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Exhibit 12.1

salesforce.com, inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except ratio)

 
Year ended January 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense on capital leases
32,980

 
39,416

 
32,315

 
23,176

 
16,186

Interest on unresolved tax issues
(416
)
 
217

 
1,330

 
1,253

 
647

Interest on debt payments
22,890

 
19,027

 
11,546

 
8,861

 
9,611

Capitalized interest
0

 
0

 
824

 
801

 
560

Amortization of amounts related to debt and transaction costs
31,267

 
30,541

 
27,467

 
39,620

 
49,582

Operating leases rent expense for space
147,922

 
115,844

 
93,007

 
109,377

 
94,820

Estimate of interest within operating leases for space
44,377

 
34,753

 
27,902

 
32,813

 
28,446

Total rent expense
285,200

 
226,000

 
174,600

 
162,800

 
123,600

Estimate of interest within operating leases for equipment
6,864

 
5,508

 
4,080

 
2,671

 
1,439

Fixed charges
137,962

 
129,462

 
105,464

 
109,195

 
106,471

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-tax income (loss)
202,108

 
25,383

 
64,279

 
(213,085
)
 
(357,935
)
Fixed charges
137,962

 
129,462

 
105,464

 
109,195

 
106,471

Amortization of capitalized interest
379

 
557

 
700

 
548

 
526

Equity method accounting losses
2,965

 
0

 
0

 
0

 
476

Capitalized interest
0

 
0

 
(824
)
 
(801
)
 
(560
)
Earnings
343,414

 
155,402

 
169,619

 
(104,143
)
 
(251,022
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
2.5x

 
1.2x

 
1.6x

 
N/A

 
N/A


Earnings before fixed charges were inadequate to cover total fixed charges by approximately $104.1 million and $251.0 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.