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Exhibit 12.1
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
     The following tables set forth our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges for each year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2008, and for nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009, in accordance with Mexican GAAP/FRS and U.S. GAAP.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(Millions of Mexican pesos)
                                                         
                                            NINE MONTHS ENDED
Mexican GAAP/FRS:   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER, 31   SEPTEMBER, 30
 
EARNINGS:
    2004 (1)     2005 (1)     2006 (1)     2007 (1)     2008       2008       2009  
 
                                                       
Pretax-income from continuing operations
    7,519.2       9,141.2       11,611.8       12,368.0       12,294.9       7,987.6       7,858.2  
 
                                                       
Add:
                                                       
 
                                                       
Fixed charges
    2,951.4       3,094.2       2,250.9       2,443.8       3,165.2       2,219.2       2,627.7  
Amortization of capitalized interest (Property, plant and equipment)
    85.4       69.5       69.9       49.2       43.5       33.3       29.4  
Distributed income of equity investees
                                         
Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges
                                         
Subtract:
                                                       
Interest capitalized
                                         
Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
    258.6       1,170.3       610.3       935.9       927.0       809.2       799.2  
Total:
    10,297.4       11,134.6       13,322.3       13,925.1       14,576.6       9,430.9       9,716.1  
 
                                                       
FIXED CHARGES:
                                                       
Interest costs:
                                                       
Expensed
    2,337.7       2,304.5       2,010.4       2,177.0       2,816.4       1,972.9       2,339.9  
Capitalized
                                         
Total
    2,337.7       2,304.5       2,010.4       2,177.0       2,816.4       1,972.9       2,339.9  
Amortization of debt expense and discount related to indebtedness
                                         
Rental expense
    613.7       789.7       240.5       266.8       348.8       246.3       287.8  
Total
    2,951.4       3,094.2       2,250.9       2,443.8       3,165.2       2,219.2       2,627.7  
     
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
    3.5       3.6       5.9       5.7       4.6       4.2       3.7  
     
 
(1)   Million of Mexican pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our financial statements in accordance with Mexican FRS.

 


 

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
(Millions of Mexican pesos )
                                                         
                                            NINE MONTHS ENDED
U.S. GAAP:   YEAR ENDED DECEMBER, 31   SEPTEMBER, 30
 
EARNINGS:
    2004 (1)     2005 (1)     2006 (1)     2007 (1)     2008       2008       2009  
Pretax-income from continuing operations (under Mexican GAAP/FRS)
    7,519.2       9,141.2       11,611.8       12,368.0       12,294.9       7,987.6       7,858.2  
 
                                                       
Total adjustments under U.S. GAAP:
    (119.9 )     754.8       (600.9 )     150.9       326.2       420.0       (52.1 )
Subtract:
                                                       
Deferred income taxes
    365.6       268.8       77.3       (5.9 )     49.6       73.9       27.8  
Discontinued operations
                                         
Noncontrolling interest
    (28.7 )     (11.2 )     1.1       1.6       7.5       7.5        
Sub-total adjustments under U.S. GAAP:
    (456.8 )     497.2       (679.3 )     155.2       269.1       338.6       (79.9 )
 
                                                       
Subtract:
                                                       
Employee Profit Sharing
                                         
Deferred Employees profit sharing
                                         
 
                                                       
Add:
                                                       
Fixed charges
    2,951.4       3,094.2       2,250.9       2,443.8       3,165.2       2,219.2       2,627.7  
Amortization of capitalized interest under U.S. GAAP
                                         
Distributed income of equity investors
                                         
Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges
                                         
Subtract:
                                                       
Interest capitalized
                                         
Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
    258.6       1,170.3       610.3       935.9       927.0       809.2       799.2  
 
                                                       
Total
    9,755.2       11,562.3       12,573.1       14,031.1       14,802.2       9,736.2       9,606.8  
 
                                                       
FIXED CHARGES:
                                                       
Interest costs:
                                                       
Expensed
    2,337.7       2,304.5       2,010.4       2,177.0       2,816.4       1,972.9       2,339.9  
Capitalized
                                         
 
                                                       
Amortization of debt expense and discount related to indebtedness
                                         
Rental expense
    613.7       789.7       240.5       266.8       348.8       246.3       287.8  
Total
    2,951.4       3,094.2       2,250.9       2,443.8       3,165.2       2,219.2       2,627.7  
     
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
    3.3       3.7       5.6       5.7       4.7       4.4       3.7  
     
 
(1)   Million of Mexican pesos in purchasing power as of December 31, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, we discontinued recognizing the effects of inflation in our financial statements in accordance with Mexican FRS.