EXHIBIT 12
FORTUNE BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollar amounts in millions)
| Years Ended December 31, | Three 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings Available: | |||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and extraordinary items | $ | 575.0 | $ | 587.1 | $ | 748.9 | $ | 842.6 | $ | 994.3 | $ | 225.5 | |||||||
Less: Income (loss) of equity investees included above | 0.2 | — | — | (0.7 | ) | 0.5 | — | ||||||||||||
Capitalized interest | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| $ | 574.2 | $ | 587.0 | $ | 748.6 | $ | 843.2 | $ | 993.8 | $ | 225.5 | ||||||||
Fixed Charges: | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (including capitalized interest) and amortization of debt discount and expenses | $ | 135.6 | $ | 100.5 | $ | 76.9 | $ | 76.1 | $ | 90.2 | $ | 22.4 | |||||||
Portion of rentals representative of an interest factor | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges | 153.6 | 117.5 | 94.4 | 92.4 | 108.1 | 27.3 | |||||||||||||
Total Earnings Available | $ | 727.8 | $ | 704.5 | $ | 843.0 | $ | 935.6 | $ | 1,101.9 | $ | 252.8 | |||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 4.74 | 6.00 | 8.93 | 10.13 | 10.19 | 9.26 | |||||||||||||
