EX-12 4 w24364exv12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12
 

Exhibit 12
ADVANTA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Statement setting forth details of computation of ratio
of earnings to fixed charges
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                                 
    For the six        
    months ended        
    June 30,     For the years ended December 31,  
($ in thousands)   2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001  
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 44,950     $ 116,689     $ 44,273     $ 30,213     $ (15,572 )   $ (30,456 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    28,139       40,490       28,034       18,913       17,170       (11,995 )
 
                                   
Earnings (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
    73,089       157,179 (1)     72,307       49,126       1,598 (2)     (42,451 )(3)
 
                                   
 
                                               
Fixed charges:
                                               
Interest on debt, deposits and other borrowings
    28,855       48,428       36,419       48,308       47,580       82,470  
Interest on subordinated debt payable to preferred securities trust (4)
    4,579       9,158       9,158       0       0       0  
One-third of all rentals
    904       1,712       1,827       2,136       1,822       1,736  
Preferred stock dividend of subsidiary trust (4)
    0       0       0       8,990       8,990       8,990  
 
                                   
Total fixed charges
    34,338       59,298       47,404       59,434       58,392       93,196  
 
                                   
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) and fixed charges
  $ 107,427     $ 216,477     $ 119,711     $ 108,560     $ 59,990     $ 50,745  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (5)
    3.13x       3.65x       2.53x       1.83x       1.03x       N/M (6)
 
(1)   Earnings before income taxes in 2005 included a $67.7 million gain on the transfer of consumer credit card business related to our May 28, 2004 agreement with Bank of America Corp.
 
(2)   Earnings before income taxes in 2002 included a charge of $43.0 million related to a ruling in the litigation associated with the transfer of our consumer credit card business in 1998.
 
(3)   Earnings before income taxes in 2001 included $41.8 million of unusual charges. Unusual charges included severance, outplacement and other compensation costs associated with restructuring our corporate functions commensurate with the ongoing businesses as well as expenses associated with exited businesses and asset impairments.
 
(4)   Advanta Corp.’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Interpretation No. 46, as revised, resulted in the deonsolidation of the subsidiary trust that issued our trust preferred securities effective December 31, 2003. As a result of the deconsolidation of that trust, the consolidated income statement includes interest expense on subordinated debt payable to preferred securities trust beginning January 1, 2004, as compared to periods through December 31, 2003 that included payments on the trust preferred securities classified as minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiary.
 
(5)   For purposes of computing these ratios, “earnings” represent income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. “Fixed charges” consist of interest expense, one-third (the portion deemed representative of the interest factor) of rental expense on operating leases, and preferred stock dividends of subsidiary trust.
 
(6)   The ratio calculated in the year ended December 31, 2001 is less than 1.00 and therefore, not meaningful. In order to achieve a ratio of 1.00, earnings before income taxes and fixed charges would need to increase by $42,451 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

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