EX-12 3 exhibit12.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Exhibit 12

Exhibit 12.1

 

Year ended March 31,

(in $ Millions)

          1999

       2000

        2001

       2002

        2003

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS :

Pretax income (loss) before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and income or loss from equity investees

1,010

1,590

-663

-1,383

-359

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

199

420

449

322

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in pretax income (loss) of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

0

0

0

2

-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Earnings

1,209

2,010

-214

-1,059

-95

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expensed

154

352

370

249

193

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimate of interest within rental expense

45

68

79

73

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

199

420

449

322

265

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

6.08x

4.79x

-0.48x

-3.29x

-0.36x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficiency of Earnings to Fixed Charges

-

-

663

1381

360