.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | (6.6 | ) | $ | (47.5 | ) | $ | 211.3 | $ | 110.8 | $ | 54.8 | $ | 70.7 | $ | 53.8 | ||||||||
Fixed charges:(1) |
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Add: Interest expense |
$ | 18.2 | $ | 17.1 | $ | 17.2 | $ | 10.4 | $ | 11.6 | $ | 9.3 | $ | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Capitalized interest |
6.1 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 4.9 | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of interest expense |
2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 27.0 | $ | 27.4 | $ | 25.4 | $ | 17.5 | $ | 15.7 | $ | 15 | $ | 10.6 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
* | * | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
- (1)
- Included
in fixed charges is one-third of rental expense which management believes is the representative portion of interest.
- *
- Due to our loss in 2010 and 2009, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. With additional earnings of $33.6 million and $74.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively, we would have achieved a coverage ratio of 1:1.