Exhibit 12.1
EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2008 (1) | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 (2) | | | 2004 (3) | |
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Income (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | | $ | (40,809 | ) | | $ | 81,593 | | | $ | (898,277 | ) | | $ | 52,770 | | | $ | 114,504 | | | $ | (9,434 | ) | | $ | (29,324 | ) |
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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 | ) |
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Income (loss) as adjusted | | | 74,944 | | | | 66,535 | | | | (853,865 | ) | | | 161,893 | | | | 241,022 | | | | 138,813 | | | | 122,255 | |
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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 | |
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Total fixed charges | | | 30,805 | | | | 36,095 | | | | 132,995 | | | | 134,251 | | | | 129,414 | | | | 150,578 | | | | 160,952 | |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 2.43 | | | | 1.84 | | | | — | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.86 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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
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| | Three Months Ended | | | December 31, | |
| | March 31, 2009 | | | 2008 (4) | |
Income (loss): | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) as adjusted, as above | | $ | 74,993 | | | $ | (853,869 | ) |
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Fixed charges, as above | | | 30,805 | | | | 132,995 | |
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Adjustments: | | | | | | | | |
Estimated net increase in interest expense from refinancing | | | 5,788 | | | | 18,491 | |
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Total pro forma fixed charges | | | 36,593 | | | | 151,487 | |
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Pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | | 2.0 | | | | — | |
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(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.