EX-12.01 2 f41477exv12w01.htm EXHIBIT 12.01 exv12w01
Exhibit 12.01
ORACLE CORPORATION
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                                         
    Year Ended May 31,
    (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
Earnings(1)
                                       
Income before provision for income taxes
  $  7,834     $  5,986     $  4,810     $  4,051     $  3,945  
Add: Minority interests
    60       71       41       42       37  
Add: Fixed charges
    454       380       205       173       59  
Less: Equity in earnings
                (14 )            
     
Total earnings
  $ 8,348     $ 6,437     $ 5,042     $ 4,266     $ 4,041  
     
 
Fixed Charges(2)
                                       
Interest expense
  $ 394     $ 343     $ 169     $ 139     $ 21  
Estimate of interest in rent expense
    60       37       36       34       38  
     
Total fixed charges
  $ 454     $ 380     $ 205     $ 173     $ 59  
     
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    18x       17x       25x       25x       68x  
     
 
(1)   The term “earnings” means the amounts resulting from the following: (a) our income before provision for income taxes, plus (b) the minority interests in the income before provision for income taxes of our majority owned subsidiaries, plus (c) our fixed charges, less (d) our share of our equity investee’s income before provision for income taxes.
 
(2)   The term “fixed charges” means the amounts resulting from the following: (a) our interest expensed, plus (b) our interest capitalized, plus (c) our estimate of the interest component of rent expense.
We do not report any shares of preferred stock outstanding in our consolidated financial statements because our outstanding preferred stock is owned by one or more of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Consequently, our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for any given period is equivalent to our ratio of earnings to fixed charges.