Exhibit 12.1
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
Three Months Ended March 31, | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2008 (1) | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 (2) | 2004 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
( $ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | (40,809 | ) | $ | 81,593 | $ | (898,277 | ) | $ | 52,770 | $ | 114,504 | $ | (9,434 | ) | $ | (29,324 | ) | ||||||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on indebtedness, amortization of capitalized interest and amortization of capitalized debt expense and discount | 16,681 | (57,382 | ) | (7,446 | ) | 89,054 | 124,274 | 147,796 | 158,241 | |||||||||||||||||||
Leasing expense and the estimated interest factor attributable to rents | 8,005 | 48,417 | 72,527 | 24,051 | 4,075 | 3,234 | 3,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Subtract: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliate in excess of distributions of income | 91,117 | (6,093 | ) | (20,669 | ) | (3,982 | ) | (1,831 | ) | (2,783 | ) | (10,112 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) as adjusted | 74,944 | 66,535 | (853,865 | ) | 161,893 | 241,022 | 138,813 | 122,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on indebtedness, amortization of capitalized expenses and discount and capitalized interest | 22,800 | (12,322 | ) | 60,468 | 110,200 | 125,339 | 147,344 | 157,502 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Leasing expense and the estimated interest factor attributable to rents | 8,005 | 48,417 | 72,527 | 24,051 | 4,075 | 3,234 | 3,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 30,805 | 36,095 | 132,995 | 134,251 | 129,414 | 150,578 | 160,952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.43 | 1.84 | — | 1.21 | 1.86 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Due to its loss for the year ended December 31, 2008, the ratio was less than 1:1. Exterran Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “Exterran”), would have had to generate additional pre-tax earnings of $986.9 million to achieve coverage of 1:1. In the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $1,148.4 million and an impairment charge of $21.6 million to reduce the carrying amount of our assets associated with the Cawthorne Channel Project to their estimated fair value. For more information regarding these pre-tax charges, see Notes 9 and 20, respectively, to the consolidated financial statements included in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2009. | |
(2) | Due to Exterran’s loss for the year ended December 31, 2005, the ratio was less than 1:1. Exterran would have had to generate additional pre-tax earnings of $11.8 million to achieve coverage of 1:1. During the year, we recorded $9.8 million in pre-tax charges. For a description of these pre-tax charges, see Note 22 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Hanover Compressor Company’s (“Hanover”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. | |
(3) | Due to Exterran’s loss for the year ended December 31, 2004, the ratio was less than 1:1. Exterran would have had to generate additional pre-tax earnings of $38.7 million to achieve coverage of 1:1. During the year, we recorded $0.4 million in pre-tax benefit. For a description of this pre-tax benefit, see Note 22 in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Hanover’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. |
Computation of Pro Forma Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges After Adjustment for Issuance of
Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Year Ended | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | December 31, | |||||||
March 31, 2009 | 2008 (4) | |||||||
Income (loss): | ||||||||
Income (loss) as adjusted, as above | $ | 74,993 | $ | (853,869 | ) | |||
Fixed charges, as above | 30,805 | 132,995 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||
Estimated net increase in interest expense from refinancing | 5,788 | 18,491 | ||||||
Total pro forma fixed charges | 36,593 | 151,487 | ||||||
Pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.0 | — | ||||||
(4) Due to Exterran’s loss for the year ended December 31, 2008, the ratio was less than 1:1. Exterran would have had to generate additional pre-tax earnings of $1,005.4 million to achieve coverage of 1:1.