Exhibit 12.1
| | COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | |
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| | Year Ended December 31, | | | Quarter Ended March 31, | |
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| | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2011 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | |
Earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Pre-tax (loss)/income before income from equity investee | | | (25,928,057 | ) | | | 3,774,572 | | | | 8,131,264 | | | | 12,410,708 | | | | 3,142,762 | | | | 5,505,183 | |
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Add: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Fixed charges | | | 4,865,475 | | | | 5,293,617 | | | | 8,575,607 | | | | 9,741,706 | | | | 11,729,724 | | | | 3,964,742 | |
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Amortization of capitalized interest | | | — | | | | — | | | | 179,423 | | | | 343,572 | | | | 344,513 | | | | 84,716 | |
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Distributed income of equity investee | | | 550,000 | | | | 625,000 | | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,286,787 | | | | 750,000 | | | | 390,027 | |
Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges | | | — | | | | — | | | | 257,905 | | | | 316,973 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | (20,512,582 | ) | | | 9,693,189 | | | | 18,714,199 | | | | 24,099,746 | | | | 15,966,999 | | | | 9,944,668 | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest capitalized | | | (4,768,335 | ) | | | (5,199,980 | ) | | | (3,392,808 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total Earnings | | | (25,280,917 | ) | | | 4,493,209 | | | | 15,321,391 | | | | 24,099,746 | | | | 15,966,999 | | | | 9,944,668 | |
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Fixed Charges | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Interest expensed and capitalized(1) | | | 4,459,700 | | | | 4,726,438 | | | | 7,696,842 | | | | 8,772,063 | | | | 10,780,678 | | | | 3,578,132 | |
Amortization of capitalized expenses relating to indebtedness | | | 308,635 | | | | 473,542 | | | | 665,085 | | | | 708,151 | | | | 725,528 | | | | 336,105 | |
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Interest portion of rental expense | | | 97,140 | | | | 93,637 | | | | 213,680 | | | | 261,492 | | | | 223,518 | | | | 50,505 | |
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Total Fixed Charges | | | 4,865,475 | | | | 5,293,617 | | | | 8,575,607 | | | | 9,741,706 | | | | 11,729,724 | | | | 3,964,742 | |
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | | | (2)— | | | | (2)— | | | | 1.79 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 2.51 | |
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Dollar Amount of the Coverage Deficiency | | | 30,146,392 | | | | 800,408 | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | | | | n/a | |
(1) Interest expense includes interest on swaps.
(2) The ratio coverage was less than 1:1.