EX-12 3 exhibit12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

EXHIBIT (ii)

PITNEY BOWES INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

(Dollars in thousands)

  Years ended December 31,   
 

2006 

    

2005 

    

2004 

    

2003 

    

2002 

Income from continuing operations before           
       income taxes and minority interest  $ 914,490  $ 811,668  $ 608,390  $ 593,657  $ 690,267 
Add:           
       Interest expense  228,418  193,174  161,650  166,856  189,962 
       Portion of rents representative of the interest factor  46,255  52,823  51,445  45,978  43,032 
       Amortization of capitalized interest  1,345  986  1,473  1,473  1,348 
       Minority interest in the income of subsidiary           
               with fixed charges    12,917    8,917    4,791    3,924    5,415 
Income as adjusted  $ 1,203,425  $ 1,067,568  $ 827,749    $ 811,888    $ 930,024 
 
Fixed charges:           
       Interest expense  $ 228,418  $ 193,174  $ 161,650  $ 166,856  $ 189,962 
       Portions of rents representative of the interest factor  46,255  52,823    51,445  45,978  43,032 
       Minority interest, excluding taxes, in the income of             
              subsidiary with fixed charges    20,383    14,683    6,974    5,718    7,663 
Total fixed charges  $ 295,056  $ 260,680  $ 220,069  $ 218,552  $ 240,657 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges  4.08  4.10  3.76  3.71  3.86 

(1)       The computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been computed by dividing income from continuing operations before income taxes as adjusted by fixed charges. Included in fixed charges is one-third of rental expense as the representative portion of interest.

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