Attached files
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | |||||||||||||||||||
Praxair, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||
Exhibit 12.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollar amounts in millions, except ratios) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for | |||||||||||||||||||
noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or | |||||||||||||||||||
loss from equity investees | $ | 2,287 | $ | 2,048 | $ | 2,160 | $ | 2,395 | $ | 2,447 | |||||||||
Capitalized interest | (28 | ) | (34 | ) | (33 | ) | (38 | ) | (69 | ) | |||||||||
Depreciation of capitalized interest | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends from less than 50%-owned companies carried at equity | 111 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||
for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income | |||||||||||||||||||
or loss from equity investees | $ | 2,387 | $ | 2,041 | $ | 2,160 | $ | 2,390 | $ | 2,408 | |||||||||
Fixed charges | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest on long-term and short-term debt | $ | 161 | $ | 190 | $ | 161 | $ | 213 | $ | 178 | |||||||||
Capitalized interest | 28 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 69 | ||||||||||||||
Rental expenses representative of an interest factor | 49 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 238 | $ | 271 | $ | 241 | $ | 303 | $ | 290 | |||||||||
Adjusted pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||
for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or | |||||||||||||||||||
loss from equity investees plus total fixed charges | $ | 2,625 | $ | 2,312 | $ | 2,401 | $ | 2,693 | $ | 2,698 | |||||||||
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | 11.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 9.3 |