Exhibit 12
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
THE ANDERSONS, INC.
The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods indicated:
| (in thousands, except for ratio) | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Computation of earnings | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pretax income (a) | $ | 80,808 | $ | 103,646 | $ | 106,428 | $ | 78,136 | $ | 44,033 | |||||||||
| Add: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense on indebtedness | 20,860 | 22,155 | 25,256 | 19,865 | 20,688 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issue costs | 1,594 | 1,719 | 1,518 | 3,841 | 1,866 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest portion of rent expense (b) | 7,730 | 6,740 | 7,845 | 8,738 | 9,976 | ||||||||||||||
| Distributed income of equity investees | 17,780 | 24,353 | 17,831 | 8,412 | 2,358 | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings | $ | 128,772 | $ | 158,613 | $ | 158,878 | $ | 118,992 | $ | 78,921 | |||||||||
| Computation of fixed charges | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense on indebtedness | $ | 20,860 | $ | 22,155 | $ | 25,256 | $ | 19,865 | $ | 20,688 | |||||||||
| Amortization of debt issue costs | 1,594 | 1,719 | 1,518 | 3,841 | 1,866 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest portion of rent expense (b) | 7,730 | 6,740 | 7,845 | 8,738 | 9,976 | ||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges | $ | 30,184 | $ | 30,614 | $ | 34,619 | $ | 32,444 | $ | 32,530 | |||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 4.27 | 5.18 | 4.59 | 3.67 | 2.43 | ||||||||||||||
(a) Pretax income as presented is income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees.
(b) The portion of rent expense on operating leases included in the calculation of the fixed charges ratio above is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor on those agreements.