Exhibit 12
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles | $ | 1,371 | $ | 558 | $ | 774 | $ | 299 | $ | (375 | ) | |||||||||
Minority interest in income and preferred returns of consolidated subsidiaries | 90 | 40 | 26 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Equity earnings, excluding proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investee | (60 | ) | (99 | ) | (66 | ) | (50 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principles, minority interest in income and preferred returns of consolidated subsidiaries and equity earnings | 1,401 | 499 | 734 | 270 | (376 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest accrued, including proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investee (a) | 709 | 694 | 680 | 822 | 1,274 | |||||||||||||||
Rental expense representative of interest factor | 22 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Preferred distributions | — | — | — | — | 48 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 731 | 710 | 699 | 840 | 1,347 | |||||||||||||||
Distributed income of equity-method investees, excluding proportionate share from 50% owned investees and unconsolidated majority-owned investee | 48 | 113 | 108 | 61 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | (32 | ) | (17 | ) | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | (45 | ) | ||||||||||
Preferred distributions | — | — | — | — | (48 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total earnings as adjusted | $ | 2,148 | $ | 1,305 | $ | 1,534 | $ | 1,164 | $ | 899 | ||||||||||
Fixed charges | $ | 731 | $ | 710 | $ | 699 | $ | 840 | $ | 1,347 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.94 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 1.39 | (b | ) | ||||||||||||||
(a) | Does not include interest related to income taxes, including interest related to FIN 48 liabilities, which is included inprovision for income taxeson our Consolidated Statement of Income. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | |
(b) | Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $448 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. |