Exhibit 12.1
HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
Statement regarding Computation of Ratios
(Amounts in millions of dollars)
Pro forma Year ended December 31, 2009 | Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax (loss) income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or earnings from unconsolidated entities | $ | (202 | ) | $ | 95 | $ | (1,204 | ) | $ | (23 | ) | $ | (80 | ) | $ | (28 | ) | ||||||
Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expensed and capitalized | 301 | 228 | 304 | 311 | 245 | 207 | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | — | 121 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest element of lease costs(2) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries | — | — | — | — | 33 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 313 | 240 | 317 | 321 | 408 | 263 | |||||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or earnings from unconsolidated entities plus fixed charges, less preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries | 111 | 335 | (887 | ) | 297 | 292 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(3) | N/A | 1.40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Includes data for Bakelite from date of acquisition by Borden Chemical on April 29, 2005. |
(2) | The interest element of lease costs has been calculated as 1/3 of the rental expense relating to operating leases as management believes this represents the interest portion hereof. |
(3) | Our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements by $58, $113, $23 and $1,204 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. |