EX-12 2 stjude121296_ex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES stjude121296_ex12


EXHIBIT 12
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(amounts in millions of dollars)
 
 
Six
Months Ended
 
FISCAL YEAR
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007
EARNINGS
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Earnings before income taxes
 
$
592

 
$
1,019

 
$
1,209

 
$
1,057

 
$
581

 
$
710

Plus fixed charges:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense (1)
 
37

 
70

 
67

 
46

 
73

 
73

Rent interest factor (2)
 
8

 
15

 
12

 
11

 
9

 
9

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES
 
45

 
85

 
79

 
57

 
82

 
82

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES
 
$
637

 
$
1,104

 
$
1,288

 
$
1,114

 
$
663

 
$
792

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
14.2

 
13.0

 
16.3

 
19.5

 
8.1

 
9.7


(1)
Interest expense consists of interest on indebtedness and amortization of debt issuance costs.
(2)
Approximately one-third of rental expense is deemed representative of the interest factor.