Exhibit 12.1
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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| | Three Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | March 31, | | | Fiscal Year | |
| | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income before income taxes | | $ | 240,629 | | | $ | 239,792 | | | $ | 941,521 | | | $ | 815,773 | | | $ | 689,373 | | | $ | 496,898 | | | $ | 302,532 | |
Fixed charges | | $ | 35,055 | | | $ | 31,903 | | | | 130,787 | | | | 121,157 | | | | 132,210 | | | | 138,920 | | | | 83,266 | |
Less: Capitalized interest | | $ | (2,029 | ) | | $ | (1,251 | ) | | | (6,064 | ) | | | (4,666 | ) | | | (5,133 | ) | | | (6,715 | ) | | | (2,318 | ) |
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Adjusted earnings | | $ | 273,655 | | | $ | 270,444 | | | $ | 1,066,244 | | | $ | 932,264 | | | $ | 816,450 | | | $ | 629,103 | | | $ | 383,480 | |
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Fixed charges | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 11,400 | | | $ | 9,130 | | | $ | 40,200 | | | $ | 31,378 | | | $ | 35,847 | | | $ | 43,383 | | | $ | 24,372 | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | | $ | 372 | | | $ | 318 | | | | 1,355 | | | | 1,453 | | | | 8,559 | | | | 8,508 | | | | 4,084 | |
Interest portion of rent expense | | $ | 23,283 | | | $ | 22,455 | | | | 89,232 | | | | 88,326 | | | | 87,804 | | | | 87,029 | | | | 54,810 | |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 35,055 | | | $ | 31,903 | | | $ | 130,787 | | | $ | 121,157 | | | $ | 132,210 | | | $ | 138,920 | | | $ | 83,266 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 7.8 | x | | | 8.5 | x | | | 8.2 | x | | | 7.7 | x | | | 6.2 | x | | | 4.5 | x | | | 4.6 | x |