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EXHIBIT 7

PLDT Inc.

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

For the years 2012 through 2016

 

    2016(1)     2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  
    (in millions, except ratio of earnings to fixed charges)  

Earnings: Income before income tax

           

Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees subsidiaries

  US$ 443     Php 22,071     Php 26,638     Php 44,148     Php 41,632     Php 43,606  

Add (Deduct):

           

Fixed Charges (see description below)

    213       10,622       9,015       8,266       9,060       10,237  

Amortization of capitalized interest

    17       829       941       1,198       1,221       2,315  

Capitalized interest

    (11     (566     (370     (442     (421     (914
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Earnings(2)

  US$ 662     Php 32,956     Php 36,224     Php 53,170     Php 51,492     Php 55,244  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

           

Interest on loans and related items

  US$ 151     Php 7,522     Php 6,289     Php 5,429     Php 5,086     Php 6,319  

Capitalized interest

    11       566       370       442       421       914  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

    5       230       231       164       1,539       1,051  

Estimated financing component of rent expense(3)

    46       2,304       2,125       2,231       2,014       1,953  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

  US$ 213     Php 10,622     Php 9,015     Php 8,266     Php 9,060     Php 10,237  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio (a/b)(2)

    3.1       3.1       4.0       6.4       5.7       5.4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) We maintain our accounts in Philippine pesos, the functional and presentation currency under IFRS. For convenience, the Philippine peso financial information as at and for the year ended December 31, 2016 has been converted into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of Php49.77 to US$1.00, the Philippine peso-dollar rate as quoted through the Philippine Dealing System as at December 31, 2016.
(2) For purposes of this ratio, “Earnings” consist of: (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees, (b) fixed charges, (c) amortization of capitalized interest, (d) distributed income of equity investees, and (e) share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges; less the sum of the following: (1) capitalized interest, (2) preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries, and (3) the non-controlling interests in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges.

“Fixed charges” consist of interest expense and capitalized interest, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, an estimate of interest within rental expense, and preference security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries.

 

(3) Rent expense substantially represents payments for the leased circuits by PLDT. Historically, PLDT has been using one-third of rent expense as a reasonable estimate of the financing component of rent expense, since it is impracticable to determine the actual financing component of rent expense.