Exhibit 12.1

Vantage Drilling International

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In thousands, except Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges)

 

     Successor     Predecessor  
     Three Months           Period from     Period from                      
     ended     Year Ended     February 10,     January 1, 2016                      
     March 31     December 31,     2016 to December 31,     to February 10,     Years Ended December 31,  
     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015      2014      2013  

Earnings (Loss)

                

Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interest

   $ (28,165   $ (135,618   $ (136,469   $ (469,644   $ 62,124      $ 132,930      $ (19,696

Fixed charges

     19,300       76,807       67,349       1,728       174,612        197,291        214,894  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     —         —         —         616       5,602        5,602        5,352  

Capitalized interest

       —         —         —         —          —          (14,995
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) as adjusted

   $ (8,865   $ (58,811   $ (69,119   $ (467,300   $ 242,338      $ 335,823      $ 185,556  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

                

Interest expense

   $ 19,271     $ 76,441     $ 67,023     $ 1,728     $ 173,634      $ 196,159      $ 198,779  

Capitalized interest

       —         —         —         —          —          14,995  

Amortization of debt financing costs

       —         —         —         —          —          —    

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

     29       366       326       —         979        1,131        1,121  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 19,300     $ 76,807     $ 67,349     $ 1,728     $ 174,612      $ 197,291      $ 214,894  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)

     —         —         —         —         1.39        1.70        —    

 

(a) For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the year ended December 31, 2017, the period from February 10, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the period from January 1, 2016 to February 10, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2013, earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $28.2 million, $135.6 million, $136.5 million, $469.0 million and $29.3 million, respectively.