EXHIBIT 12.1
UDR, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
(Dollars in thousands)
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| Earnings: | | | | | | | | |
| Income/(loss) from continuing operations | $ | 10,611 |
| | $ | 2,351 |
| | $ | 9,775 |
| | $ | 5,713 |
| |
| Add (from continuing operations): | | | | | | | | |
| Interest on indebtedness (1) | 33,087 |
| | 30,939 |
| | 97,662 |
| | 92,723 |
| |
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 532 |
| | 554 |
| | 1,666 |
| | 1,596 |
| |
| Total earnings | $ | 44,230 |
| | $ | 33,844 |
| | $ | 109,103 |
| | $ | 100,032 |
| |
| Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends (from continuing operations): | | | | | | | | |
| Interest on indebtedness (1) | $ | 33,087 |
| | $ | 30,939 |
| | $ | 97,662 |
| | $ | 92,723 |
| |
| Interest capitalized | 5,172 |
| | 6,635 |
| | 15,395 |
| | 23,212 |
| |
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 532 |
| | 554 |
| | 1,666 |
| | 1,596 |
| |
| Fixed charges | $ | 38,791 |
| | $ | 38,128 |
| | $ | 114,723 |
| | $ | 117,531 |
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Add: | | | | | | | | |
| Preferred stock dividends | $ | 931 |
| | $ | 931 |
| | $ | 2,793 |
| | $ | 2,793 |
| |
| Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | $ | 39,722 |
| | $ | 39,059 |
| | $ | 117,516 |
| | $ | 120,324 |
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.14 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| (2 | ) |
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | 1.11 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| (3 | ) |
(1)Includes interest expense of consolidated subsidiaries, amortization of deferred loan costs, realized losses related to hedging activities and amortization of premiums and discounts related to indebtedness.
(2) The ratio was less than 1:1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by deficiencies of approximately $5.6 million and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by $4.3 million and $17.5 million, respectively.
(3) The ratio was less than 1:1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as earnings were inadequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends by deficiencies of approximately $8.4 million and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by $5.2 million and $20.3 million, respectively.
