EX-12.1 5 d465174dex121.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in millions)

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Earnings:

          

Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees

   $ 116      $ 78      $ 128      $ (38   $ 191   

Fixed charges

     95        81        83        88        117   

Distributed income of equity method investees

     15        12        9        10        8   

Subtract: Interest capitalized net of amortization

     1        1        9        12        15   

Subtract: Non-controlling interest loss with no fixed charges

     (1     (1     (10     (1     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Earnings

   $ 226      $ 171      $ 221      $ 49      $ 302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

          

Interest expense

   $ 74      $ 61      $ 65      $ 69      $ 91   

Interest within rent expense

     21        20        18        19        26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

   $ 95      $ 81      $ 83      $ 88      $ 117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)

     2.4x        2.1x        2.7x        —   (2)      2.6x   

 

(1) For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represents pre-tax earnings or (losses) before adjustments for income or loss from equity investees; and fixed charges include: interest (expenses and capitalized), amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and the interest portion of rent expense that is deemed to be representative of the interest factor.
(2) We recorded a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of approximately $51 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. As a result, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $39 million for such year.