Exhibit 12.1
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividend Requirements
($ in millions)
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| | Nine Months | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | |
| | September 30, | | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change | | $ | 1,369 | | | $ | (13,072 | ) | | $ | 2,028 | | | $ | 1,664 | | | $ | 1,366 | | | $ | 1,141 | |
Interest expense | | | 979 | | | | 961 | | | | 907 | | | | 690 | | | | 501 | | | | 491 | |
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor | | | 53 | | | | 63 | | | | 61 | | | | 50 | | | | 32 | | | | 33 | |
Amortization of capitalized interest | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Adjustment for partially owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned companies | | | — | | | | 1 | | | | — | | | | 27 | | | | 55 | | | | 34 | |
Distributions received less earnings of less than 50%-owned companies | | | 47 | | | | 6 | | | | 63 | | | | 4 | | | | 4 | | | | 6 | |
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Total earnings | | $ | 2,450 | | | $ | (12,038 | ) | | $ | 3,062 | | | $ | 2,437 | | | $ | 1,960 | | | $ | 1,707 | |
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Fixed Charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 979 | | | $ | 961 | | | $ | 907 | | | $ | 690 | | | $ | 501 | | | $ | 491 | |
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor | | | 53 | | | | 63 | | | | 61 | | | | 50 | | | | 32 | | | | 33 | |
Capitalized interest | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Adjustment for partially owned subsidiaries and 50%-owned companies | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 43 | | | | 60 | | | | 39 | |
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Total fixed charges | | $ | 1,033 | | | $ | 1,025 | | | $ | 973 | | | $ | 785 | | | $ | 594 | | | $ | 564 | |
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Pretax income necessary to cover preferred dividend requirements | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total combined | | $ | 1,033 | | | $ | 1,025 | | | $ | 973 | | | $ | 785 | | | $ | 594 | | | $ | 564 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges) | | | 2.4x | | | $ | (13,063 | ) | | | 3.1x | | | | 3.1x | | | | 3.3x | | | | 3.0x | |
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (deficiency in the coverage of combined fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements deficiency) | | | 2.4x | | | $ | (13,063 | ) | | | 3.1x | | | | 3.1x | | | | 3.3x | | | | 3.0x | |
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Note: Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial information to conform to the September 30, 2009 presentation.