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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,  

(dollars in thousands)

   2010(2)     2011      2012      2013      2014  

Net (loss) income

   $ (38,970   $ 6,858       $ 7,890       $ 40,139       $ 253,518   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (22,746     5,542         8,242         22,841         (110,092

Fixed charges

     254,098        239,842         227,520         221,584         182,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings

  192,382      252,242      243,652      284,564      325,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

  185,681      170,524      156,762      146,112      105,152   

Rents under leases representative of an interest factor

  68,052      68,953      70,393      75,107      76,955   

Preferred dividends

  365      365      365      365      365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed charges

  254,098      239,842      227,520      221,584      182,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

  0.8x      1.1x      1.1x      1.3x      1.8x   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 year ended December 31, 2010, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $61.7 million.