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Exhibit 12
MONSANTO COMPANY
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges(1)(2)
 
Year Ended Aug. 31,
(Dollars in millions except for ratios)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
EARNINGS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
 
$
2,886

 
$
1,991

 
$
3,161

 
$
3,827

 
$
3,429

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
 
546

 
515

 
509

 
327

 
246

Equity affiliate loss (income) — net
 
17

 
12

 
13

 
8

 
(15
)
Amortization of capitalized interest
 
21

 
20

 
18

 
17

 
16

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest
 
(44
)
 
(32
)
 
(26
)
 
(28
)
 
(23
)
Earnings available for fixed charges
 
$
3,426

 
$
2,506

 
$
3,675


$
4,151


$
3,653

FIXED CHARGES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense(3)
 
$
455

 
$
437

 
$
434

 
$
250

 
$
176

Capitalized interest
 
44

 
32

 
26

 
28

 
23

Portion of rents representative of interest factor
 
47

 
46

 
49

 
49

 
47

Total Fixed Charges
 
$
546

 
$
515

 
$
509


$
327


$
246

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
6.27

 
4.87

 
7.22

 
12.69

 
14.85

(1)
Monsanto has not paid any preference security dividends and, therefore, has not included the ratio of combined fixed charges and preference security dividends to earnings for the relevant periods.
(2)
The operating results of the Dairy business have been conformed to discontinued operations presentation for all relevant fiscal years presented.
(3)
Includes amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and the interest component of the income tax provision.

Debt to Capital Ratio(1)
 
Year Ended Aug. 31,
(amounts in millions except for percentages)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Short-Term Debt
 
$
870

 
$
1,587

 
$
615

 
$
233

 
$
51

Long-Term Debt (2)
 
7,254

 
7,453

 
8,429

 
7,465

 
2,048

Total Debt
 
8,124

 
9,040

 
9,044

 
7,698

 
2,099

Total Monsanto Company Shareowners’ Equity
 
6,438

 
4,534

 
6,990

 
7,875

 
12,559

Debt-to-Capital Ratio
 
56
%
 
67
%
 
56
%
 
49
%
 
14
%
(1)
Debt-to-capital ratio is the sum of short-term and long-term debt, divided by the sum of short-term and long-term debt and shareowners’ equity.
(2)
Prior period balances have been updated to conform with current period presentation for the adoption of the accounting standard update “Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” in fiscal year 2015.

Current Ratio(1)
 
Year Ended Aug. 31,
(amounts in millions except for ratios)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Total Current Assets
 
$
8,651

 
$
8,157

 
$
10,625

 
$
9,675

 
$
10,077

Total Current Liabilities
 
6,398

 
6,729

 
5,177

 
5,112

 
4,336

Current Ratio
 
1.35

 
1.21

 
2.05

 
1.89

 
2.32

(1)
Current ratio represents total current assets divided by total current liabilities.