EX-12 3 exhibit12nu.htm EXHIBIT 12 NU Converted by EDGARwiz






Northeast Utilities and Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

(Thousands of Dollars)

2014

 

2013

 

2012 (a)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009 

Earnings, as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Net income

 603,576 

 

 793,689 

 

 533,077 

 

 400,513 

 

394,107 

 

 335,592 

   Income tax expense

 

 345,858 

 

 

 426,941 

 

 

 274,926 

 

 

 170,953 

 

 

210,409 

 

 

 179,947 

   Equity in earnings of regional nuclear

     generating and transmission companies

 

 (72)

 

 

 (1,318)

 

 

 (1,154)

 

 

 (671)

 

 

(1,429)

 

 

 (1,762)

   Dividends received from regional equity investees

 

 - 

 

 

 582 

 

 

 733 

 

 

 940 

 

 

1,488 

 

 

 3,794 

   Fixed charges, as below

 

 290,886 

 

 

362,403 

 

 

353,616 

 

 

275,948 

 

 

 263,393 

 

 

 296,764 

   Less: Interest capitalized (including AFUDC)

 

 (4,151)

 

 

(4,062)

 

 

(5,261)

 

 

(11,758)

 

 

 (10,165)

 

 

 (5,929)

   Preferred dividend security requirements of

     consolidated subsidiaries

 

 (9,398)

 

 

(12,803)

 

 

(11,715)

 

 

(9,265)

 

 

 (10,170)

 

 

 (9,265)

 Total earnings, as defined

 1,226,699 

 

 1,565,432 

 

 1,144,222 

 

826,660 

 

 847,633 

 

 799,141 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges, as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest on long-term debt (b)

 260,076 

 

 340,970 

 

 316,987 

 

 231,630 

 

231,089 

 

 224,712 

   Interest on rate reduction bonds

 

 - 

 

 

 422 

 

 

 6,168 

 

 

 8,611 

 

 

20,573 

 

 

 36,524 

   Other interest (c)

 

 12,132 

 

 

 (2,693)

 

 

 6,790 

 

 

 10,184 

 

 

(14,371)

 

 

 12,401 

   Rental interest factor

 

 5,129 

 

 

 6,839 

 

 

 6,695 

 

 

 4,500 

 

 

5,767 

 

 

 7,933 

 Preferred dividend security requirements of

  consolidated subsidiaries

 

 9,398 

 

 

 12,803 

 

 

 11,715 

 

 

 9,265 

 

 

10,170 

 

 

 9,265 

   Interest capitalized (including AFUDC)

 

 4,151 

 

 

 4,062 

 

 

 5,261 

 

 

 11,758 

 

 

10,165 

 

 

 5,929 

 Total fixed charges, as defined

 290,886 

 

 362,403 

 

 353,616 

 

275,948 

 

 263,393 

 

 296,764 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 4.22 

 

 

 4.32 

 

 

 3.24 

 

 

 3.00 

 

 

 3.22 

 

 

 2.69 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) NSTAR amounts were included in NU beginning April 10, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Interest on long-term debt includes amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) For all periods presented, other interest includes interest related to accounting for uncertain tax positions.