EX-12 15 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
   Six
Months

Ended
June 30,
2008
 

EARNINGS:

               

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

   $ 501    $ 805     $ 1,493    $ 3,255     $ 2,341    $ (2,811 )

Interest expense (a)

     148      162       221      299       379      183  

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

          (1 )     1      (3 )     21      19  

Amortization of capitalized interest

     3      5       10      19       39      28  

Bond discount amortization (b)

                                 

Loan cost amortization

     4      6       9      13       17      10  
                                             

Earnings

   $ 656    $ 977     $ 1,734    $ 3,583     $ 2,797    $ (2,571 )
                                             

FIXED CHARGES:

               

Interest expense

   $ 148    $ 162     $ 221    $ 299     $ 379    $ 183  

Capitalized interest

     13      36       79      179       269      180  

Bond discount amortization (b)

                                 

Loan cost amortization

     4      6       9      13       17      10  
                                             

Fixed Charges

   $ 165    $ 204     $ 309    $ 491     $ 665    $ 373  
                                             

Preferred Stock Dividends

               

Preferred Dividend
Requirements

   $ 22    $ 40     $ 42    $ 89     $ 94    $ 21  

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    $ 34  

Combined Fixed Charges and
Preferred Dividends

   $ 201    $ 266     $ 375    $ 635     $ 816    $ 407  

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     4.0      4.8       5.6      7.3       4.2      (6.9 )

Insufficient coverage

   $    $     $    $     $    $ 2,944  

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed
Charges and Preferred Dividends

     3.3      3.7       4.6      5.6       3.4      (6.3 )

Insufficient coverage

   $    $     $    $     $    $ 2,978  

 

(a)

Excludes the effect of 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.