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Exhibit 12.1

McKESSON CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

     For the Nine
Months Ended
December 31, 2012
    For the Years Ended March 31,  
(Dollars in millions)      2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Earnings:

            

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ 1,533      $ 1,919      $ 1,635      $ 1,864      $ 1,064      $ 1,457   

Adjustments for equity in net income of and dividends from equity investees

     (2     (2     9        (2     (1     (17

Fixed charges

     230        332        280        240        195        198   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     2        3        3        4        4        4   

Less: Capitalized interest

     (1     (1     (3     —          (1     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings as adjusted

   $ 1,762      $ 2,251      $ 1,924      $ 2,106      $ 1,261      $ 1,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

            

Interest expense (a) (b)

   $ 170      $ 251      $ 222      $ 187      $ 144      $ 142   

Capitalized interest

     1        1        3        —          1        3   

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor (c)

     59        80        55        53        50        53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 230      $ 332      $ 280      $ 240      $ 195      $ 198   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio:

            

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.7        6.8        6.9        8.8        6.5        8.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Interest expense includes amortization of debt discounts and deferred loan costs.
(b) Interest accrued on the liability recorded for uncertain tax positions is excluded from interest expense.
(c) One-third of net rent expense is the portion of rental expense deemed representative of the interest factor.