Exhibit 12
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TITLE | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(A) | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings | $ | 719.0 | $ | 1,395.0 | $ | 967.0 | $ | 1,228.0 | $ | 872.0 | $ | (139.0 | ) | $ | 406.0 | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes | (21.0 | ) | (14.0 | ) | (5.0 | ) | 17.0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
(C) | Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest | 700.4 | 661.8 | 782.0 | 705.5 | 694.2 | 175.5 | 177.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(D) | Amortization of previously capitalized interest | 30.4 | 29.2 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 6.9 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(E) | Distributed income of equity investees | 33.0 | 85.6 | — | — | 56.1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(F) | Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges | $ | 1,461.8 | $ | 2,157.6 | $ | 1,768.2 | $ | 1,975.2 | $ | 1,665.2 | $ | 47.4 | $ | 590.0 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(G) | Interest and amortization of debt expense | $ | 643.4 | $ | 602.0 | $ | 714.7 | $ | 648.3 | $ | 642.9 | $ | 156.7 | $ | 159.2 | |||||||||||||||
(H) | Interest factor attributable to rentals | 51.5 | 54.4 | 61.6 | 56.1 | 51.3 | 18.8 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(I) | Preferred dividends of subsidiaries | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 1.1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(J) | Capitalized interest | 14.0 | 21.6 | 36.6 | 17.0 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(K) | Total fixed charges | $ | 714.4 | $ | 683.4 | $ | 818.6 | $ | 722.5 | $ | 717.4 | $ | 181.1 | $ | 184.1 | |||||||||||||||
(L) | Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 2.05 | 3.16 | 2.16 | 2.73 | 2.32 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(M) | Deficiency in earnings necessary to cover fixed charges | (133.70 | ) |
NOTE: Dividends on International Paper's preferred stock are insignificant. As a result, for all periods presented, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges.