EXHIBIT 12.1

 

PROLOGIS, INC. AND PROLOGIS, L.P.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Consolidated net earnings

$

1,760,959

 

 

$

1,292,540

 

 

$

925,515

 

 

$

739,284

 

 

$

229,529

 

Add (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

344,205

 

 

 

382,436

 

 

 

375,094

 

 

 

382,210

 

 

 

458,285

 

Capitalized interest

 

(54,493

)

 

 

(64,815

)

 

 

(60,808

)

 

 

(61,457

)

 

 

(67,955

)

Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net

 

(248,567

)

 

 

(206,307

)

 

 

(159,262

)

 

 

(134,288

)

 

 

(97,220

)

Distributed income from equity entities

 

307,220

 

 

 

286,651

 

 

 

284,664

 

 

 

294,890

 

 

 

68,319

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

54,609

 

 

 

54,564

 

 

 

23,090

 

 

 

(25,656

)

 

 

106,733

 

Earnings, as adjusted

$

2,163,933

 

 

$

1,745,069

 

 

$

1,388,293

 

 

$

1,194,983

 

 

$

697,691

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

$

274,486

 

 

$

303,146

 

 

$

301,363

 

 

$

308,885

 

 

$

379,327

 

Capitalized interest

 

54,493

 

 

 

64,815

 

 

 

60,808

 

 

 

61,457

 

 

 

67,955

 

Portion of rents representative of the interest factor

 

15,226

 

 

 

14,475

 

 

 

12,923

 

 

 

11,868

 

 

 

11,003

 

Total fixed charges

$

344,205

 

 

$

382,436

 

 

$

375,094

 

 

$

382,210

 

 

$

458,285

 

Ratio of earnings, as adjusted, to fixed charges

 

6.3

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

1.5