Exhibit 12.1
REALOGY CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions)
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated:
| Pro Forma | Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | For the Period from April 10, | For the Period 2007 | As of or For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings available to cover fixed charges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest | $ | (45 | ) | $ | (70 | ) | $ | (323 | ) | $ | (67 | ) | $ | 604 | $ | 1,038 | $ | 1,001 | $ | 860 | $ | 543 | ||||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Undistributed earnings of equity method investments | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plus: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributed earnings of equity method investments | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 607 | 771 | 392 | 78 | 174 | 95 | 73 | 59 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings available to cover fixed charges | $ | 560 | $ | 692 | $ | 67 | $ | 11 | $ | 769 | $ | 1,129 | $ | 1,071 | $ | 915 | $ | 583 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges(a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest, including amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 549 | $ | 696 | $ | 355 | $ | 57 | $ | 99 | $ | 30 | $ | 14 | $ | 7 | $ | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest portion of rental payment | 58 | 75 | 37 | 21 | 75 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 607 | $ | 771 | $ | 392 | $ | 78 | $ | 174 | $ | 95 | $ | 73 | $ | 59 | $ | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(b) | — | — | — | — | 4.4 | x | 11.9 | x | 14.7 | x | 15.5 | x | 13.9 | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Consists of interest expense on all indebtedness and the portion of operating lease rental expense that is representative of the interest factor. Included in interest expense above is interest incurred related to the Company’s securitization obligations. Interest related to these securitization obligations are recorded within Net revenues on the consolidated and combined statements of operations as the related borrowings are utilized to fund advances within the Company’s relocation business where interest is earned on such advances. The interest related to these securitization obligations is $29 million for the period from April 10 through September 30, 2007, $13 million for the period January 1 through April 9, 2007 and $42 million, $25 million, $9 million, $3 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. |
| (b) | For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income before income taxes and minority interests plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees. Fixed charges consist of interest expense on all indebtedness, including amortization of deferred financing costs, and the portion of rental expense that management believes is representative of the interest factor. Our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $325 million for the period from April 10 to September 30, 2007, and $67 million for the period from January 1 to April 9, 2007. Additionally, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Transactions, earnings would have been insufficient to cover fixed charges and there would have been a deficiency of $47 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $79 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. |