EX-12 3 dex12.htm RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AT DECEMBER 31, 2008 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges at December 31, 2008

Exhibit 12

PULTE HOMES, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

($000’s omitted)

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  

Earnings:

          

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ (1,682,599 )   $ (2,496,903 )   $ 1,082,728     $ 2,277,014     $ 1,592,324  

Add:

          

Fixed charges

     255,621       295,130       316,596       274,156       231,252  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     210,709       314,998       255,688       179,585       133,049  

Subtract:

          

Capitalized interest

     (220,131 )     (240,000 )     (261,486 )     (185,792 )     (156,056 )

Distributions in excess (less than) earnings of affiliates

     14,580       39,038       4,814       10,670       (21,625 )
                                        

Income as adjusted

   $ (1,421,820 )   $ (2,087,737 )   $ 1,398,340     $ 2,555,633     $ 1,778,944  
                                        

Fixed Charges:

          

Interest expensed and capitalized

   $ 229,157     $ 260,348     $ 290,282     $ 250,026     $ 212,418  

Portion of rents representative of interest factor

     23,810       23,336       25,889       24,130       18,834  

Interest expense related to guaranteed debt of 50% or less owned affiliated (a)

     2,654       11,446       425       —         —    
                                        

Fixed Charges

   $ 255,621     $ 295,130     $ 316,596     $ 274,156     $ 231,252  
                                        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (b)

     —         —         4.42       9.32       7.69  
                                        
 
  Note: The ratios of earnings to fixed charges set forth above are computed on a total enterprise basis, except for our discontinued thrift operations, Mexico homebuilding operations, and Argentina operations, which have been excluded. Fixed charges is comprised of interest incurred, which includes imputed interest associated with the guaranteed debt of our 50% or less owned affiliates, as well as a portion of rent expense, which represents the estimated interest factor and amortization of debt expense.

 

  (a) Includes imputed interest related to certain guaranteed joint venture debt for which we have made or expect to make cash expenditures.
  (b) Earnings for years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. Additional earnings of $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, would have been necessary to bring the ratio to 1.0.