EX-12 4 d771666dex12.htm EX-12 EX-12

Exhibit 12

Campbell Soup Company

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     8/03/14     7/28/13     7/29/12     7/31/11     8/01/10  

Earnings

          

Earnings from continuing operations before taxes

   $ 1,073      $ 955      $ 1,049      $ 1,100      $ 1,166   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     4        4        4        4        4   

Fixed charges

     144        159        134        142        134   

Capitalized interest

     (2     (3     (2     (1     (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings

   $ 1,219      $ 1,115      $ 1,185      $ 1,245      $ 1,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

          

Gross interest:

          

Interest expense

   $ 122      $ 135      $ 114      $ 122      $ 112   

Capitalized interest

     2        3        2        1        4   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     3        3        2        2        2   

Interest portion of rent

     17        18        16        17        16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

   $ 144      $ 159      $ 134      $ 142      $ 134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     8.5        7.0        8.8        8.8        9.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The ratios of earnings to fixed charges were computed by dividing our earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include the sum of earnings from continuing operations before taxes, amortization of capitalized interest, and fixed charges, less capitalized interest. Fixed charges include interest expense, capitalized interest, amortization of debt expenses and the estimated interest components of rentals. All amounts are on an as reported basis. In fiscal years 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recorded pre-tax restructuring charges and related costs of $58, $142, $7, $60 and $12, respectively. In fiscal year 2014, we also recorded pre-tax pension settlement charges of $22 associated with a U.S. pension plan and a pre-tax loss of $9 on foreign exchange forward contracts used to hedge the proceeds from the sale of the European simple meals business. In fiscal years 2013 and 2012, we recorded pre-tax transaction costs of $10 and $5, respectively, associated with the acquisition of Bolthouse Farms.