EX-12 3 a2042863zex-12.txt EXHIBIT 12 EXHIBIT 12 AMPHENOL CORPORATION Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (dollars in thousands)
Amphenol Historical ---------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ---------------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary items ........ $173,218 $ 76,170 $ 63,983 $ 87,174 $109,665 Non-recurring acquisition expenses -- -- -- 2,500 -- Undistributed earnings of investments .................... -- -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 173,218 76,170 63,983 89,674 109,665 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges: Interest ....................... 61,710 79,297 81,199 64,713 24,617 Other financing fees ........... 5,527 3,851 4,121 3,671 3,504 Appropriate portion of rentals representative of the interest factor ......................... 5,804 5,298 4,642 3,832 4,072 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges ............ 73,041 88,446 89,962 72,216 32,193 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings from continuing operations before undistributed earnings of investments, income taxes, fixed charges and extraordinary items $246,259 $164,616 $153,945 $161,890 $141,858 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.4x 1.9x 1.7x 2.2x 4.4x ======== ======== ======== ======== ========