EXHIBIT 12.1
RADNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Years Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax net income (1) | $ | 26,385 | $ | 12,436 | $ | 14,645 | $ | 3,961 | $ | 5,886 | $ | 4,377 | ||||||||||||
Less: Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures | (13,554 | ) | (9,767 | ) | (8,927 | ) | (6,970 | ) | (6,194 | ) | (6,476 | ) | ||||||||||||
Plus: Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures | 8,690 | 2,926 | 7,731 | 7,358 | 7,204 | 6,477 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 51,631 | 54,554 | 51,717 | 56,145 | 54,891 | 61,352 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total adjusted earnings | $ | 73,152 | $ | 60,149 | $ | 65,166 | $ | 60,494 | $ | 61,787 | $ | 65,730 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (including debt issue costs amortized to interest expense) | $ | 40,623 | $ | 43,455 | $ | 41,684 | $ | 42,727 | $ | 45,791 | $ | 53,783 | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to exclude fair value adjustments of cash flow hedges reclassified from OCI to interest expense | – | – | – | – | – | (918 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Write-off of debt issue costs | – | 709 | – | 4,389 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense representative of the interest factor (2) | 11,008 | 10,390 | 10,033 | 9,029 | 9,100 | 8,487 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 51,631 | $ | 54,554 | $ | 51,717 | $ | 56,145 | $ | 54,891 | $ | 61,352 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.42 | 1.10 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.13 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional earnings required to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – |
(1) | Excludes net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
(2) | Represents 14% of operating lease costs, which approximates the portion that relates to the interest portion based on our estimated incremental borrowing rate |