Form: S-3

Registration statement for specified transactions by certain issuers

December 11, 2014

Exhibit 12.1

DYNEX CAPITAL, INC.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

 

     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2014
    Year Ended December 31,  

(Amounts in thousands, except ratios)

     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Fixed charges

            

Interest expense

   $ 20,263     $ 39,028     $ 35,147     $ 24,082     $ 14,356     $ 14,671  

Preferred dividend requirements

     6,882       7,902       2,036       —         3,061       4,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,145     $ 46,930     $ 37,183     $ 24,082     $ 17,417     $ 18,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

            

Income from continuing operations

   $ 24,133     $ 68,069     $ 74,042     $ 39,812     $ 29,472     $ 17,581  

Add:

            

Fixed charges, excluding preferred dividend requirements

     20,263       39,028       35,147       24,082       14,356       14,671  

Less:

            

Equity in income (loss) of equity method investees

     —         —         —         —         —         2,400  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 44,396     $ 107,097     $ 109,189     $ 63,894     $ 43,828     $ 29,852  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:

     2.19 x     2.74     3.11     2.65     3.05     2.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

     1.64 x     2.28 x     2.94 x     2.65 x     2.52 x     1.60 x