EX-12 2 d308770dex12.htm EX-12 EX-12

Exhibit 12

ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

($ in millions)

 

     Thirty-nine
weeks ended
February 26, 2012
 

Earnings:

  

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

   $ 740.4   

Add (deduct):

  

Fixed charges

     191.7   

Distributed income of equity method investees

     19.4   

Capitalized interest

     (4.4
  

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges (a)

   $ 947.1   
  

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

  

Interest expense

   $ 156.3   

Capitalized interest

     4.4   

One third of rental expense (1)

     31.0   
  

 

 

 

Total fixed charges (b)

   $ 191.7   
  

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)

     4.9   

 

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