EX-12 24 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

(dollars in 000’s)

 

    

Year

Ended

December 31,

2001

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2002

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2003

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2004

   

Year

Ended

December 31,

2005

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2006

 

EARNINGS:

                

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 361,698    $ 67,140    $ 500,952    $ 804,926     $ 1,493,393    $ 2,495,097  

Interest expense (a)

     98,321      111,280      147,817      161,990       221,385      220,980  

(Gain)/loss on investment in equity
investees in excess of distributed earnings

     —        —        409      (606 )     766      (3,781 )

Amortization of capitalized interest

     1,784      1,804      2,519      4,620       9,702      (12,665 )

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —        —        —         —        —    

Loan cost amortization

     4,022      4,962      4,254      5,728       9,036      9,531  
                                            

Earnings

   $ 465,825    $ 185,186    $ 655,951    $ 976,658     $ 1,734,282    $ 2,709,162  
                                            

FIXED CHARGES:

                

Interest expense

   $ 98,321    $ 111,280    $ 147,817    $ 161,990     $ 221,385    $ 220,980  

Capitalized interest

     4,719      4,976      13,041      36,240       78,959      119,223  

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —        —        —         —        —    

Loan cost amortization

     4,022      4,962      4,254      5,728       9,037      9,531  
                                            

Fixed Charges

   $ 107,062    $ 121,218    $ 165,112    $ 203,958     $ 309,381    $ 349,734  
                                            

Preferred Stock Dividends

                

Preferred Dividend Requirements

   $ 2,050    $ 10,117    $ 22,469    $ 39,506     $ 41,813    $ 62,793  

Ratio of income before provision for
taxes to net income (c)

     1.66      1.67      1.61      1.56       1.57      1.63  
                                            

Subtotal – Preferred Dividends

   $ 3,411    $ 16,861    $ 36,240    $ 61,629     $ 65,646    $ 102,353  

Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

   $ 110,473    $ 138,079    $ 201,352    $ 265,587     $ 375,027    $ 452,087  

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     4.4      1.5      4.0      4.8       5.6      7.7  

Insufficient coverage

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —    

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

     4.2      1.3      3.3      3.7       4.6      6.0  

Insufficient coverage

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —    

  (a) Excludes the effect on unrealized gains or losses on interest rate derivatives.

 

  (b) Amortization of bond discount is excluded since it is included in interest expense.

 

  (c) Amounts of income before provision for taxes and of net income exclude the cumulative effect of accounting change.