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Exhibit 12(b)

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

The following table sets forth Lamar Media’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated.

 

     YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,      MARCH 31,  

(dollars in thousands)

   2008      2009(2)     2010(2)     2011      2012      2013(2)     2012(2)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 10,360       $ (55,823   $ (40,198   $ 8,612       $ 10,046       $ (6,019   $ (22,825

Income tax expense (benefit)

     14,487         (36,146     (23,213     6,919         9,587         (4,631     (21,117

Fixed charges

     230,078         263,011        253,569        239,477         227,155         55,294        57,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

     254,925         171,042        190,158        255,008         246,788         44,644        13,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

     156,716         191,455        185,517        170,524         156,762         36,672        39,856   

Rent under leases representative of an interest factor (1/3)

     73,362         71,556        68,052        68,953         70,393         18,622        17,673   

Preferred dividends

     0         0        0        0         0         0        0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

     230,078         263,011        253,569        239,477         227,155         55,294        57,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.1x         0.7x        0.7x        1.1x         1.1x         0.8x        0.2 x   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is defined as earnings divided by fixed charges. For purposes of this ratio, earnings is defined as net income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and fixed charges. Fixed charges is defined as the sum of interest expenses, preferred stock dividends and the component of rental expense that we believe to be representative of the interest factor for those amounts.

(2) 

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $63.4 million and $92.0 million and $10.7 million and $43.9 million, respectively.