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Exhibit 99.1
POST APARTMENT HOMES, L.P.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in thousands)
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2006 | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 4,492 | $ | 6,575 | $ | (25,088 | ) | $ | (25,652 | ) | $ | 31,073 | $ | 70,686 | ||||||||||
Minority interest in income (loss) of consolidated property partnerships | 29 | (239 | ) | (671 | ) | (1,605 | ) | (1,771 | ) | (1,715 | ) | |||||||||||||
Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated entities | (312 | ) | (1,767 | ) | (1,083 | ) | (7,790 | ) | 1,591 | 186 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest and equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities | 4,209 | 4,569 | (26,842 | ) | (35,047 | ) | 30,893 | 69,157 | ||||||||||||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution of income from investments in unconsolidated entities | 516 | 2,033 | 1,929 | 11,294 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | 17,066 | 69,641 | 85,690 | 78,767 | 78,003 | 83,398 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deduct: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | (1,832 | ) | (2,907 | ) | (1,078 | ) | (3,555 | ) | (13,223 | ) | (22,124 | ) | ||||||||||||
Minority interest in income of consolidated property partnerships not incurring fixed charges | — | — | — | (73 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total Earnings ( A ) | $ | 19,959 | $ | 73,336 | $ | 59,699 | $ | 51,386 | $ | 95,673 | $ | 130,431 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 14,047 | $ | 61,059 | $ | 69,084 | $ | 70,860 | $ | 61,811 | $ | 57,930 | ||||||||||||
Termination of debt remarketing agreement (interest expense) (1) | — | — | 10,615 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 935 | 4,661 | 4,304 | 3,801 | 2,327 | 1,978 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | 1,832 | 2,907 | 1,078 | 3,555 | 13,223 | 22,124 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rentals (2) | 252 | 1,014 | 609 | 551 | 642 | 1,366 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges ( B ) | $ | 17,066 | $ | 69,641 | $ | 85,690 | $ | 78,767 | $ | 78,003 | $ | 83,398 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges ( A / B ) | 1.2 | x | 1.1 | x | 0.7 | x(3) | 0.7 | x(3) | 1.2 | x | 1.6 | x | ||||||||||||
(1) | In December 2004, Post Apartment Homes, L.P. terminated a remarketing agreement related to its $100,000, 6.85% Mandatory Par Put Remarketed Securities due in March 2015. In connection with the termination of the remarketing agreement, Post Apartment Homes, L.P. paid $10,615 (interest expense), including transaction expenses. Under the provisions of the remarketing agreement, the remarketing agent had the right to remarket the $100,000, unsecured notes in March 2005 for a ten-year term at an interest rate calculated as 5.715% plus Post Apartment Homes, L.P.’s then current credit spread to the ten-year treasury rate. Post Apartment Homes, L.P. re-paid these unsecured notes in March 2005. | |
(2) | For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, the interest factor of rental expense is calculated as one-third of rental expense. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the interest factor of rental expense is calculated as one-third of rental expense for all leases except for two leases for which the interest factor is calculated as 100% of rental expense. Post Apartment Homes, L.P. believes these represent appropriate interest factors. | |
(3) | Post Apartment Homes, L.P. would need additional earnings of $25,991 for the year ended December 31, 2004 and $27,381 for the year ended December 31, 2003 for the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges to equal 1.0. |