EX-12.01 6 a06-23491_1ex12d01.htm EX-12

Exhibit 12.01

VALERO L.P.

STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratio)

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and income from equity investees

 

$

110,033

 

$

110,069

 

$

77,074

 

$

67,177

 

$

52,350

 

$

42,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

55,844

 

46,211

 

21,625

 

16,443

 

5,492

 

4,203

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

86

 

80

 

60

 

55

 

48

 

39

 

Distributions from joint ventures

 

4,524

 

4,657

 

1,373

 

2,803

 

3,590

 

2,874

 

Less: Interest capitalized

 

(1,100

)

(1,008

)

(192

)

(123

)

(255

)

(298

)

Total earnings

 

$

169,387

 

$

160,009

 

$

99,940

 

$

86,355

 

$

61,225

 

$

49,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (1)

 

$

50,425

 

$

41,616

 

$

20,630

 

$

15,291

 

$

4,968

 

$

3,721

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

542

 

622

 

407

 

740

 

160

 

90

 

Interest capitalized

 

1,100

 

1,008

 

192

 

123

 

255

 

298

 

Rental expense interest factor (2)

 

3,777

 

2,965

 

396

 

289

 

109

 

94

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

55,844

 

$

46,211

 

$

21,625

 

$

16,443

 

$

5,492

 

$

4,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

3.0

x

3.5

x

4.6

x

5.3

x

11.1

x

11.8

x


(1)             The “interest and other expense, net” reported in Valero L.P.’s consolidated statements of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005 includes investment income of $2,061,000 and $850,000, respectively and includes other income (expense) of $1,276,000 and ($2,237,000), respectively.

(2)             The interest portion of rental expense represents one-third of rents, which is deemed representative of the interest portion of rental expense.