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Exhibit 12.1

 

CHS INC.

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended
November 30,

 

Years Ended August 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2016

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

225,554

 

$

419,878

 

$

768,168

 

$

1,131,303

 

$

1,085,994

 

$

1,416,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges, as shown below

 

47,954

 

176,078

 

119,266

 

107,737

 

128,039

 

125,589

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

1,490

 

4,806

 

4,696

 

3,663

 

3,547

 

3,304

 

Distributions from equity investments

 

16,393

 

178,464

 

80,917

 

79,685

 

62,761

 

75,468

 

Investments redeemed - equity investees, cooperatives and other

 

148

 

33,821

 

19,927

 

138,485

 

13,021

 

10,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTRACT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in income of investees

 

(40,328

)

(175,777

)

(107,850

)

(107,446

)

(97,350

)

(102,389

)

Noncash patronage dividends received

 

(885

)

(7,068

)

(13,035

)

(16,452

)

(16,644

)

(10,461

)

Interest capitalized

 

(1,600

)

(30,343

)

(57,303

)

(8,528

)

(10,579

)

(8,881

)

EARNINGS AS ADJUSTED

 

$

248,726

 

$

599,859

 

$

814,786

 

$

1,328,447

 

$

1,168,789

 

$

1,509,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest*

 

$

39,900

 

$

144,047

 

$

93,152

 

$

84,925

 

$

104,403

 

$

99,130

 

Amortization of debt costs

 

2,554

 

7,131

 

7,214

 

7,012

 

9,770

 

12,692

 

Appropriate portion (1/3) of rent expense**

 

5,500

 

24,900

 

18,900

 

15,800

 

13,866

 

13,767

 

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES

 

47,954

 

176,078

 

119,266

 

107,737

 

128,039

 

125,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED DIVIDEND FACTOR:

 

45,167

 

162,581

 

143,428

 

67,239

 

26,766

 

26,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

 

$

93,121

 

$

338,659

 

$

262,694

 

$

174,976

 

$

154,805

 

$

151,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO

 

2.7

 

1.8

 

3.1

 

7.6

 

7.6

 

10.0

 

 


*

Interest costs of $34.8 million, $70.8 million, $149.1 million and $113.2 million for the years ended August 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, associated with our commitment to purchase the National Cooperative Refinery Association (“NCRA), now known as CHS McPherson Refinery Inc., noncontrolling interests were excluded from interest expense for purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends. There were no interest costs incurred associated with our commitment to purchase NCRA during the three months ended November 30, 2016 or the year ended August 31, 2016.

 

 

**

1/3 of rent expense is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.