Exhibit 12.1
V.F. Corporation Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings: |
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| Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ | 1,416 | $ | 1,285 | $ | 1,564 | $ | 1,579 | $ | 1,376 | ||||||||||
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| (Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of capitalized interests in current and prior periods(1) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges (see calculation below) |
228 | 219 | 207 | 202 | 187 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: |
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| Income from equity method investments |
— | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest |
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||
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| Total Earnings |
$ | 1,642 | $ | 1,502 | $ | 1,770 | $ | 1,779 | $ | 1,559 | ||||||||||
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| Fixed Charges: |
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| Interest and debt expense(2) |
$ | 102 | $ | 95 | $ | 89 | $ | 87 | $ | 85 | ||||||||||
| Capitalized interest |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Representative interest portion of rent expense(3) |
124 | 122 | 117 | 113 | 98 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total Fixed Charges |
$ | 228 | $ | 219 | $ | 207 | $ | 202 | $ | 187 | ||||||||||
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| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges: |
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| Earnings |
$ | 1,642 | $ | 1,502 | $ | 1,770 | $ | 1,779 | $ | 1,559 | ||||||||||
| Fixed Charges (4) |
228 | 219 | 207 | 202 | 187 | |||||||||||||||
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
7.2 x | 6.9 x | 8.6 x | 8.8 x | 8.3 x | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Rounds to immaterial amounts. |
| (2) | Interest and debt expense includes interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expenses, and excludes interest related to reserves for income taxes, as such interest is included in the provision for income taxes. |
| (3) | One-third of rent expense (excluding contingent rent expense) represents a reasonable approximation of the interest factor. |
| (4) | There were no preferred stock dividends in any periods presented. |