RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

EXHIBIT 12

 


 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 


 


 


 


 


 

EARNINGS AS DEFINED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from operations before income taxes after eliminating undistributed earnings of 20%- to 50%-owned affiliates

 

$

80,281

 

$

39,817

 

$

190,737

 

$

241,151

 

Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest and preferred stock dividends of majority-owned subsidiary companies

 

 

9,458

 

 

9,900

 

 

25,806

 

 

35,935

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Earnings as defined

 

$

89,739

 

$

49,717

 

$

216,543

 

$

277,086

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, including amortization of debt issue costs

 

$

7,843

 

$

8,417

 

$

21,064

 

$

31,737

 

Interest capitalized

 

 

185

 

 

179

 

 

529

 

 

591

 

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

 

 

1,615

 

 

1,483

 

 

4,742

 

 

4,198

 

Preferred stock dividends of majority-owned subsidiary companies

 

 

20

 

 

20

 

 

60

 

 

60

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Fixed charges as defined

 

$

9,663

 

$

10,099

 

$

26,395

 

$

36,586

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

9.29

 

 

4.92

 

 

8.20

 

 

7.57

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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