Exhibit 12.1
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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| | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | | | For the Six Months Ended March 31, | |
(in thousands, except ratios) | | 2001 | | 2002 | | 2003 | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | |
Determination of earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting | | $ | 202,094 | | $ | 569,231 | | $ | 729,146 | | $ | 770,899 | | | $ | 468,825 | | | $ | 277,170 | | | $ | 355,716 | |
Add: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss (income) on equity investments | | | 10,866 | | | 605 | | | 6,918 | | | (8,539 | ) | | | (929 | ) | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (2,530 | ) |
Fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest) | | | 50,093 | | | 147,995 | | | 152,885 | | | 123,586 | | | | 82,579 | | | | 45,631 | | | | 35,462 | |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | | — | | | 18 | | | 18 | | | 46 | | | | 691 | | | | 357 | | | | 412 | |
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Total earnings available for fixed charges | | $ | 263,053 | | $ | 717,849 | | $ | 888,967 | | $ | 885,992 | | | $ | 551,166 | | | $ | 322,114 | | | $ | 389,060 | |
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Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 47,853 | | $ | 142,346 | | $ | 147,567 | | $ | 117,923 | | | $ | 76,394 | | | $ | 42,570 | | | $ | 31,921 | |
Capitalized interest | | | — | | | 365 | | | 101 | | | 3,054 | | | | 6,175 | | | | 3,167 | | | | 1,252 | |
Estimated interest portion of rent expense | | | 2,240 | | | 5,649 | | | 5,318 | | | 5,663 | | | | 6,185 | | | | 3,061 | | | | 3,541 | |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 50,093 | | $ | 148,360 | | $ | 152,986 | | $ | 126,640 | | | $ | 88,754 | | | $ | 48,798 | | | $ | 36,714 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 5.3 | | | 4.8 | | | 5.8 | | | 7.0 | | | | 6.2 | | | | 6.6 | | | | 10.6 | |
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