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Exhibit 12.1

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

(in thousands, except ratios)

 

    Years ended December 31,     Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
    2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017  

Fixed Charges

           

Interest expense, including amortization

  $ 38,138     $ 18,017     $ 69,143     $ 152,416     $ 184,270     $ 101,026  

Preferred security dividend requirements in consolidated subsidiaries

    7,891       4,096       2,093       1,216       533       —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

  $ 46,029     $ 22,113     $ 71,236     $ 153,632     $ 184,803     $ 101,026  

Earnings

           

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before equity investees

  $ 280,606     $ 26,419     $ 72,976     $ 200,591     $ 243,449     $ 102,201  

Add:

           

Fixed charges, including amortization

    38,138       18,017       69,143       152,416       184,270       101,026  

Distributed income of equity investees

    1,933       8,795       17,867       5,007       9,977       —    

Less:

           

Preferred security dividend requirements in consolidated subsidiaries

    —         —         —         —         —         —    

Earnings

  $ 320,677     $ 53,231     $ 159,986     $ 358,014     $ 437,696     $ 203,227  

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends (1)

    6.97x       2.41x       2.25x       2.33x       2.37x       2.01x  

 

(1) Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges excluding preferred stock dividends was 8.41x, 2.95x, 2.31x, 2.35x, 2.38x and 2.01x, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and six months ended June 30, 2017.