EX-12.1 4 a2229203zex-12_1.htm EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

 

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT RATIOS)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

 

Apr. 2,
2016

 

Mar. 28,
2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

EARNINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

$

7,804

 

$

6,682

 

$

13,868

 

$

12,246

 

$

9,620

 

$

9,260

 

$

8,043

 

Equity in the income of investees

 

(624

)

(418

)

(814

)

(854

)

(688

)

(627

)

(585

)

Cash distributions received from equity investees

 

383

 

349

 

752

 

718

 

694

 

663

 

608

 

Interest expense, amortization of debt discounts and premiums on all indebtedness and amortization of capitalized interest

 

185

 

168

 

325

 

360

 

415

 

525

 

497

 

Imputed interest on operating leases (1)

 

142

 

145

 

286

 

294

 

292

 

288

 

273

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

 

$

7,890

 

$

6,926

 

$

14,417

 

$

12,764

 

$

10,333

 

$

10,109

 

$

8,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and premiums on all indebtedness

 

$

147

 

$

135

 

$

265

 

$

294

 

$

349

 

$

472

 

$

435

 

Capitalized interest

 

74

 

47

 

110

 

73

 

77

 

92

 

91

 

Imputed interest on operating leases (1)

 

142

 

145

 

286

 

294

 

292

 

288

 

273

 

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES

 

$

363

 

$

327

 

$

661

 

$

661

 

$

718

 

$

852

 

$

799

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (2)

 

21.7

 

21.2

 

21.8

 

19.3

 

14.4

 

11.9

 

11.1

 

 


(1)

The portion of operating rental expense which management believes is representative of the interest component of rent expense.

 

 

(2)

The ratio does not adjust for interest on unrecognized tax benefits that are recorded as a component of income tax expense.