EX-12.1 5 exp-ex121_10.htm EX-12.1

EXHIBIT 12.1

|  | Six Months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ended September 30, |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended March 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Earnings: (1) |
| Earnings before income taxes |  | 176,814 |  |  |  | 271,962 |  |  |  | 294,519 |  |  |  | 219,252 |  |  |  | 252,927 |
| Add: Fixed charges |  | 15,123 |  |  |  | 30,986 |  |  |  | 24,697 |  |  |  | 18,539 |  |  |  | 16,631 |
| Add: Amortization of capitalized interest and FIN 48 Interest | 268 |  |  |  | 536 |  |  | 536 |  |  |  | 536 |  |  |  | (3,311 | )
| Add: Cash distributions from equity method investments |  | 19,500 |  |  |  | 31,500 |  |  |  | 43,250 |  |  |  | 37,250 |  |  |  | 40,375 |
| Subtract: Income from equity method investments |  | (19,425 | ) |  |  | (43,419 | ) |  |  | (42,386 | ) |  |  | (39,083 | ) |  |  | (44,967 | )
Total Earnings |  | 192,280 |  |  |  | 291,565 |  |  |  | 320,616 |  |  |  | 236,494 |  |  |  | 261,655 |
Fixed Charges: (2) |
| Interest expense |  | 13,449 |  |  |  | 27,638 |  |  |  | 22,631 |  |  |  | 16,583 |  |  |  | 15,590 |
| Interest component of rent expense | 1,674 |  |  | 3,348 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 1,959 |  |  | 1,041 |
Total Fixed Charges |  | 15,123 |  |  |  | 30,986 |  |  |  | 24,697 |  |  |  | 18,539 |  |  |  | 16,631 |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 12.7x |  |  | 10.3x |  |  | 13.0x |  |  | 12.8x |  |  | 15.7x |
(1) | Earnings represent earnings before income taxes and before income from equity method investments plus: (a) fixed charges; and (b) cash distributions from equity method investments. |
(2) | Fixed charges include: (a) interest expense, whether expensed or capitalized, less interest accrued for uncertain tax positions; and (b) the portion of operating rental expense which management believes is representative of the interest component of rent expense. |