Exhibit 12
MASCO CORPORATION
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
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| Nine Months Ended Sep. 30, |
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Before Income Taxes, Preferred Stock Dividends and Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 79 | $ | (472 | ) | $ | (741 | ) | $ | (136 | ) | $ | (134 | ) | $ | 867 | ||||||||
Deduct equity in undistributed loss (earnings) of fifty-percent-or-less-owned companies | — | — | — | — | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Add interest on indebtedness, net | 190 | 250 | 249 | 224 | 228 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||
Add amortization of debt expense | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Add estimated interest factor for rentals | 23 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, noncontrolling interest, net, fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | $ | 297 | $ | (182 | ) | $ | (449 | ) | $ | 137 | $ | 148 | $ | 1,183 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on indebtedness | $ | 190 | $ | 249 | $ | 246 | $ | 221 | $ | 228 | $ | 259 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of debt expense | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Estimated interest factor for rentals | 23 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 218 | $ | 289 | $ | 289 | $ | 270 | $ | 283 | $ | 319 | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends(a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||
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Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | $ | 218 | $ | 289 | $ | 289 | $ | 270 | $ | 283 | $ | 319 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.4 | (0.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | 1.4 | (0.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends excluding certain items(b) | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
(a) | Represents amount of income before provision for income taxes required to meet the preferred stock dividend requirements of the Company. |
(b) | Excludes the 2012 pre-tax charge for legal settlements, net of $74 million; the 2011 non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge for goodwill and other intangible assets of $494 million and litigation expense of $9 million; the 2010 non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge for goodwill and other intangible assets of $698 million and non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges for financial investments of $34 million; the 2009 non-cash, pre-tax charge for goodwill impairment of $262 million; non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge for financial investments of $10 million and litigation expense of $7 million; 2008 non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge for goodwill and other intangible assets of $415 million, financial investments of $58 million and litigation expense of $9 million; and the 2007 non-cash, pre-tax impairment charges for goodwill and other intangible assets of $119 million and the non-cash, pre-tax charge for financial investments of $22 million. |