Exhibit 12
John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(thousands of dollars)
Three Months Ended January 31,
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2001 2000
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Earnings:
Income before income
taxes and changes
in accounting $ 66,202 $ 55,245
Fixed charges 125,183 100,739
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Total Earnings $191,385 $155,984
Fixed charges:
Interest expense $123,407 $ 99,111
Rent Expense 1,776 1,628
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Total fixed
Charges $125,183 $100,739
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Ratio of earnings to
Fixed charges* 1.53 1.55
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For the Years Ended October 31,
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2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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Earnings:
Income before
income taxes
and changes
in accounting $216,712 $235,760 $233,534 $211,251 $206,588
Fixed charges 447,169 366,102 373,237 330,648 276,726
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Total Earnings $663,881 $601,862 $606,771 $541,899 $483,314
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense $440,220 $360,925 $368,381 $326,867 $273,748
Rent Expense 6,949 5,177 4,856 3,782 2,978
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Total fixed
charges $447,169 $366,102 $373,237 $330,649 $276,726
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Ratio of earnings
to fixed
charges* 1.48 1.64 1.63 1.64 1.75
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