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Vertex Energy Inc. – ‘S-3’ on 4/16/15 – EX-12.1

On:  Thursday, 4/16/15, at 6:58pm ET   ·   As of:  4/17/15   ·   Accession #:  1580695-15-142   ·   File #:  333-203459

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 4/17/15  Vertex Energy Inc.                S-3         4/16/15    7:1.6M                                   Loev Corp Filings Inc/FA

Registration Statement for Securities Offered Pursuant to a Transaction   —   Form S-3
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-3         Registration Statement for Securities Offered       HTML    426K 
                          Pursuant to a Transaction                              
 2: EX-4.1      Form of Certificate Representing Common Stock,      HTML      6K 
                          $0.001 Par Value Per Share                             
 3: EX-4.4      Form of Debt Indenture                              HTML    282K 
 4: EX-5.1      Opinion and Consent of the Loev Law Firm, Pc Re:    HTML     37K 
                          the Legality of the Securities Being                   
                          Registered                                             
 5: EX-12.1     Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios           HTML     28K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Lbb & Associates Ltd., LLP               HTML      7K 
 7: EX-23.2     Consent of Bkd, LLP                                 HTML      8K 


EX-12.1   —   Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios


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EXHIBIT 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

   
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
 
       
2013
   
2012
   
2011
   
2010
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
  $ (5,859,879 )   $ 6,611,432     $ 2,257,626     $ 3,911,702     $ 1,249,223  
                                         
Add:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 2,971,229     $ 396,440     $ 128,838     $ 62,686     $ 116,747  
Rental expense factor (1)
  $ 1,973,092     $ 781,986     $ 322,343     $ 299,686     $ 272,813  
Earnings available for fixed charges
  $ (915,558 )   $ 7,789,858     $ 2,708,807     $ 4,274,074     $ 1,638,783  
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest expense (2)
  $ 2,971,229     $ 396,440     $ 128,838     $ 62,686     $ 116,747  
Rental expense factor (1)
  $ 1,973,092     $ 781,986     $ 322,343     $ 299,686     $ 272,813  
Total fixed charges
  $ 4,944,321     $ 1,178,426     $ 451,181     $ 362,372     $ 389,560  
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3)
    (1.19)(4)       5.61       5.00       10.79       3.21  

 
(1)
“Rental Expense Factor” is the portion of rental expense estimated to be representative of the interest expense within rental expenses. The portion of rental expense representative of interest factor is calculated as one third of the total of rent, rental expenses and lease expenses.
 
       
 
(2)
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing income or loss before taxes by fixed charges.  Fixed charges include interest expense financing fees and an estimate of the interest expense within rent expense under operating leases.
 
       
 
(3)
Interest expense includes amortization expense for capitalized debt costs.
 
       
 
(4)
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $5.8 million.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘S-3’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed as of:4/17/15
Filed on:4/16/15
12/31/1410-K,  10-K/A,  NT 10-K
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