TARGET CORP
10-Q, EX-12, 2000-12-06
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TARGET CORPORATION
Computations of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for the
Nine Months Ended October 28, 2000 and October 30, 1999
and for the Five Years Ended January 29, 2000
(Millions of Dollars)

    Nine Months Ended
  Fiscal Year Ended
 
    Oct 28,
2000

  Oct 30,
1999

  Jan. 29,
2000

  Jan. 30,
1999

  Jan. 31,
1998

  Feb. 1,
1997

  Feb. 3,
1996

 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges:                                            
Earnings:                                            
  Consolidated net earnings before extraordinary charges   $ 712   $ 663   $ 1,185   $ 962   $ 802   $ 474   $ 311  
  Income taxes     446     420     751     594     524     309     190  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total earnings before extraordinary charges     1,158     1,083     1,936     1,556     1,326     783     501  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense     336     309     415     421     437     464     461  
  Interest portion of rental expense     51     51     69     63     59     59     59  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total fixed charges     387     360     484     484     496     523     520  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Capitalized interest     (22 )   (13 )   (16 )   (16 )   (16 )   (16 )   (14 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Fixed charges in earnings     365     347     468     468     480     507     506  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings available for fixed charges   $ 1,523   $ 1,430   $ 2,404   $ 2,024   $ 1,806   $ 1,290   $ 1,007  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings before extraordinary charges to fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
3.93
 
 
 
 
 
3.98
 
 
 
 
 
4.96
 
 
 
 
 
4.18
 
 
 
 
 
3.65
 
 
 
 
 
2.46
 
 
 
 
 
1.94
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total fixed charges, as above
 
 
 
$
 
387
 
 
 
$
 
360
 
 
 
$
 
484
 
 
 
$
 
484
 
 
 
$
 
496
 
 
 
$
 
523
 
 
 
$
 
520
 
 
Dividends on preferred stock
(pre-tax basis)
        22     29     32     35     37     37  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends     387     382     513     516     531     560     557  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings available for fixed charges and preferred stock dividends   $ 1,523   $ 1,430   $ 2,404   $ 2,024   $ 1,806   $ 1,290   $ 1,007  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings before extraordinary charges to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
 
 
 
 
 
3.93
 
 
 
 
 
3.74
 
 
 
 
 
4.69
 
 
 
 
 
3.92
 
 
 
 
 
3.40
 
 
 
 
 
2.30
 
 
 
 
 
1.81
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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