EX-12 2 e051005exh12.txt 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 -------------------------------------------------- Three Months 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 ------- --------- -------- -------- --------- -------- Earnings Income before income taxes and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles (a)....................................... $ 1,549 $ 4,853 $ 1,339 $ 1,064 $ (7,325) $ 8,387 Less: Equity in net (income)/loss of affiliates include in income before income taxes............................................. (59) (240) (155) 137 550 50 ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted income................................................... 1,490 4,613 1,184 1,201 (6,775) 8,437 Adjusted fixed charges (b)........................................ 2,125 7,736 8,466 9,696 11,259 11,226 ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Earnings.......................................................... $ 3,615 $ 12,349 $ 9,650 $ 10,897 $ 4,484 $ 19,663 ======= ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends Interest expense (c).............................................. $ 1,986 $ 7,128 $ 7,706 $ 8,847 $ 10,830 $ 10,781 Interest portion of rental expense (d)............................ 127 565 524 448 394 369 Preferred Stock dividend requirements of majority owned subsidiaries and trusts......................................... -- -- 190 353 55 55 ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Fixed charges.................................................. 2,113 7,693 8,420 9,648 11,279 11,205 Ford Preferred Stock dividend requirements (e).................... -- -- -- 22 22 22 ------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total combined fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends..... $ 2,113 $ 7,693 $ 8,420 $ 9,670 $ 11,301 $ 11,227 ======= ======== ======= ======== ======== ======= Ratios Ratio of earnings to fixed charges............................. 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 (f) 1.8 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends..................................................... 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 (f) 1.8
Discontinued operations are excluded from all amounts. __________ (a) Income before taxes includes equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries. (b) 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. (c) Includes interest, whether expensed or capitalized, and amortization of debt expense and discount or premium relating to any indebtedness. (d) One-third of all rental expense is deemed to be interest. (e) Preferred Stock dividend requirements of Ford Motor Company were 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. (f) Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2001 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $6.8 billion. 29