Exhibit 12.1
TransUnion Corp.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(unaudited)
(dollars in millions) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before tax | $ | 67.1 | $ | 83.0 | $ | 205.7 | $ | 209.9 | $ | 289.1 | ||||||||||
Less income of noncontrolling interests | (8.0 | ) | (8.3 | ) | (8.1 | ) | (9.2 | ) | (7.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Less income from equity investees | (11.4 | ) | (8.4 | ) | (5.3 | ) | (6.6 | ) | (2.4 | ) | ||||||||||
Plus fixed charges | 128.6 | 93.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
Plus amortization of capitalized interest | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Dividends from equity method investees | 8.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||
Less interest capitalized | (0.6 | ) | (0.3 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
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Total earnings | $ | 184.0 | $ | 164.0 | $ | 200.7 | $ | 199.4 | $ | 283.6 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 126.4 | $ | 90.1 | $ | 4.0 | $ | 0.9 | $ | 1.2 | ||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 0.6 | 0.3 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Amortized loan costs not recorded as interest expense | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | – | – | |||||||||||||||
Estimate of interest expense within rental expense | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
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Total fixed charges | $ | 128.6 | $ | 93.1 | $ | 4.3 | $ | 0.9 | $ | 1.2 | ||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.4 | 1.8 | 46.7 | 221.6 | 236.3 | |||||||||||||||
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