EX-12 3 v93912exv12.htm EXHIBIT 12 exv12
 

EXHIBIT 12

Weyerhaeuser Company and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                       
          Thirty-nine weeks ended
         
          Sept. 28,   Sept. 29,
          2003   2002
         
 
Available earnings:
               
 
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 943,124     $ 790,500  
 
Add interest portion of rental expense
    44,171       40,509  
 
 
   
     
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 987,295     $ 831,009  
 
 
   
     
 
Fixed charges:
               
 
Interest expense incurred:
               
   
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding
       
     
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
  $ 601,833     $ 557,547  
   
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    39,978       38,693  
 
 
   
     
 
     
Subtotal
    641,811       596,240  
   
Less intercompany interest
    34       (712 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
Total interest expense incurred
    641,845       595,528  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Amortization of debt expense
    10,783       56,271  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Rental expense:
               
   
Weyerhaeuser Company and subsidiaries excluding
           
     
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    123,211       113,756  
   
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries
    9,302       7,771  
 
 
   
     
 
 
    132,513       121,527  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Interest portion of rental expense
    44,171       40,509  
 
 
   
     
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 696,799     $ 692,308  
 
 
   
     
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    1.42       1.20  
 
 
   
     
 

 


 

Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and Other Related Subsidiaries
Accounted for on the Equity Method, but Excluding the Undistributed Earnings of Those Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

                       
          Thirty-nine weeks ended
         
          Sept. 28,   Sept. 29,
          2003   2002
         
 
Available earnings:
               
 
Earnings before interest expense, amortization of debt expense, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 896,399     $ 754,788  
 
Add interest portion of rental expense
    41,070       37,919  
 
 
   
     
 
 
    937,469       792,707  
 
 
   
     
 
 
Deduct undistributed earnings of equity affiliates
    (6,963 )     (8,519 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
Deduct undistributed earnings before income taxes of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries:
               
   
Deduct pretax earnings
    (283,113 )     (254,835 )
   
Add back dividends paid to Weyerhaeuser
          75,000  
 
 
   
     
 
     
Undistributed earnings
    (283,113 )     (179,835 )
 
 
   
     
 
Available earnings before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
  $ 647,393     $ 604,353  
 
 
   
     
 
Fixed charges:
               
 
Interest expense incurred
  $ 601,833     $ 557,547  
 
Amortization of debt expense
    10,783       56,271  
 
Interest portion of rental expense
    41,070       37,919  
 
 
   
     
 
Total fixed charges
  $ 653,686     $ 651,737  
 
 
   
     
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    0.991       0.931  
 
 
   
     
 


1 Fixed charges exceeded available earnings before the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of Weyerhaeuser Company with its Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company and other related subsidiaries accounted for on the equity method, but excluding the undistributed earnings of those subsidiaries by approximately $6 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2003, and approximately $47 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2002.