EX-12 2 y42341exv12.htm EX-12: STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS EX-12
 

Exhibit 12
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES. We have calculated PBG’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings are before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, plus fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest) and losses recognized from equity investments, reduced by undistributed income from equity investments. Fixed charges include interest expense, capitalized interest and one-third of net rent which is the portion of the rent deemed representative of the interest factor.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($ in millions)
                                         
    Fiscal Year  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
Net income before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 803     $ 740     $ 772     $ 745     $ 710  
Undistributed (income) loss from equity investments
          2             (1 )     (1 )
Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest
    343       331       288       261       270  
 
                             
Earnings as adjusted
  $ 1,146     $ 1,073     $ 1,060     $ 1,005     $ 979  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed charges:
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 305     $ 298     $ 258     $ 236     $ 247  
Capitalized interest
                             
Interest portion of rental expense
    38       33       30       25       23  
 
                             
Total fixed charges
  $ 343     $ 331     $ 288     $ 261     $ 270  
 
                             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    3.34       3.24       3.68       3.85       3.63