Exhibit 12.1

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE SECURITY DIVIDENDS

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Fixed Charges:

          

Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs(1)

   $ 60,368      $ 34,600      $ 30,815      $ 9,242      $ 280   

Estimated interest component of rental expense

     2,862        2,021        1,500        1,251        1,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

     63,230        36,621        32,315        10,493        1,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preference security dividends(2)

     —          —          34,562        62,926        41,512   

Total combined fixed charges and preference security dividends

   $ 63,230      $ 36,621      $ 66,877      $ 73,419      $ 42,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges:

          

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and non-controlling interest

   $ (106,375   $ (83,355   $ (110,182   $ (31,678   $ 24,668   

Add: Fixed charges

     63,230        36,621        32,315        10,493        1,385   

Add: Amortization of capitalized interest

     75        60        11        17        21   

Subtract: Interest capitalized

     1,479        1,862        1,543        329        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (loss) earnings

   $ (44,549   $ (48,536   $ (79,399   $ (21,497   $ 26,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earning to fixed charges(3)

     —          —          —          —          18.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preference security dividends(4)

     —          —          —          —          0.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Interest expense includes certain non-capitalized fees related to our indebtedness of approximately $1.1 million and $3.0 million in the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
(2) Preference security dividends represent the estimated amount of pre-tax earnings necessary to pay dividends on our previously outstanding Class A and Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, including accretion in the carrying value of redeemable preferred stock. Dividends on our Class A and Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock were cumulative. Our Class A and Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock was converted into common stock on June 21, 2013 in connection with our initial public offering. As such, there were no shares outstanding of our Class A and Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock as of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015. No cash dividends had been declared or paid on our Class A or Class B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock.
(3) Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $107.8 million, $85.2 million, $111.7 million and $32.0 million, respectively.
(4) As of the date of this prospectus, and during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had no preferred stock outstanding. Consequently, during those periods, our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preference security dividends would be identical to our ratio of earnings to fixed charges. Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were insufficient to cover fixed charges and preference security dividends by $146.3 million, $94.9 million and $16.8 million, respectively.