EX-12.1 5 d596008dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     Year ended December 31,     Three months ended
March 31
 
     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2017     2018  

Earnings:

    

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ 52,490     $ (151,109   $ (55,072   $ (36,474   $ (52,876   $ (7,143   $ 13,900  

Add/(Subtract):

              

Fixed charges

     49,265       39,359       36,673       35,233       32,395       8,328       8,054  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     11       22       22       22       134       5       66  

Distributed income of equity investees

     514       558       473       555       820       305       376  

Capitalized interest

     (237     (247     (814     (1,186     (276     (152     0  

Equity method income

     (1,430     (2,108     (1,790     (2,977     (3,615     (810     (1,116

Noncontrolling interest in pretax (income) loss of subsidiaries without fixed charges

     5,177       385       7,147       410       3,346       (278     1,078  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 105,790     $ (113,140   $ (13,361   $ (4,417   $ (20,072   $ 255     $ 22,358  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

              

Interest expense

   $ 47,120     $ 36,564     $ 34,032     $ 32,539     $ 30,229     $ 7,721     $ 7,518  

Capitalized interest

     237       247       814       1,186       276       152       0  

Estimated interest in rent expense

     1,908       2,548       1,827       1,508       1,890       455       536  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 49,265     $ 39,359     $ 36,673     $ 35,233     $ 32,395     $ 8,328     $ 8,054  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)

     2.15       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       0.03       2.78  

 

(a) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, by $152.5 million, $50.0 million, $39.7 million, and $52.5 million, respectively.