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Exhibit 12.1
Centene Corporation
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
($ in thousands)
For the Quarter Ended | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
03/31/06 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations | $ | 14,138 | $ | 85,856 | $ | 70,287 | $ | 51,893 | $ | 41,136 | $ | 22,026 | ||||||
Addback: | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 2,886 | 6,506 | 2,489 | 1,232 | 915 | 1,058 | ||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 17,024 | $ | 92,362 | $ | 72,776 | $ | 53,125 | $ | 42,051 | $ | 23,084 | ||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 1,998 | $ | 3,990 | $ | 680 | $ | 194 | $ | 45 | $ | 362 | ||||||
Interest component of rental payments (1) | 888 | 2,516 | 1,809 | 1,038 | 870 | 696 | ||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 2,886 | $ | 6,506 | $ | 2,489 | $ | 1,232 | $ | 915 | $ | 1,058 | ||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 5.90 | 14.20 | 29.24 | 43.12 | 45.96 | 21.82 |
(1) | Estimated at 33% of rental expense as a reasonable approximation of the interest factor. |