Exhibit 12.1
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)
($ in millions)
Predecessor | Successor | Predecessor | Successor | |||||||||||
Six Months Ended 2005 | Six Months 2006 | Three Months 2005 | Three Months 2006 | |||||||||||
Fixed charges | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 14 | $ | 302 | $ | 7 | $ | 153 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount | — | 16 | — | 8 | ||||||||||
Portion of rental expense representative of interest | 31 | 29 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 45 | $ | 347 | $ | 20 | $ | 175 | ||||||
Earnings | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 325 | $ | (118 | ) | $ | 173 | $ | (41 | ) | ||||
Fixed charges per above | 45 | 347 | 20 | 175 | ||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 370 | $ | 229 | $ | 193 | $ | 134 | ||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 8.2 | * | 9.7 | * |
* | Earnings for the six and three month periods ended June 30, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $118 million and $41 million, respectively. |