EXHIBIT 12.1
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIOS OF EARNINGS
TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
Nine Months | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
September | Year Ended November | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
($ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 8,437 | $ | 2,322 | $ | 11,599 | $ | 9,537 | $ | 5,626 | ||||||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for taxes | 4,015 | 14 | 6,005 | 5,023 | 2,647 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor | 109 | 146 | 137 | 135 | 119 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense on all indebtedness | 5,193 | 31,357 | 41,981 | 31,688 | 18,153 | |||||||||||||||
Pre-tax earnings, as adjusted | $ | 17,754 | $ | 33,839 | $ | 59,722 | $ | 46,383 | $ | 26,545 | ||||||||||
Fixed charges(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of an interest factor | $ | 109 | $ | 146 | $ | 137 | $ | 135 | $ | 119 | ||||||||||
Interest expense on all indebtedness | 5,251 | 31,444 | 42,051 | 31,755 | 18,161 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 5,360 | $ | 31,590 | $ | 42,188 | $ | 31,890 | $ | 18,280 | ||||||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements | 1,522 | 283 | 291 | 212 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | $ | 6,882 | $ | 31,873 | $ | 42,479 | $ | 32,102 | $ | 18,305 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.31 | x | 1.07 | x | 1.42 | x | 1.45 | x | 1.45 | x | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends | 2.58 | x | 1.06 | x | 1.41 | x | 1.44 | x | 1.45 | x | ||||||||||
(1) | Fixed charges include capitalized interest of $58 million, $87 million, $70 million, $67 million and $8 million as of September 2009, November 2008, November 2007, November 2006 and November 2005, respectively. |