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Exhibit 12(a)

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

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

 

     YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,      MARCH 31,  

(dollars in thousands)

   2009(2)     2010(2)     2011      2012      2013      2014(2)     2013(2)  

Net (loss) income

   $ (58,598   $ (38,970   $ 6,858       $ 7,890       $ 40,139       $ (4,837   $ (10,263

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (36,459     (22,746     5,542         8,242         22,841         (3,487     (7,354

Fixed charges

     268,441        254,098        239,842         227,520         221,584         49,135        55,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

     173,384        192,382        252,242         243,652         284,564         40,811        37,768   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, Net

     196,520        185,681        170,524         156,762         146,112         30,223        36,672   

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

     71,556        68,052        68,953         70,393         75,107         18,821        18,622   

Preferred dividends

     365        365        365         365         365         91        91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

     268,441        254,098        239,842         227,520         221,584         49,135        55,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     0.6x        0.8x        1.1x         1.1x         1.3x         0.8x        0.7 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 expense, 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, 2014 and 2013, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $61.7 million and $95.1 million and $8.3 million and $17.6 million, respectively.