EX-12.A 2 a12a.htm ENTERGY ARKANSAS - COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES a12a.htm
           
Exhibit 12(a)
             
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
             
             
           
31-Mar
 
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
             
  Total Interest Charges
$85,809
$91,740
$87,732
$92,340
$91,598
$90,325
  Interest applicable to rentals
11,145
10,919
20,687
14,440
6,612
6,679
 
            
Total fixed charges, as defined
96,954
102,659
108,419
106,780
98,210
97,004
 
            
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)
10,041
11,104
20,957
15,275
11,310
10,779
 
            
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined
$106,995
$113,763
$129,376
$122,055
$109,520
$107,783
 
            
Earnings as defined:
            
             
  Net Income
$173,154
$139,111
$47,152
$66,875
$172,618
$182,973
  Add:
            
    Provision for income taxes:
            
       Total
56,824
85,638
96,623
81,756
112,944
117,196
    Fixed charges as above
96,954
102,659
108,419
106,780
98,210
97,004
 
            
Total earnings, as defined
$326,932
$327,408
$252,194
$255,411
$383,772
$397,173
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined
3.37
3.19
2.33
2.39
3.91
4.09
 
            
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
            
 preferred dividends, as defined
3.06
2.88
1.95
2.09
3.50
3.68
             
             
------------------------
            
(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.