Exhibit 12



MAYTAG CORPORATION

Computation of
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Amounts in thousands of dollars except ratios)



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|                                                                                                                           |  | Fiscal Year
|                                                                                                                           |  | 2003        |         | 2002 |   | 2001    |  | 2000 |         | 1999
|Consolidated pretax income from continuing operations before minority interests and cumulative effect of accounting change |  | $           | 172,760 |      | $ | 295,656 |  | $    | 204,005 |      | $ | 356,654 |  | $ | 532,352
|                                                                                                                           |  |             |         |      |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                           |  |             | 52,763  |      |   | 62,390  |  |      | 64,828  |      |   | 60,309  |  |   | 48,329 
|                                                                                                                           |  |             |         |      |  
|Mark to market adjustment on interest rate swap included in interest expense                                               |  |             | 4,703   |      |   | 10,173  |  |      | 9,330   |      |   | 6,295   |  |   | 5,972  
|                                                                                                                           |  |             |         |      |  
|Depreciation of capitalized interest                                                                                       |  |             | 3,219   |      |   | 2,118   |  |      | 2,467   |      |   | 2,643   |  |   | 2,750  
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|Interest portion of rental expense                                                                                         |  |             | 10,289  |      |   | 9,976   |  |      | 8,182   |      |   | 7,142   |  |   | 6,841  
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|Earnings                                                                                                                   |  | $           | 243,734 |      | $ | 380,313 |  | $    | 288,812 |      | $ | 433,043 |  | $ | 596,244
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|Interest expense (excluding swap mark to market)                                                                           |  | $           | 57,466  |      | $ | 72,563  |  | $    | 74,158  |      | $ | 66,604  |  | $ | 54,301 
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|Interest capitalized                                                                                                       |  |             | 2,711   |      |   | 1,143   |  |      | 1,056   |      |   | 552     |  |   | 72     
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|Interest portion of rental expense                                                                                         |  |             | 10,289  |      |   | 9,976   |  |      | 8,182   |      |   | 7,142   |  |   | 6,841  
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|Fixed charges                                                                                                              |  | $           | 70,466  |      | $ | 83,682  |  | $    | 83,396  |      | $ | 74,298  |  | $ | 61,214 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                         |  |             | 3.46    |      |   | 4.54    |  |      | 3.46    |      |   | 5.83    |  |   | 9.74