EX-12.1 9 dex121.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12.1

Ally Financial Inc.

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

Year ended December 31, ($ in millions)    2010 (a)     2009 (a)     2008 (a)     2007 (a)     2006 (a)  

Earnings

          

Consolidated net income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 1,026      $ (7,033   $ 4,873      $ (1,918   $ 1,840   

Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations

     153        74        (136     496        22   

Equity-method investee distribution

                   111        65        651   

Equity-method investee (losses) earnings

     (57     (10     533        5        (512

Minority interest expense

     1        1        1        2        9   
   

Consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest, and income or loss from equity investees

     1,123        (6,968     5,382        (1,350     2,010   

Fixed charges

     6,915        7,202        10,218        13,725        14,705   
   

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 8,038      $ 234      $ 15,600      $ 12,375      $ 16,715   
   

Fixed charges

          

Interest, discount, and issuance expense on debt

     6,883        7,166        10,166        13,665        14,639   

Portion of rentals representative of the interest factor

     32        36        52        60        66   
   

Total fixed charges

     6,915        7,202        10,218        13,725        14,705   

Preferred dividend requirements

     2,138        1,224               192        22   
   

Total fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements

   $ 9,053      $ 8,426      $ 10,218      $ 13,917      $ 14,727   
   

Ratio of earning to fixed charges (b)

     1.16        0.03        1.53        0.90        1.14   

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements (c)

     0.89        0.03        1.53        0.89        1.13   
   

 

(a) During 2009, we committed to sell certain operations of our International Automotive Finance operations, Insurance operations, Mortgage operations, and Commercial Finance Group. We report these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our discontinued operations. All reported periods of the calculation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges exclude discontinued operations.
(b) The ratio calculation indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007. Earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007, were inadequate to cover total fixed charges. The deficient amount for the ratio was $6,968 million for 2009 and $1,350 million for 2007.
(c) The ratio calculation indicates a less than one-to-one coverage for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2007. Earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2007, were inadequate to cover total fixed charges. The deficient amount for the ratio was $1,015 million for 2010, $8,192 million for 2009, and $1,542 million for 2007.