EX-12 3 dex12.htm CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Year Ended,  

($ in millions)

   2008     2007     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  

Earnings

              

Consolidated net (loss) income

   (5,594 )   ($1,608 )   ($2,332 )   $ 2,125     $ 2,282     $ 2,894     $ 2,506  

Income tax expense

   94     241     390       103       1,197       1,362       1,364  

Equity-method investee distribution

   65     42     65       651       283       259       73  

Equity-method investee loss (earnings)

   62     (80 )   5       (512 )     (142 )     (169 )     (48 )

Minority interest expense

   2     1     2       (9 )     (57 )     2       55  
                                                  

Consolidated (loss) income before income taxes, minority interest and income or loss from equity investees

   (5,371 )   (1,404 )   (1,870 )     2,358       3,563       4,348       3,950  

Fixed charges

   8,974     11,225     14,966       15,655       12,754       9,682       7,809  
                                                  

Earnings available for fixed charges

   3,603     9,821     13,096       18,013       16,317       14,030       11,759  

Fixed Charges

              

Interest, discount, and issuance expense on debt

   8,922     11,163     14,887       15,560       12,654       9,598       7,729  

Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor

   52     62     79       95       100       84       80  
                                                  

Total fixed charges

   8,974     11,225     14,966       15,655       12,754       9,682       7,809  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)

   0.40     0.87     0.88       1.15       1.28       1.45       1.51  
                                                  

 

(a) The ratio calculation indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for various periods indicated, which means earnings available for fixed charges for those periods were inadequate to cover total fixed charges.

The deficiencies were: $5.371 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2008; $1.404 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007; and $1.870 billion for the year ended 2007.