EX-12 7 esex12-4.htm Exhibit 12

 

 

Exhibit 12.4

IDACORP, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Information

Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends Requirements

 

 

 

Nine Months

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

Ended

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

(Thousands of Dollars)

 

 

 

 

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Earnings, as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 $

119,304 

 $

96,003 

 $

115,452 

 $

103,327 

 $

60,830 

 $

31,063 

Adjust for distributed income of equity investees

5,522 

6,064 

(9,347)

(10,370)

1,990 

(2,136)

Equity in loss of equity method investments

Minority interest in losses of majority owned

 

 

 

 

 

 

subsidiaries

(48)

(435)

Supplemental fixed charges and preferred dividends, as

 

 

 

 

 

 

below

60,626 

74,631 

67,521 

65,991 

67,654 

69,679 

Total earnings, as defined

 $

185,452 

 $

176,698 

 $

173,626 

 $

158,948 

 $

130,426 

 $

98,171 

Fixed charges, as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest charges1

 $

58,593 

 $

71,946 

 $

64,720 

 $

62,962 

 $

61,269 

 $

64,813 

Preferred stock dividends of  subsidiaries - gross up -

 

 

 

 

 

 

IDACORP rate

3,216 

1,915 

Rental interest factor

647 

933 

1,025 

1,417 

1,652 

1,406 

Total fixed charges

 $

59,240 

 $

72,879 

 $

65,745 

 $

64,379 

 $

66,137 

 $

68,134 

Supplemental increment to fixed charges2

1,386 

1,752 

1,776 

1,612 

1,517 

1,545 

Supplemental fixed charges

60,626 

74,631 

67,521 

65,991 

67,654 

69,679 

Preferred dividends requirements

Total combined supplemental

 $

60,626 

 $

74,631 

 $

67,521 

 $

65,991 

 $

67,654 

 $

69,679 

Supplemental ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

and preferred dividends

3.06 x

2.37 x

2.57 x

2.41 x

1.93 x

1.41 x

1 FIN 48 interest is not included in interest charges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Explanation of increment - Interest on the guaranty of American Falls Reservoir District bonds and Milner Dam, Inc.

 

   notes which are already included in operation expenses.