EXHIBIT 12

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

  

Predecessor

Company


 
     Year Ended December 31,

   Period From
February 20
(inception) to
December 31,
2001


   Period From
January 1 to
July 20,
2001


 
     2005

   2004

   2003

    2002

     

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

   $ 356,222    $ 108,254    $ (40,980 )   $ 48,833    $ 35,442    $ (32,910 )

Less: Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

     38,425      20,977      14,930       8,968      1,661      2,854  

Add: Distributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     24,997      11,502      11,140       10,417      2,408      2,844  

Fixed charges

     102,041      126,190      112,207       83,019      38,618      31,063  
    

  

  


 

  

  


Total earnings (loss) before fixed charges

   $ 444,835    $ 224,969    $ 67,437     $ 133,301    $ 74,807    $ (1,857 )
    

  

  


 

  

  


Fixed charges:

                                            

Portion of rent expense representative of the interest factor (1)

   $ 40,328    $ 37,035    $ 26,409     $ 22,518    $ 8,901    $ 10,760  

Interest expense

     54,327      68,080      72,319       60,501      29,717      20,303  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     7,386      21,075      13,479       —        —        —    
    

  

  


 

  

  


Total fixed charges

   $ 102,041    $ 126,190    $ 112,207     $ 83,019    $ 38,618    $ 31,063  
    

  

  


 

  

  


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     4.36      1.78      n/a (2)     1.61      1.94      n/a (3)
    

  

  


 

  

  



(1) Represents one-third of operating lease costs, which approximates the portion that relates to the interest portion.
(2) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was negative for the year ended December 31, 2003. Additional earnings of $44.8 million would be needed to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
(3) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was negative for the period from January 1, 2001 to July 20, 2001. Additional earnings of $32.9 million would be needed to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges.