Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.62 (PRS) 10-Q 2016 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 12.1

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended			Year Ended December 31,
	June 30, 2016			June 30, 2016			2015			2014		2013			2012		2011
	($ in millions)
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (1)	$	1,349		$	3,056		$	7,711		$	1,715	$	(1,712	)	$	737	$	5,191
Less:
Undistributed income (loss) of investees accounted for under the equity method		(71	)		(55	)		(280	)		134		223			107		286
Interest capitalized		0			0			0			0		0			0		0
Adjusted earnings		1,420			3,111			7,991			1,581		(1,935)			630		4,905
Add fixed charges:
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances		1,058			2,344			3,479			4,263		3,111			4,234		4,484
Gross interest expense (2)		360			687			1,328			1,934		1,419			1,389		1,315
Interest component of rental expense		21			41			77			75		85			96		93
Total fixed charges		1,439			3,072			4,884			6,272		4,615			5,719		5,892
Total earnings plus fixed charges	$	2,859		$	6,183		$	12,875		$	7,853	$	2,680		$	6,349	$	10,797
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (3)		1.99			2.01			2.64			1.25		0			1.11		1.83

(1)	Excludes earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(2)	Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt, including interest expense of securities businesses reported in “Net investment income” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, capitalized interest and amortization of debt discounts and premiums. Interest expense does not include interest on liabilities recorded under the authoritative guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The Company’s policy is to classify such interest in income tax provision in the consolidated statements of operations.
(3)	Due to the Company’s loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1 and is therefore not presented. Additional earnings of $1,935 million would have been required for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, to achieve a ratio of 1:1.