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EXHIBIT (12)
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 |
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Oct 28, 2000 |
Oct 30, 1999 |
Jan. 29, 2000 |
Jan. 30, 1999 |
Jan. 31, 1998 |
Feb. 1, 1997 |
Feb. 3, 1996 |
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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: |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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3.93 |
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3.98 |
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4.96 |
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4.18 |
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3.65 |
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2.46 |
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1.94 |
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Total fixed charges, as above |
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387 |
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360 |
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484 |
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484 |
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496 |
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523 |
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520 |
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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 |
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3.93 |
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3.74 |
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4.69 |
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3.92 |
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3.40 |
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2.30 |
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1.81 |
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