Exhibit 12.1

 

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Three
Months
Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

346,505

 

$

162,023

 

$

1,117,049

 

$

1,517,254

 

$

(1,345,192

)

$

399,742

 

Fixed charges

 

$

97,877

 

$

137,343

 

$

163,458

 

$

231,551

 

$

235,544

 

$

58,491

 

Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges

 

$

444,382

 

$

299,366

 

$

1,280,507

 

$

1,748,805

 

$

(1,109,648

)

$

458,233

 

Fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, including amortization of debt-related expenses

 

$

97,510

 

$

136,617

 

$

160,051

 

$

228,568

 

$

232,455

 

$

58,003

 

Rental expense representative of interest factor

 

$

367

 

$

726

 

$

3,407

 

$

2,983

 

$

3,089

 

$

488

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

97,877

 

$

137,343

 

$

163,458

 

$

231,551

 

$

235,544

 

$

58,491

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

4.54

X

2.18

X

7.83

X

7.55

X

NA

(1)

7.83

X

 


(1)  Earnings are deficient to cover fixed charges by $1,345,192.