EX-12 3 dex12.htm RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

EXHIBIT 12

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

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

($ in millions)

 

     Year
Ended
December 31,
2003
   Year
Ended
December 31,
2004
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2005
   Year
Ended
December 31,
2006
    Year
Ended
December 31,
2007
   Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
 

EARNINGS:

               

Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 501    $ 805     $ 1,493    $ 3,255     $ 2,341    $ (214 )

Interest expense (a)

     148      162       221      299       379      95  

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

     —        (1 )     1      (3 )     21      12  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     3      5       10      19       39      13  

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —         —        —         —        —    

Loan cost amortization

     4      6       9      13       17      5  
                                             

Earnings

   $ 656    $ 977     $ 1,734    $ 3,583     $ 2,797    $ (89 )
                                             

FIXED CHARGES:

               

Interest expense

   $ 148    $ 162     $ 221    $ 299     $ 379    $ 95  

Capitalized interest

     13      36       79      179       269      85  

Bond discount amortization (b)

     —        —         —        —         —        —    

Loan cost amortization

     4      6       9      13       17      5  
                                             

Fixed Charges

   $ 165    $ 204     $ 309    $ 491     $ 665    $ 185  
                                             

Preferred Stock Dividends

               

Preferred Dividend Requirements

   $ 22    $ 40     $ 42    $ 89     $ 94    $ 12  

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

     1.61      1.56       1.57      1.62       1.61      1.63  
                                             

Subtotal – Preferred Dividends

   $ 36    $ 62     $ 66    $ 144     $ 151    $ 19  

Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

   $ 201    $ 266     $ 375    $ 635     $ 816    $ 204  

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     4.0      4.8       5.6      7.3       4.2      (0.5 )

Insufficient coverage

   $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —      $ 274  

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

     3.3      3.7       4.6      5.6       3.4      (0.4 )

Insufficient coverage

   $ —      $ —       $ —      $ —       $ —      $ 293  

 

  (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.