EX-12 8 ex12.htm EXHIBIT 12

EXHIBIT 12

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

    2005

  2004

  2003

  2002

  2001

    (In millions)

                                       

Determination of Earnings:

                                       

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

     $ 2,323          $ 1,680          $ 1,640          $ (945 )        $ (422 )

Add (Deduct):

                                       

Amortization of capitalized interest

       22            24            24            24            25  

Fixed charges

       465            438            440            435            512  

Equity income, net of distributions

       (30 )          (75 )          (38 )          (42 )          199  
        
          
          
          
          
 

Total earnings, as defined

     $ 2,780          $ 2,067          $ 2,066          $ (528 )        $ 314  
        
          
          
          
          
 

Fixed Charges:

                                       

Rents(a)

     $ 109          $ 107          $ 105          $ 91          $ 107  

Interest and other financial charges

       356            331            335            344            405  
        
          
          
          
          
 

       465            438            440            435            512  

Capitalized interest

       17            18            15            21            17  
        
          
          
          
          
 

Total fixed charges

     $ 482          $ 456          $ 455          $ 456          $ 529  
        
          
          
          
          
 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

       5.77            4.53            4.54            (1.16 )(b)          0.59 (b)
        
          
          
          
          
 

                                       


(a)    Denotes the equivalent of an appropriate portion of rentals representative of the interest factor on all rentals other than for capitalized leases.
(b)    The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was less than 1:1 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001. In order to have achieved a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1:1, we would have had to have generated an additional $984 and $215 million of earnings in the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.