EX-12 3 d257261dex12.htm EX-12 EX-12

Exhibit 12

ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

($ in millions)

 

     Twenty-six
weeks ended
November 27, 2011
 

Earnings:

  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment earnings

   $ 373.8   

Add (deduct):

  

Fixed charges

     130.9   

Distributed income of equity method investees

     6.4   

Capitalized interest

     (3.2
  

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges (a)

   $ 507.9   
  

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

  

Interest expense

   $ 105.7   

Capitalized interest

     3.2   

One third of rental expense (1)

     22.0   
  

 

 

 

Total fixed charges (b)

   $ 130.9   
  

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)

     3.9   

 

(1) Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.