RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Published on November 22, 2005
Exhibit 12
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Millions)
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YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, |
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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| Earnings: |
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| Earnings before income taxes (a) |
$ | 1,650 | 1,622 | 1,452 | 1,893 | 2,200 | ||||||||||
| Fixed charges |
376 | 321 | 322 | 311 | 323 | |||||||||||
| Earnings, as defined |
$ | 2,026 | 1,943 | 1,774 | 2,204 | 2,523 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Charges: |
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| Interest expense |
$ | 304 | 250 | 246 | 234 | 243 | ||||||||||
| One-third of all rents |
72 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 80 | |||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
$ | 376 | 321 | 322 | 311 | 323 | ||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
5.4 | x | 6.1 | x | 5.5 | x | 7.1 | x | 7.8 | x | ||||||
| (a) | Represents earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and minority interests in the income of consolidated subsidiaries with fixed charges. |