EX-12 4 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

EXHIBIT 12

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

($ in millions)

 

    

Year

Ended

December 31,

2002

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2003

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2004

   

Year

Ended

December 31,

2005

  

Year

Ended

December 31,

2006

   

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2007

EARNINGS:

               

Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 67    $ 501    $ 805     $ 1,493    $ 3,255     $ 1,852

Interest expense (a)

     111      148      162       221      299       276

(Gain)/loss on investment in equity

investees in excess of distributed earnings

     —        —        (1 )     1      (3 )     19

Amortization of capitalized interest

     2      3      5       10      19       26

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —        —         —        —         —  

Loan cost amortization

     5      4      6       9      13       13
                                           

Earnings

   $ 185    $ 656    $ 977     $ 1,734    $ 3,583     $ 2,186
                                           

FIXED CHARGES:

               

Interest expense

   $ 111    $ 148    $ 162     $ 221    $ 299     $ 276

Capitalized interest

     5      13      36       79      179       191

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —        —         —        —         —  

Loan cost amortization

     5      4      6       9      13       13
                                           

Fixed Charges

   $ 121    $ 165    $ 204     $ 309    $ 491     $ 480
                                           

Preferred Stock Dividends

               

Preferred Dividend Requirements

   $ 10    $ 22    $ 39     $ 42    $ 89     $ 78

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

     1.67      1.61      1.56       1.57      1.62       1.61
                                           

    Subtotal – Preferred Dividends

   $ 17    $ 36    $ 61     $ 66    $ 144     $ 126

Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

   $ 138    $ 201    $ 265     $ 375    $ 635     $ 606

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     1.5      4.0      4.8       5.6      7.3       4.6

Insufficient coverage

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

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

     1.3      3.3      3.7       4.6      5.6       3.6

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.