PBI » Topics » PITNEY BOWES INC. COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)
This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed May 7, 2009.
PITNEY BOWES INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2009
2008
Income from
continuing operations before income taxes
$
178,449
$
203,280
Add:
Interest expense
52,203
61,767
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor
9,833
11,045
Amortization of capitalized interest
429
429
Income as
adjusted
$
240,914
$
276,521
Fixed
charges:
Interest expense
$
52,203
$
61,767
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor
9,833
11,045
Noncontrolling
interests (Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries), excluding taxes
7,589
7,635
Total fixed
charges
$
69,625
$
80,447
Ratio of
earnings to fixed charges
3.46
3.44
(1)
The
computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been computed by
dividing income from continuing operations before income taxes as adjusted by
fixed charges. Included in fixed charges is one-third of rental expense as
the representative portion of interest.