Exhibit 12.1

 

EQUIFAX INC.  

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                  

(amounts in millions of dollars)                        

                         

   Year Ended December 31,   Nine Months Ended
Sept. 30,
 
   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012 
Earnings:                              
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees  $390.6   $373.5   $330.2   $372.1   $406.5   $356.2 
   Add: Fixed charges (from below)   65.2    80.2    64.5    63.3    62.9    46.9 
   Add: Amortization of capitalized interest   0.4    0.6    0.7    0.4    0.5    0.3 
   Add: Distributed income of equity investee   -    0.7    1.8    1.7    -    - 
   Subtract: Capitalized interest expense   0.9    2.0    0.5    0.4    0.5    0.3 
   $455.3   $453.0   $396.7   $437.1   $469.4   $403.1 
                               
Fixed charges:                              
Interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts and premiums)  $58.5   $71.3   $57.0   $56.1   $55.1   $41.1 
 Add: Capitalized interest expense   0.9    2.0    0.5    0.4    0.5    0.3 
 Add: Portion of rentals representing interest   5.8    6.9    7.0    6.8    7.3    5.5 
   $65.2   $80.2   $64.5   $63.3   $62.9   $46.9 
                               
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges   7.0    5.6    6.2    6.9    7.5    8.6 

 

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