EXHIBIT 12.1 - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends - CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees | $ | 16,915,722 | $ | 28,561,682 | $ | 11,782,422 | $ | 6,973,693 | $ | 2,967,257 | |||||||||
Fixed charges(1) | 6,657,234 | 14,417,839 | 9,781,184 | 3,675,122 | 3,288,378 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized interest | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Distributed income of equity investees | 264,902 | 1,140,824 | 1,270,754 | 1,836,783 | 584,814 | ||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Subtract: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest capitalized | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings | $ | 23,837,858 | $ | 44,120,345 | $ | 22,834,360 | $ | 12,485,598 | $ | 6,840,449 | |||||||||
| Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends: | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges(1) | $ | 6,657,234 | $ | 14,417,839 | $ | 9,781,184 | $ | 3,675,122 | $ | 3,288,378 | |||||||||
Preferred security dividend(2) | 3,160,238 | 4,148,437 | 3,848,828 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Combined fixed charges and preference dividends | $ | 9,817,472 | $ | 18,566,276 | $ | 13,630,012 | $ | 3,675,122 | $ | 3,288,378 | |||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.58 | 3.06 | 2.33 | 3.40 | 2.08 | ||||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends | 2.43 | 2.38 | 1.68 | 3.40 | 2.08 | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Fixed charges consist of interest expense, as defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, on all indebtedness. |
(2) In the current year column, his line represents the amount of preferred stock dividends accumulated as of June 30, 2017.