EX-12 20 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

GMAC Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

Year ended December 31. ($ in millions)    2009 (a)     2008 (a)     2007 (a)     2006 (a)     2005 (a)  

Earnings

          

Consolidated net (loss) income from continuing operations

   $ (8,016   $ 3,436      $ (2,201   $ 2,002      $ 2,155   

Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations

     78        (60     395        75        1,128   

Equity-method investee distribution

            111        65        651        283   

Equity-method investee (losses) earnings

     (10     533        5        (512     (142

Minority interest expense

     1        1        2        9        (57
   

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

     (7,947     4,021        (1,734     2,225        3,367   

Fixed charges

     7,592        11,079        14,588        15,397        12,522   
   

Earnings available for fixed charges

     (355     15,100        12,854        17,622        15,889   

Fixed charges

          

Interest, discount, and issuance expense on debt

     7,552        11,021        14,519        15,327        12,460   

Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor

     40        58        68        70        62   
   

Total fixed charges

     7,592        11,079        14,587        15,397        12,522   

Preferred dividend requirements

     1,224               192        22          
   

Total fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements

   $ 8,816      $ 11,079      $ 14,779      $ 15,419      $ 12,522   

Ratio of earning to fixed charges (b)

     (0.05     1.36        0.88        1.14        1.27   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (c)

     (0.04     1.36        0.87        1.14        1.27   
   

 

(a) During 2009, we committed to sell certain operations of our International Automotive Finance operations, Insurance operations, Mortgage operations, and Commercial Finance Group. We report these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our discontinued operations. All reported periods of the calculation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges exclude discontinued operations.
(b) The ratio calculation indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007. Earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007, were inadequate to cover total fixed charges. The deficient amount for the ratio was $7,947 million for 2009 and $1,733 million for 2007.
(c) The ratio calculation indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007. Earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007, were inadequate to cover total fixed charges. The deficient amount for the ratio was $9,171 million for 2009 and $1,925 million for 2007.