EXHIBIT 12

CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC.

CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

    

Year Ended

December 31,

 
     2008     2009     2010     2011      2012  

Computation of Earnings:

           

Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before equity income (loss)

   $ (24,897   $ 146,508      $ 210,939      $ 199,981       $ 283,709   

Add:

           

Fixed charges

     182,185        173,739        188,432        205,167         207,107   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     489        496        496        496         496   

Distributed income (loss) of equity investees

     (2,373     (907     (3,438     5,651         13,109   

Less:

           

Capitalized interest

     (270     —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

   $ 155,134      $ 319,836      $ 396,429      $ 411,295       $ 504,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Computation of Fixed Charges:

           

Interest expense

   $ 111,362      $ 97,730      $ 107,728      $ 118,358       $ 118,873   

Capitalized interest

     270        —          —          —           —     

Amortization of debt issue costs

     4,696        4,775        4,716        4,744         4,792   

Interest factor on rent expense

     65,857        71,234        75,988        82,065         83,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES

   $ 182,185      $ 173,739      $ 188,432      $ 205,167       $ 207,107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

     —          1.84x        2.10x        2.00x         2.44x   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

For the purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes plus fixed charges excluding capitalized interest. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, capitalized interest, amortization of debt issue cost and that portion of rental expense which we believe to be representative of the interest factor. For the year ended December 31, 2008, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $27.1 million.