STATEMENT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Exhibit 12.1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
| For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 | |||||||||||||
| ($ millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| Earnings: |
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| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary gain on acquisition and cumulative effect of accounting change |
$ | 3,287 | $ | 1,979 | $ | 82 | $ | (125 | ) | $ | 675 | ||||||
| Undistributed income (loss) of investees accounted for under the equity method |
196 | 119 | (37 | ) | 29 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Interest capitalized |
— | — | 8 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted earnings |
3,091 | 1,860 | 111 | (160 | ) | 650 | |||||||||||
| Add fixed charges: |
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| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances |
2,334 | 1,830 | 1,846 | 1,804 | 1,751 | ||||||||||||
| Gross interest expense (1) |
492 | 403 | 435 | 653 | 1,056 | ||||||||||||
| Interest component of rental expense |
66 | 103 | 150 | 173 | 166 | ||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges |
2,892 | 2,336 | 2,431 | 2,630 | 2,973 | ||||||||||||
| Total earnings plus fixed charges |
$ | 5,983 | $ | 4,196 | $ | 2,542 | $ | 2,470 | $ | 3,623 | |||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (2) |
2.07 | 1.80 | 1.05 | — | 1.22 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Includes interest expense of securities businesses reported in “Net investment income” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, capitalized interest and amortization of debt discounts and premiums. |
| (2) | Due to the Company’s loss in 2001, the ratio coverage was less than1:1. Additional earnings of $160 million would have been required in 2001 to achieve a ratio of 1:1. |