EX-12 8 file003.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Exhibit 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


  Year ended December 31, Three months ended March 31,
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003
  (millions of constant Ch$ as of December 31, 2002)
(millions of constant Ch$
as of March 31, 2003)
Chilean GAAP                                          
Fixed Charges:                                          
Financial expenses   186,271     242,812     271,334     232,254     228,526     54,537     52,696  
Capitalized interest costs   4,952     14,661     6,579     10,705     25,503     2,684     3,967  
Fixed charges   191,223     257,473     277,913     242,959     254,029     57,221     56,663  
Earnings:                                          
Pretax income (or loss) from continuing operations   81,422     (162,465   203,410     118,909     72,239     30,131     45,165  
Fixed charges   191,223     257,473     277,913     242,959     254,029     57,221     56,663  
Sub total   272,645     95,008     481,323     361,868     326,268     87,352     101,828  
Less: interest capitalized during the period   (4,952   (14,661   (6,579   (10,705   (25,503   (2,684   (3,967
Less: undistributed earnings of equity method investees   (343   (1,797   (678   9,948     (8,570   3,591     (10,529
Earnings   267,350     78,550     474,066     361,111     292,195     88,259     87,332  
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges   1.40     0.31     1.71     1.49     1.15     1.54     1.54  

  Year ended December 31, Three months ended March 31,
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003
  (millions of constant Ch$ as of December 31, 2002)
(millions of constant Ch$
as of March 31, 2003)
US GAAP                                    
Fixed Charges:                                          
Financial expenses   186,271     242,812     271,334     232,254     238,197           —           —  
Capitalized interest costs   4,952     14,661     6,579     10,705     15,832          
Fixed charges   191,223     257,473     277,913     242,959     254,029          
Earnings:                                          
Pretax income (or loss) from continuing operations   54,509     (201,058   207,817     55,032     3,760          
Fixed charges   191,223     257,473     277,913     242,959     254,029          
Sub total   245,732     56,415     485,730     297,991     257,789        
Interest capitalized during the period   (4,952   (14,661   (6,579   (10,705   (15,832        
Undistributed earnings of an equity method investee   3,897     3,643     (835   10,028     (29,431        
Earnings   244,677     45,397     478,316     297,314     212,526          
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges   1.28     0.18     1.72     1.22     0.84