Exhibit 12.1
KINDER MORGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBIT 12.1 - STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions, except ratio amounts)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
| Earnings: | |||||||
| Pre-tax income before adjustment for net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests and earnings from equity investments (including loss on impairments of equity investments and amortization of excess cost of equity investments) per statements of income | $ | 1,200 | $ | 2,228 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Fixed charges | 1,609 | 1,415 | |||||
| Amortization of capitalized interest | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Distributions from equity investment earnings | 289 | 294 | |||||
| Less: | |||||||
| Interest capitalized | (50 | ) | (57 | ) | |||
| Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries with no fixed charges | — | (247 | ) | ||||
| Income as adjusted | $ | 3,055 | $ | 3,637 | |||
| Fixed charges: | |||||||
| Interest and debt expense, net per statements of income (includes amortization of debt discount, premium, and debt issuance costs; excludes capitalized interest) | $ | 1,574 | $ | 1,384 | |||
| Add: | |||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 35 | 31 | |||||
| Fixed charges | $ | 1,609 | $ | 1,415 | |||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.90 | 2.57 | |||||