Exhibit 12
Alcoa and subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions, except ratio)
Nine months ended September 30, | 2011 | |||
Earnings: | ||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 1,302 | ||
Noncontrolling interests’ share of earnings of majority-owned subsidiaries without fixed charges | — | |||
Equity income | (106 | ) | ||
Fixed charges added to earnings | 432 | |||
Distributed income of less than 50 percent-owned persons | 78 | |||
Amortization of capitalized interest: | ||||
Consolidated | 32 | |||
Proportionate share of 50 percent-owned persons | — | |||
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Total earnings | $ | 1,738 | ||
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Fixed Charges: | ||||
Interest expense: | ||||
Consolidated | $ | 399 | ||
Proportionate share of 50 percent-owned persons | — | |||
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$ | 399 | |||
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Amount representative of the interest factor in rents: | ||||
Consolidated | $ | 33 | ||
Proportionate share of 50 percent-owned persons | — | |||
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$ | 33 | |||
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Fixed charges added to earnings | $ | 432 | ||
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Interest capitalized: | ||||
Consolidated | $ | 80 | ||
Proportionate share of 50 percent-owned persons | — | |||
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$ | 80 | |||
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Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority-owned subsidiaries | — | |||
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Total fixed charges | $ | 512 | ||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.4 | |||
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