Exhibit 12.1
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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| | Year Ended December 31, |
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| 2021 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2018 |
| 2017 | | |||||
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Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | | $ | 17,602 | | $ | 7,072 | | $ | (1,026) | | $ | 11,947 | | $ | 10,853 | |
Less: Equity in loss (earnings) of investees | | | (4,409) | | | (111) | | | 1,876 | | | 1,080 | | | 1,694 | |
Less: Pre-tax net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests | | | (1,934) | | | (1,803) | | | (1,012) | | | (1,355) | | | 87 | |
Add: Distributions paid by equity investees | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, as calculated below | | | 721 | | | 533 | | | 358 | | | 283 | | | 278 | |
Total earnings | | $ | 11,980 | | $ | 5,691 | | $ | 196 | | $ | 11,955 | | $ | 12,912 | |
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Computation of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 422 | | $ | 222 | | $ | 94 | | $ | — | | $ | — | |
Preferred stock dividends(1) | | | 177 | | | 177 | | | 177 | | | 177 | | | 177 | |
Interest component of rent expense(2) | | | 122 | | | 134 | | | 87 | | | 106 | | | 101 | |
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | | $ | 721 | | $ | 533 | | $ | 358 | | $ | 283 | | $ | 278 | |
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends(3) | | | 16.62 | | | 10.68 | | | 0.55 | | | 42.24 | | | 46.45 | |
Deficiency of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
(1) | Dividends accrue on our outstanding Series A preferred stock at the rate of $0.20 per annum per share of Series A preferred stock. We have not paid any dividends on preferred stock. 883,000 shares of our preferred stock were issued and outstanding for all of the periods presented. |
(2) | Effective January 1, 2019 and onwards, interest is calculated consistent with guidance under ASC 842, where an estimate for the Company's incremental borrowing rate of 4.6% is used to calculate the interest component of rent expense. The borrowing rate is calculated using a weighted average for the interest rate on the Company's revolving line of credit of 4.4% and credit facility with the Bank of China of 4.7%. For the years prior to 2019, represents one-third of total rent expense which we believe is a reasonable estimate of the interest component of rent expense. |
(3) | For periods in which there is a deficiency of earnings available to cover combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, the ratio information is not applicable. |