Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earning to Fixed Charges
Resolute Energy Corporation
Ratio of Earning to Fixed Charges
(in thousands)
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 | | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2011 | |
Earnings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) before income taxes | | | (141,074 | ) | | | (764,633 | ) | | | (25,990 | ) | | | (178,485 | ) | | | 29,857 | | | | 48,355 | |
Fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest | | | 41,567 | | | | 67,384 | | | | 35,845 | | | | 33,499 | | | | 18,758 | | | | 6,012 | |
Earnings | | | (99,507 | ) | | | (697,249 | ) | | | 9,855 | | | | (144,986 | ) | | | 48,615 | | | | 54,367 | |
Fixed charges: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, including capitalized interest | | | 40,756 | | | | 70,345 | | | | 46,429 | | | | 47,832 | | | | 22,094 | | | | 5,145 | |
Estimate of interest within rental expense | | | 2,237 | | | | 3,026 | | | | 4,356 | | | | 4,198 | | | | 3,235 | | | | 2,167 | |
Fixed charges | | | 42,993 | | | | 73,371 | | | | 50,785 | | | | 52,030 | | | | 25,329 | | | | 7,312 | |
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | | (a) | | | (a) | | | (a) | | | (a) | | | | 1.9 | | | | 7.4 | |
(a) | Ratio is less than one; earnings are inadequate to cover fixed charges. The dollar amount of the coverage deficiency was$142.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and $770.6 million, $40.9 million and $197.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. |