Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1971
Abstract
Certain registration forms under the Securities Act of 1933 require, where debt securities are to be registered, a statement of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges. Certain registration and report forms under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permit the showing of such a ratio. There have recently been filed with the Commission a number of registration statements wherein the registrants, in computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, have deducted from fixed charges amounts comprising (1) interest income or investment income earned on funds in excess of the requirements for working capital and (2) gains on retirement of debt at less than its principal amount. In some cases registrants have, in computing the pro forma ratio, imputed interest or investment income on amounts of funds to be obtained from the registered offering which is in excess of the immediate requirements for debt retirement or capital expenditures and have deducted such imputed income from the pro forma fixed charges in computing the pro forma ratio of earnings to fixed charges. Language : eng
Relational Format
article
Series Title
Accounting Series Release No. 119;Securities Act of 1933 Release No. 5158;Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 9210;Pamphlets collection, full text
Recommended Citation
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, "Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges" (1971). Federal Publications. 191.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/acct_fed/191