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Exhibit 12.1

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Total Fixed Charges

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
(Dollars in millions, except ratio)    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 828      $ 618      $ 425      $ 335      $ (296

(Income) loss related to equity method investees

     (26     (25     (11     (10     4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     802        593        414        325        (292

Add/(deduct):

          

Fixed charges

     147        215        283        298        293   

Interest capitalized

     (7     (7     (42     (30     (34

Amortization of capitalized interest

     23        66        19        8        11   

Distributed income of equity method investees

     30        28        22        59        39   

Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax loss (income)

     —          —          2        2        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 995      $ 895      $ 698      $ 662      $ 19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

          

Interest and other financial charges

   $ 103      $ 172      $ 203      $ 237      $ 230   

Interest factor attributable to rentals (a)

     37        36        38        31        29   

Interest capitalized

     7        7        42        30        34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 147      $ 215      $ 283      $ 298      $ 293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     6.77        4.16        2.47        2.22        0.06 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes:

 

(a) The interest factor attributable to rentals consists of one-third of rental charges, which is deemed by Starwood to be representative of the interest factor inherent in rents.
(b) For the year ended December 31, 2009, earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by approximately $274 million.