EX-12 13 a2073881zex-12.txt EXHIBIT 12 EXHIBIT 12 AMPHENOL CORPORATION RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
AMPHENOL HISTORICAL ---------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------------------------------- 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary items ........... $135,355 $173,218 $ 76,170 $ 63,983 $ 87,174 Non-recurring acquisition expenses -- -- -- -- 2,500 Undistributed earnings of investments ....................... -- -- -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 135,355 173,218 76,170 63,983 89,674 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges: Interest .......................... 56,099 61,710 79,297 81,199 64,713 Other financing fees .............. 3,888 5,527 3,851 4,121 3,671 Appropriate portion of rentals representative of the interest factor ............................ 5,582 5,804 5,298 4,642 3,832 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total fixed charges ............... 65,569 73,041 88,446 89,962 72,216 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings from continuing operations before undistributed earnings of investments, income taxes, fixed charges and extraordinary items ... $200,924 $246,259 $164,616 $153,945 $161,890 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.1x 3.4x 1.9x 1.7x 2.2x ======== ======== ======== ======== ========