EX-12 4 dex12_2.htm PACIFICORP 3/31/04 10-K EXHIBIT 12.2

EXHIBIT 12.2

PACIFICORP
STATEMENTS OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

 

 

 

Years ended March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

  

2004

  

2003

  

2002

  

2001

  

2000

  

 

 


 


 


 


 


 

Fixed Charges, as defined:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

256.3

 

$

270.2

 

$

228.1

 

$

290.4

 

$

341.4

 

Estimated interest portion of rentals charged to expense

 

 

9.8

 

 

7.0

 

 

10.2

 

 

2.9

 

 

5.2

 

Preferred dividends of wholly owned subsidiaries

 

 

18.5

 

 

47.7

 

 

45.3

 

 

(29.6

)

 

74.0

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total fixed charges

 

 

284.6

 

 

324.9

 

 

283.6

 

 

263.7

 

 

420.6

 

Preferred stock dividends as defined:*

 

 

5.3

 

 

12.2

 

 

20.3

 

 

(18.8

)

 

49.6

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total fixed charges and preferred dividends

 

$

289.9

 

$

337.1

 

$

303.9

 

$

244.9

 

$

470.2

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Earnings, as defined:*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

249.0

 

$

142.0

 

$

293.4

 

$

(88.2

)

$

82.6

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

144.5

 

 

97.2

 

 

176.1

 

 

180.4

 

 

134.0

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

Undistributed loss (income) of less than 50% owned affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

2.6

 

Fixed charges as above

 

 

284.6

 

 

324.9

 

 

283.6

 

 

263.7

 

 

420.6

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total earnings

 

$

678.1

 

$

564.1

 

$

753.2

 

$

357.4

 

$

639.9

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

 

 

2.3x

 

 

1.7x

 

 

2.5x

 

 

1.5x

 

 

1.4x

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 


* Fixed charges represent consolidated interest charges, an estimated amount representing the interest factor in rents and preferred dividends of wholly owned subsidiaries. Preferred stock dividends represent preferred dividend requirements multiplied by the ratio which pre-tax income from continuing operations bears to income from continuing operations. Earnings represent the aggregate of (a) income from continuing operations, (b) taxes based on income from continuing operations, (c) minority interest in the income of majority-owned subsidiaries that have fixed charges, (d) fixed charges and (e) undistributed income of less than 50% owned affiliates without loan guarantees.