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Exhibit 12.1
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
(in thousands, except ratios)
 
 
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31,
 
Eight Months
Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Fiscal Year Ended April 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$
(6,364
)
 
$
(10,430
)
 
$
(5,107
)
 
$
(25,511
)
 
$
(52,509
)
 
$
(76,110
)
Loss from equity method investments

 

 

 
936

 
4,441

 
9,994

Impairment of equity method investment

 

 

 

 

 
10,680

Fixed charges
43,784

 
44,667

 
28,118

 
41,149

 
44,394

 
47,504

Less: interest capitalized
(273
)
 
(62
)
 
(333
)
 
(256
)
 
(368
)
 
(407
)
Earnings
$
37,147

 
$
34,175

 
$
22,678

 
$
16,318

 
$
(4,042
)
 
$
(8,339
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense (includes amortization of any premium, discount and deferred financing costs)
$
38,942

 
$
40,420

 
$
25,639

 
$
38,175

 
$
41,570

 
$
45,008

Estimate of interest within rental expense
4,569

 
4,185

 
2,146

 
2,718

 
2,456

 
2,089

Interest capitalized
273

 
62

 
333

 
256

 
368

 
407

Fixed charges
$
43,784

 
$
44,667

 
$
28,118

 
$
41,149

 
$
44,394

 
$
47,504

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges
$
(6,637
)
 
$
(10,492
)
 
$
(5,440
)
 
$
(24,831
)
 
$
(48,436
)
 
$
(55,843
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges from above
$
43,784

 
$
44,667

 
$
28,118

 
$
41,149

 
$
44,394

 
$
47,504

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
$
43,784

 
$
44,667

 
$
28,118

 
$
41,149

 
$
44,394

 
$
47,504

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

 

 

Deficiency of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
$
(6,637
)
 
$
(10,492
)
 
$
(5,440
)
 
$
(24,831
)
 
$
(48,436
)
 
$
(55,843
)