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 | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Fixed charges, as defined: | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Interest charges | $ | 118,243 | $ | 101,318 | $ | 84,356 | $ | 83,251 | $ | 81,118 | $ | 81,197 | ||||||
Interest applicable to rentals | 3,767 | 2,204 | 2,309 | 2,074 | 1,902 | 1,783 | ||||||||||||
Total fixed charges, as defined | 122,010 | 103,522 | 86,665 | 85,325 | 83,020 | 82,980 | ||||||||||||
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) | 1,306 | 1,006 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | 1,341 | ||||||||||||
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined | $ | 123,316 | $ | 104,528 | $ | 88,006 | $ | 86,666 | $ | 84,361 | $ | 84,321 | ||||||
Earnings as defined: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 153,281 | $ | 174,319 | $ | 201,604 | $ | 158,977 | $ | 161,662 | $ | 180,969 | ||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||||||||
Income Taxes | 88,951 | 92,297 | 89,736 | 52,616 | 56,819 | 68,116 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges as above | 122,010 | 103,522 | 86,665 | 85,325 | 83,020 | 82,980 | ||||||||||||
Total earnings, as defined | $ | 364,242 | $ | 370,138 | $ | 378,005 | $ | 296,918 | $ | 301,501 | $ | 332,065 | ||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined | 2.99 | 3.58 | 4.36 | 3.48 | 3.63 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and | ||||||||||||||||||
preferred dividends, as defined | 2.95 | 3.54 | 4.30 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 3.94 | ||||||||||||
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(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. |