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Exhibit 12.1


Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)
(dollars in thousands)

 
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
 
Nine Months Ended
December 31, 2014
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2014
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2013
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2012
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees
$
55,612

 
$
(99,418
)
 
$
12,776

 
$
48,661

 
$
47,728

 
$
39,406

Fixed charges
24,418

 
26,537

 
4,378

 
4,833

 
3,582

 
2,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total earnings available for fixed charges
$
80,030

 
$
(72,881
)
 
$
17,154

 
$
53,494

 
$
51,310

 
$
42,056

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Interest component of rental payments
$
6,281

 
$
5,416

 
$
3,920

 
$
4,254

 
$
3,214

 
$
2,650

Interest expense
18,137

 
21,121

 
458

 
579

 
368

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total fixed charges
24,418

 
26,537

 
4,378

 
4,833

 
3,582

 
2,650

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
3.28x

 
*

 
3.92x

 
11.06x

 
14.32x

 
15.87x

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2015 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $46,344.
(a)
The Advisory Board Company had no preferred equity securities outstanding and did not pay preferred dividends in any of the periods presented. Consequently, The Advisory Board Company’s ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for each of such periods is identical to The Advisory Board Company’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges as indicated above.
The Advisory Board Company computes its ratio of earnings to fixed charges by dividing pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations, before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees, plus fixed charges and less capitalized interest, by fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including interest expense from amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, and the estimated portion of rental expense deemed by The Advisory Board Company to be representative of the interest factor of rental payments under operating leases, which The Advisory Board Company estimates to be one-third of such payments.