EXHIBIT 12.1 AMERICREDIT CORP. STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS (dollars in thousands) Years Ended June 30, ------------------------------------------------ 2003 2002 2001 -------------- -------------- -------------- COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS: Income before income taxes $ 34,486 $511,496 $362,360 Fixed charges 214,062 144,069 121,783 -------------- -------------- -------------- $248,548 $655,565 $484,143 ============== ============== ============== COMPUTATION OF FIXED CHARGES: Fixed charges: (a) Interest expense $202,225 $135,928 $116,024 Implicit interest in rent 11,837 8,141 5,759 -------------- -------------- -------------- $214,062 $144,069 $121,783 ============== ============== ============== RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 1.2x 4.6x 4.0x ============== ============== ============== (a) For purposes of such computation, the term "fixed charges" represents interest expense and a portion of rentals representative of an implicit interest factor for such rentals.