EX-12.1 3 exhibit121.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Exhibit 12.1

AMERCO and Consolidated Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings

$

395,896

 

408,487

 

325,636

 

289,314

 

100,190

 

22,578

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

45,022

 

86,978

 

86,164

 

84,557

 

88,758

 

94,255

Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt

 

1,694

 

4,133

 

4,428

 

4,249

 

5,198

 

4,908

An estimate of the interest component of rent expense

 

17,608

 

39,149

 

43,738

 

50,270

 

52,317

 

50,808

Adjusted "earnings"

$

460,220

 

538,747

 

459,966

 

428,390

 

246,463

 

172,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

$

45,022

 

86,978

 

86,164

 

84,557

 

88,758

 

94,255

Capitalized interest

 

270

 

415

 

221

 

425

 

609

 

693

Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt

 

1,694

 

4,133

 

4,428

 

4,249

 

5,198

 

4,908

An estimate of the interest component of rent expense

 

17,608

 

39,149

 

43,738

 

50,270

 

52,317

 

50,808

Total fixed charges

$

64,594

 

130,675

 

134,551

 

139,501

 

146,882

 

150,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

7.1

 

4.1

 

3.4

 

3.1

 

1.7

 

1.1