EX-12.1 2 dex121.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Statement of Computation of Ratios

Exhibit 12.1

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Statement of Computation of Ratios(1)

 

     The Company(2)    The Company and
the Predecessor(2)
    The Predecessor(2)  
     Year ended December 31,  
     2006    2005    2004     2003     2002  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interests

   $ 26,555    $ 25,344    $ (4,355 )   $ 16,737     $ 129  

Interest expense

     51,924      37,724      23,102       10,022       5,249  

Interest within rental expense

     680      147      113       66       —    

Minority interests in consolidated joint ventures

     —        —        (6 )     (149 )     (190 )
                                      

Earnings available to cover fixed charges

   $ 79,159    $ 63,215    $ 18,854     $ 26,676     $ 5,188  

Fixed charges:

            

Interest expense

   $ 51,924    $ 37,724    $ 23,102     $ 10,022     $ 5,249  

Interest within rental expense

     680      147      113       66       —    

Capitalized interest

     3,851      279      —         —         —    
                                      
     56,455      38,150      23,215       10,088       5,249  

Preferred stock dividends

     13,780      10,014      —         —         —    
                                      

Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

   $ 70,235    $ 48,164    $ 23,215     $ 10,088     $ —    

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.40      1.66      —   (3)     2.64       —   (4)

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

     1.13      1.31      —         2.64       —   (4)
                                      

(1) All numbers presented in this exhibit exclude 7979 East Tufts Avenue, a property which we sold on July 12, 2006.
(2) The Predecessor is not a legal entity; rather it is a combination of certain of the real estate subsidiaries of Global Innovation Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (GI Partners) contributed to the Company in connection with the IPO in November 2004, along with an allocation of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of GI Partners related to the real estate owned by such subsidiaries.
(3) For the year ended December 31, 2004, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $4,333.
(4) For the year ended December 31, 2002, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $61.