EXHIBIT (12) HONEYWELL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMBINED WITH PROPORTIONAL SHARES OF 50% OWNED COMPANIES COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes................. $ 369.70 $ 478.50 $ 634.70 $ 509.40 $ 516.40 Deduct: Equity income....................................................... 10.50 17.80 15.80 14.60 11.50 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Subtotal............................................................ 359.20 460.70 618.90 494.80 504.90 Add (Deduct): Dividends from less than 50% owned companies........................ 2.37 2.10 1.54 1.44 1.42 Proportional share of income (loss) before income taxes of 50% owned companies.......................................................... (2.83) .30 .79 .31 .25 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Adjusted income....................................................... 358.74 463.10 621.23 496.55 506.57 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Fixed charges Interest on indebtedness: Honeywell Inc. and subsidiaries..................................... 72.89 65.46 87.54 87.23 103.76 50% owned companies................................................. .02 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Subtotal............................................................ 72.89 65.46 87.54 87.23 103.78 Amortization of debt expense.......................................... 2.61 2.54 2.36 2.17 2.24 Interest portion of rent expense...................................... 45.64 44.75 42.68 39.87 38.94 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total fixed charges................................................... 121.14 112.75 132.58 129.27 144.96 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total available income................................................ $ 479.88 $ 575.85 $ 753.81 $ 625.82 $ 651.53 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.................................... 3.96 5.11 5.69 4.84 4.49 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 49