Alcoa and subsidiaries | EXHIBIT 12 |
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
For the six months ended June 30, 2003
(in millions, except ratio)
Six months ended June 30 | 2003 | |||
Earnings: | ||||
Income from continuing operations before taxes on income | $ | 771 | ||
Minority interests’ share of earnings of majority-owned subsidiaries without fixed charges | — | |||
Equity income | (84 | ) | ||
Fixed charges | 187 | |||
Distributed income of less than 50%-owned persons | 6 | |||
Amortization of capitalized interest | 9 | |||
Total earnings | $ | 889 | ||
Fixed Charges: | ||||
Interest expense: | ||||
Consolidated | $ | 169 | ||
Proportionate share of 50%-owned persons | 2 | |||
171 | ||||
Amount representative of the interest factor in rents: | ||||
Consolidated | 15 | |||
Proportionate share of 50%-owned persons | 1 | |||
16 | ||||
Fixed charges added to earnings | 187 | |||
Interest capitalized: | ||||
Consolidated | 9 | |||
Proportionate share of 50%-owned persons | — | |||
9 | ||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries | — | |||
Total fixed charges | $ | 196 | ||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 4.5 | |||
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