EX-12.B 5 a0411012b.htm SEC RATIO a0411012b.htm
 
          Exhibit 12(b)
             
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
             
             
           
30-Jun
             
 
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
             
Fixed charges, as defined:
           
  Total Interest charges
$126,788
$149,780
$163,409
$131,197
$118,243
$114,185
  Interest applicable to rentals
8,832
8,928
8,773
9,197
3,767
4,896
 
           
Total fixed charges, as defined
135,620
158,708
172,182
140,394
122,010
119,081
 
           
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)
6,444
5,969
6,514
1,151
1,306
$1,349
 
           
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined
$142,064
$164,677
$178,696
$141,545
$123,316
$120,430
 
           
Earnings as defined:
           
             
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and
           
  the cumulative effect of accounting changes
$206,497
$211,988
$192,779
$144,767
$153,047
$167,361
  Add:
           
    Income Taxes
110,270
107,067
123,701
57,197
89,185
105,397
    Fixed charges as above
135,620
158,708
172,182
140,394
122,010
119,081
 
           
Total earnings, as defined
$452,387
$477,763
$488,662
$342,358
$364,242
$391,839
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined
3.34
3.01
2.84
2.44
2.99
3.29
 
           
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
           
 preferred dividends, as defined
3.18
2.90
2.73
2.42
2.95
3.25
             
(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend
       
      requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.