EX-12.(B) 7 c67694_ex12b.htm

Exhibit 12(b)

General Electric Capital Corporation and Consolidated Affiliates
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2011

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 


 


 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss)(a)

 

$

5,618

 

$

2,027

 

$

(2,693

)

$

6,157

 

$

13,526

 

$

11,915

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest included in expense(b)

 

 

10,721

 

 

14,924

 

 

17,491

 

 

24,654

 

 

22,420

 

 

17,605

 

One-third of rental expense(c)

 

 

153

 

 

212

 

 

267

 

 

171

 

 

336

 

 

306

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted “earnings”(d)

 

$

16,492

 

$

17,163

 

$

15,065

 

$

30,982

 

$

36,282

 

$

29,826

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest included in expense(b)

 

$

10,721

 

$

14,924

 

$

17,491

 

$

24,654

 

$

22,420

 

$

17,605

 

Interest capitalized

 

 

19

 

 

39

 

 

39

 

 

65

 

 

80

 

 

77

 

One-third of rental expense(c)

 

 

153

 

 

212

 

 

267

 

 

171

 

 

336

 

 

306

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

 

$

10,893

 

$

15,175

 

$

17,797

 

$

24,890

 

$

22,836

 

$

17,988

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

1.51

 

 

1.13

 

 

0.85

 

 

1.24

 

 

1.59

 

 

1.66

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividend requirements

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

3

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings before provision for income taxes to earnings from continuing operations

 

 

1.18

 

 

0.72

 

 

(1.58

)

 

0.74

 

 

1.08

 

 

1.13

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividend factor on pre-tax basis

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

3

 

Fixed charges

 

 

10,893

 

 

15,175

 

 

17,797

 

 

24,890

 

 

22,836

 

 

17,988

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements

 

$

10,893

 

$

15,175

 

$

17,797

 

$

24,890

 

$

22,836

 

$

17,991

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

 

 

1.51

 

 

1.13

 

 

0.85

 

 

1.24

 

 

1.59

 

 

1.66

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 


 

 


 

 

(a)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.

(b)

Included interest on tax deficiencies.

(c)

Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

(d)

In accordance with item 503 of SEC Regulation S-K, we are required to disclose the amount of earnings needed to achieve a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges. As of December 31, 2009, this amount was $2,732 million.