EX-12 9 0009.txt EXHIBIT 12 Exhibit 12
Ford Motor Company and Subsidiaries CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in millions) For the Years Ended December 31 ----------------------------------------------------------- 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ Earnings -------- Income before income taxes $ 8,234 $ 9,854 $24,280 $10,124 $ 6,189 Equity in net (income)/loss of affiliates plus dividends from affiliates 99 (12) 87 141 75 Adjusted fixed charges a/ 11,300 9,381 9,161 10,896 10,785 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Earnings $19,633 $19,223 $33,528 $21,161 $17,049 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends -------------------------- Interest expense b/ $10,937 $ 9,065 $ 8,881 $10,559 $10,450 Interest portion of rental expense c/ 302 258 228 297 292 Preferred stock dividend requirements of majority owned subsidiaries and trusts 55 55 55 55 55 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Fixed charges 11,294 9,378 9,164 10,911 10,797 Ford preferred stock dividend requirements d/ 22 22 121 85 100 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends $11,316 $ 9,400 $ 9,285 $10,996 $10,897 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Ratios ------ Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.7 2.0 3.7e/ 1.9 1.6 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends 1.7 2.0 3.6e/ 1.9 1.6 Visteon is excluded from all amounts.
------------ a/ Fixed charges, as shown above, adjusted to exclude the amount of interest capitalized during the period and preferred stock dividend requirements of majority owned subsidiaries and trusts. b/ Includes interest, whether expensed or capitalized, and amortization of debt expense and discount or premium relating to any indebtedness. c/ One-third of all rental expense is deemed to be interest. d/ Preferred stock dividend requirements of Ford Motor Company increased to an amount representing the pre-tax earnings which would be required to cover such dividend requirements based on Ford Motor Company's effective income tax rates. e/ Earnings used in calculation of this ratio include the $15,955 million gain on the spin-off of The Associates. Excluding this gain, the ratio is 2.0.