EX-12 2 a06-12660_1ex12.htm EX-12

Exhibit 12

 

TARGET CORPORATION

Computations of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the

Three Months Ended April 29, 2006 and April 30, 2005

and for the Most Recent Five Fiscal Years

 

(Millions of Dollars)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

 

April 29,

 

April 30,

 

Jan. 28,

 

Jan. 29,

 

Jan. 31,

 

Feb. 1,

 

Feb. 2,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

554

 

$

494

 

$

2,408

 

$

3,198

 

$

1,809

 

$

1,623

 

$

1,340

 

Earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(75

)

(190

)

(247

)

(239

)

Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

(1,238

)

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

332

 

302

 

1,452

 

1,146

 

984

 

851

 

675

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income tax

 

886

 

796

 

3,860

 

3,031

 

2,603

 

2,227

 

1,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

152

 

125

 

532

 

607

 

569

 

618

 

517

 

Interest portion of rental expense

 

22

 

20

 

84

 

85

 

68

 

48

 

50

 

Total fixed charges

 

174

 

145

 

616

 

692

 

637

 

666

 

567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

(10

)

(7

)

(42

)

(18

)

(8

)

(13

)

(33

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges in earnings

 

164

 

138

 

574

 

674

 

629

 

653

 

534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

 

$

1,050

 

$

934

 

$

4,434

 

$

3,705

 

$

3,232

 

$

2,880

 

$

2,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

6.03

 

6.44

 

7.21

 

5.35

 

5.07

 

4.33

 

4.07

 

 

Note: Computation is based on continuing operations.