EX-12 3 ex121.htm PE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS Exhibit 12.1

Exhibit 12.1

PUGET ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Thousands)

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR                                
FIXED CHARGES  
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 129,971   $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
   Income taxes    62,460    59,260    79,838    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to other income - net    3,042    2,212    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  
   Capitalized interest    (1,955 )  (1,397 )  (833 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 193,518   $ 178,825   $205,133   $323,801   $293,948   $ 277,630    

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 191,302   $ 198,346   $ 194,505   $184,405   $160,966   $ 146,248      
   Other interest    1,955    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    7,194    7,458    7,379    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 200,451   $ 207,201   $ 202,767   $ 190,671   $169,233   $ 150,908      

Earnings available for combined fixed charges   $ 393,969   $ 386,026   $407,900   $514,472   $463,181   $428,538      
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     1.97 x   1.86 x   2.01 x   2.69 x   2.74 x   2.84 x

PUGET ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollars in Thousands)

12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMBINED                                
   FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED  
   DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS  
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 129,971   $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $193,831   $185,567   $ 169,612      
   Income taxes    62,460    59,260    79,838    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to  
      other income - net    3,042    2,212    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  

Subtotal    195,473    180,222    206,016    325,065    297,640    279,412  
   Capitalized interest    (1,955 )  (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 193,518   $ 178,825   $ 205,133   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 191,302   $ 198,346   $ 194,505   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
   Other interest    1,955    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    7,194    7,458    7,379    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 200,451   $ 207,201   $ 202,767   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  

Earnings available for combined fixed charges  
   and preferred dividend requirements   $ 393,969   $ 386,026   $ 407,900   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  
   
DIVIDEND REQUIREMENT  
   Fixed charges above    200,451    207,201    202,767    190,671    169,233    150,908  
   Preferred dividend requirements below    10,104    11,885    14,255    15,084    17,747    21,421  

Total   $ 210,555   $ 219,086   $ 217,022   $ 205,755   $ 186,980   $ 172,329  

12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
September 30,
2003
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
                           
DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS     1.87 x   1.76 x   1.88 x   2.50 x   2.48 x   2.49 x
 
COMPUTATION OF PREFERRED DIVIDEND  
REQUIREMENTS:  
    (a) Pre-tax income   $ 195,473   $ 180,222   $ 206,016   $ 325,065   $ 297,640   $ 279,412  
    (b) Income from continuing operations   $ 129,971   $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
    (c) Ratio of (a) to (b)    1.5040    1.5177    1.6944    1.6771    1.6039    1.6474  
    (d) Preferred dividends   $ 6,718   $ 7,831   $ 8,413   $ 8,994   $ 11,065   $ 13,003  
  Preferred dividend requirements  
   [(d) multiplied by (c)]   $ 10,104   $ 11,885   $ 14,255   $ 15,084   $ 17,747   $ 21,421