EX-12.1 5 d65629dex121.htm EX-12.1 EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

Ally Financial Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Six months ended
June 30,
    Year ended December 31,  

($ in millions)

   2015     2014 (a)     2013 (a)     2012 (a)     2011 (a)     2010 (a)  

Earnings

            

Consolidated net (loss) income from continuing operations

   $ 348      $ 925      $ 416      $ 1,370      $ (219   $ (334

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations

     197        321        (59     (856     42        97   

Equity-method investee (earnings) losses

     (37     (18     (15     (6     (7     (8

Minority interest expense

     —          —          —          1        1        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     508        1,228        342        509        (183     (244

Fixed charges

     1,233        2,826        3,344        4,031        4,668        4,880   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 1,741      $ 4,054      $ 3,686      $ 4,540      $ 4,485      $ 4,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

            

Interest, discount, and issuance expense on debt

   $ 1,225      $ 2,810      $ 3,330      $ 4,014      $ 4,652      $ 4,862   

Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor

     8        16        15        17        16        18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

     1,233        2,826        3,345        4,031        4,668        4,880   

Preferred dividend requirements (b)

     2,064        361        1,049        801        763       1,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements

   $ 3,297      $ 3,187      $ 4,394      $ 4,832      $ 5,431      $ 6,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earning to fixed charges (c)

     1.41        1.43        1.10        1.13        0.96        0.95   

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

     0.53        1.27        0.84        0.94        0.83        0.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) During 2013 and 2012, certain disposal groups met the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations. For all periods presented, the operating results for these operations have been removed from continuing operations. We report these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Refer to Note 2 to the Condensed 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) Amount for the six months ended June 30, 2015 includes a $1,185 million reduction (increase) to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) related to a redemption of our Series G Preferred Stock in April 2015, and a $22 million reduction (increase) to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) related to a repurchase of our Series A Preferred Shares in May 2015. Amount for 2013 includes a $240 million reduction (increase) to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) related to a repurchase of mandatorily convertible preferred stock held by U.S. Department of Treasury and elimination of share adjustment right on November 20, 2013. Amount for 2010 includes a $616 million reduction (increase) to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) related to a conversion of preferred stock and related amendment that occurred on December 30, 2010.
(c) The ratio indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. Earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The deficient amounts for the ratio were $183 million and $244 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(d) The ratio indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010. Earnings available for fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010 were inadequate to cover total fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements. The deficient amounts for the ratio were $1,557 million, $708 million, $292 million, $946 million, and $2,104 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

 

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