EXHIBIT 12-2
MCN INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Twelve Twelve Twelve Twelve Twelve Twelve Months Months Months Months Months Months Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended June 30, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 (Dollars in Thousands) EARNINGS AS DEFINED(1)(4)(5) Pre-tax income(2)(6)(7) $ (427,544 ) $ (611,638 ) $ 37,929 $ 21,899 $ 13,163 $ 6,696 Fixed charges(3) 99,169 92,822 65,891 41,628 24,748 13,640 Earnings as defined $ (328,375 ) $ (518,816 ) $ 103,820 $ 63,527 $ 37,911 $ 20,336 FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED(1)(4)(5) Interest, expensed $ 96,754 $ 90,451 $ 64,434 $ 40,523 $ 24,151 $ 13,365 Interest, capitalized 9,907 15,239 15,002 8,002 5,895 2,089 Amortization of debt discounts, premium and expense 2,067 1,915 1,183 982 520 275 Interest implicit in rentals 348 456 274 123 77 — Fixed charges as defined $ 109,076 $ 108,061 $ 80,893 $ 49,630 $ 30,643 $ 15,729 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 1.28 1.28 1.24 1.29 Coverage Deficiency(8)(9) $ 437,451 $ 626,877
| (1) | Earnings and fixed charges are defined and computed in accordance with Item 503 of Regulation S-K. | |
| (2) | This amount represents the aggregate of (a) the pre-tax income from continuing operations of MCN Investment and its majority-owned subsidiaries, (b) MCN Investment’s share of pre-tax income of its 50% owned companies, and (c) any income actually received from less than 50% owned companies. | |
| (3) | Fixed charges added to earnings are adjusted to exclude interest capitalized during the period. | |
| (4) | In June 1996, MCN completed the sale of The Genix Group, its computer operations subsidiary. For purposes of calculating the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, it has been classified as a discontinued operation and therefore excluded from the ratio for all periods presented. | |
| (5) | The E&P segment has been reclassified from discontinued operations to continuing operations as described in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein. Therefore, for purposes of calculating the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, E&P financial information is included in the ratio for all periods presented. | |
| (6) | For the twelve-month period ended June 30, 1999, MCN Investment recorded several unusual charges, consisting of property write-downs, investment losses, restructuring charges and losses on sale of properties, totaling $354,081,000 pre-tax ($230,152,000 net of taxes). | |
| (7) | For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998, MCN Investment recorded several unusual charges, consisting of property write-downs, investment losses and restructuring charges, totaling $564,984,000 pre-tax ($367,239,000 net of taxes). | |
| (8) | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 1999, were not adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency was $437,451,000. The amount of the coverage deficiency excluding unusual charges would have been $83,370,000. | |
| (9) | Earnings for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1998, were not adequate to cover fixed charges. The amount of the coverage deficiency was $626,877,000. The amount of the coverage deficiency excluding unusual charges would have been $61,893,000. |
