Exhibit 12
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions of dollars)
| For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, and equity earnings and minority interest, net | $ | 13,020 | $ | 12,520 | $ | 11,319 | $ | 10,058 | $ | 9,414 | ||||||||||
Add (deduct): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity in net earnings of less than 50% owned affiliates | (109 | ) | (172 | ) | (180 | ) | (134 | ) | (152 | ) | ||||||||||
Dividends from less than 50% owned affiliates | 227 | 196 | 170 | 154 | 116 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 783 | 927 | 1,082 | 938 | 899 | |||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized, net of amortization | (13 | ) | (4 | ) | (7 | ) | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Earnings available for fixed charges | $ | 13,908 | $ | 13,467 | $ | 12,384 | $ | 11,018 | $ | 10,288 | ||||||||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest incurred: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer products | $ | 628 | $ | 744 | $ | 871 | $ | 747 | $ | 689 | ||||||||||
Financial services | 54 | 81 | 107 | 94 | 105 | |||||||||||||||
| 682 | 825 | 978 | 841 | 794 | ||||||||||||||||
Portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor | 101 | 102 | 104 | 97 | 105 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | $ | 783 | $ | 927 | $ | 1,082 | $ | 938 | $ | 899 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A) | 17.8 | 14.5 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Reflects Kraft Foods Inc. as a discontinued operation. Interest incurred and the portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor of Kraft have been excluded from fixed charges in the computation. Including these amounts in fixed charges, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges would have been 15.8, 8.8, 7.0, 6.6 and 6.4 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
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