Exhibit 12.1

 

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

2012

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

456,485

 

 

$

346,505

 

 

$

162,023

 

 

$

1,117,049

 

 

$

1,517,254

 

Fixed Charges

 

 

74,743

 

 

 

97,877

 

 

 

137,343

 

 

 

163,458

 

 

 

231,551

 

Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges

 

$

531,228

 

 

$

444,382

 

 

$

299,366

 

 

$

1,280,507

 

 

$

1,748,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, including amortization of debt-related expenses

 

$

74,404

 

 

$

97,510

 

 

$

136,617

 

 

$

160,051

 

 

$

228,568

 

Rental expense representative of interest factor

 

 

339

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

3,407

 

 

 

2,983

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

74,743

 

 

$

97,877

 

 

$

137,343

 

 

$

163,458

 

 

$

231,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

7.11

X

 

 

4.54

X

 

 

2.18

X

 

 

7.83

X

 

 

7.55

X