EX-12 5 exhibit12.txt COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Exhibit (a)(12) AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended Year Ended 30 September 31 Mar --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---------- Earnings: Income before extraordinary item and the cumulative effect of accounting changes: $416.4 $429.3 $546.8 $450.5 $124.2 $230.2 Add (deduct): Provision for income taxes 195.5 203.4 280.9 209.5 (7.5) 101.7 Fixed charges, excluding capitalized interest 184.0 233.0 202.8 194.4 232.6 113.5 Capitalized interest amortized during the period 9.4 8.3 7.4 6.1 6.6 3.6 Undistributed earnings of less-than- fifty-percent-owned affiliates (40.6) (31.1) (25.3) (44.5) (32.1) (13.6) ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Earnings, as adjusted $764.7 $842.9 $1,012.6 $816.0 $323.8 $435.4 ====== ====== ======== ====== ====== ====== Fixed Charges: Interest on indebtedness, including capital lease obligations $171.7 $217.8 $186.7 $175.4 $210.3 $104.1 Capitalized interest 20.0 20.9 18.4 24.7 19.7 5.7 Amortization of debt discount premium and expense 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.3 3.1 (0.4) Portion of rents under operating leases representative of the interest factor 10.8 13.4 14.2 17.7 19.3 9.8 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Fixed charges $204.0 $253.9 $221.2 $219.1 $252.4 $119.2 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges: 3.7 3.3 4.6 3.7 1.3 3.7 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======