Exhibit 12
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
(dollars in 000’s)
Year Ended December 31, 2001 | Year Ended December 31, 2002 | Year Ended December 31, 2003 | Year Ended December 31, 2004 | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
EARNINGS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change | $ | 361,698 | $ | 67,140 | $ | 500,952 | $ | 804,926 | $ | 1,493,393 | $ | 2,495,097 | ||||||||
Interest expense (a) | 98,321 | 111,280 | 147,817 | 161,990 | 221,385 | 220,980 | ||||||||||||||
(Gain)/loss on investment in equity | — | — | 409 | (606 | ) | 766 | (3,781 | ) | ||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest | 1,784 | 1,804 | 2,519 | 4,620 | 9,702 | (12,665 | ) | |||||||||||||
Bond discount amortization (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Loan cost amortization | 4,022 | 4,962 | 4,254 | 5,728 | 9,036 | 9,531 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings | $ | 465,825 | $ | 185,186 | $ | 655,951 | $ | 976,658 | $ | 1,734,282 | $ | 2,709,162 | ||||||||
FIXED CHARGES: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 98,321 | $ | 111,280 | $ | 147,817 | $ | 161,990 | $ | 221,385 | $ | 220,980 | ||||||||
Capitalized interest | 4,719 | 4,976 | 13,041 | 36,240 | 78,959 | 119,223 | ||||||||||||||
Bond discount amortization (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Loan cost amortization | 4,022 | 4,962 | 4,254 | 5,728 | 9,037 | 9,531 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | $ | 107,062 | $ | 121,218 | $ | 165,112 | $ | 203,958 | $ | 309,381 | $ | 349,734 | ||||||||
Preferred Stock Dividends | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Dividend Requirements | $ | 2,050 | $ | 10,117 | $ | 22,469 | $ | 39,506 | $ | 41,813 | $ | 62,793 | ||||||||
Ratio of income before provision for | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal – Preferred Dividends | $ | 3,411 | $ | 16,861 | $ | 36,240 | $ | 61,629 | $ | 65,646 | $ | 102,353 | ||||||||
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | $ | 110,473 | $ | 138,079 | $ | 201,352 | $ | 265,587 | $ | 375,027 | $ | 452,087 | ||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 4.4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
Insufficient coverage | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | 4.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
Insufficient coverage | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
(a) | Excludes the effect on unrealized gains or losses on interest rate derivatives. |
(b) | Amortization of bond discount is excluded since it is included in interest expense. |
(c) | Amounts of income before provision for taxes and of net income exclude the cumulative effect of accounting change. |