EX-12 3 dex12.htm STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

EXHIBIT 12.  Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Unaudited)

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Dollars in millions)

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,		     Years Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007      2006  
        

Consolidated pretax income (loss)

          $ 1,273.9      $ 6,525.2      $ 5,357.8      ($ 1,307.6 )    $ 3,876.8       $ 3,418.0      

Interest1

      51.9        211.5        291.5        276.5        322.5         344.8      

Less interest capitalized during the period

      (6.1 )      (26.0 )      (30.2 )      (48.2 )      (94.2)         (106.7)     
        

Earnings (loss)

          $ 1,319.7      $ 6,710.7      $ 5,619.1      ($ 1,079.3 )    $ 4,105.1       $ 3,656.1      
        

Fixed charges

      51.9      $ 211.5      $ 291.5       $ 276.5      $ 322.5       $ 344.8      
        

Ratio of earnings (loss) to fixed charges

      25.4        31.7        19.3        NM 2      12.7         10.6      
        

NM — Not Meaningful

 

1 

Interest is based upon interest expense reported as such in the consolidated income statement and does not include any interest related to unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in income tax expense.

 

2 

For such ratio, earnings were $1.31 billion less than fixed charges. The loss for the year ended December 31, 2008, included special charges related to the EDPA settlement of $1.48 billion and acquired in-process research and development expense of $4.69 billion associated with the ImClone acquisition.