EX-12 12 exhibit121.htm PE RATIOS Exhibit 12.1

Exhibit 12.1

PUGET ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Thousands)

     
Years Ended December 31, 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998






EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR                        
FIXED CHARGES  
Pre-tax income:  
    Income from continuing operations    $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
    Income taxes    59,260    79,838    129,823    109,164    105,814  
    Income taxes charged to other income - net    2,212    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  
    Capitalized interest    (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
    Undistributed (earnings) or losses of   
      less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --  






Total   $ 178,825   $ 205,133   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  






  Fixed charges:  
    Interest expense   $ 198,346   $ 194,505   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
    Other interest    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
    Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    7,458    7,379    5,002    4,575    2,878  






Total   $ 207,201   $ 202,767   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  






Earnings available for combined fixed charges   $ 386,026   $ 407,900   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  
   
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES    1.86x    2.01x    2.70x    2.74x    2.84x  

PUGET ENERGY
STATEMENT SETTING FORTH COMPUTATIONS OF RATIOS OF
EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollars in Thousands)

     
Years Ended December 31, 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998






EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMBINED                        
  FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED  
  DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS  
  Pretax income:  
    Income from continuing operations   $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
    Income taxes    59,260    79,838    129,823    109,164    105,814  
    Income taxes charged  
      to other income - net    2,212    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  






Subtotal    180,222    206,016    325,065    297,640    279,412  
  Capitalized interest    (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
  Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
    of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --  






Total   $178,825   $ 205,133   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  






  Fixed charges:  
    Interest expense   $ 198,346   $ 194,505   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
    Other interest    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
    Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    7,458    7,379    5,002    4,575    2,878  






Total   $ 207,201   $ 202,767   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  






Earnings available for combined fixed charges  
   and preferred dividend requirements   $ 386,026   $ 407,900   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  
 
DIVIDEND REQUIREMENT:    
  Fixed charges above    207,201   202,767   190,671   169,233   150,908  
  Preferred dividend requirements below    11,885    14,255    15,084    17,747    21,421  






Total   $ 219,086   $ 217,022   $ 205,755   $ 186,980   $ 172,329  







     
Years Ended December 31, 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998






RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                  
AND PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS    1.76x    1.88x    2.50x    2.48x    2.49x  
   
COMPUTATION OF PREFERRED  
  DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS:  
  (a) Pre-tax income   $ 180,222   $ 206,016   $ 325,065   $ 297,640   $ 279,412  
  (b) Income from continuing operations   $ 118,750   $ 121,588   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
  (c) Ratio of (a) to (b)    1.5177    1.6944    1.6771    1.6039    1.6474  
  (d) Preferred dividends   $ 7,831   $ 8,413   $ 8,994   $ 11,065   $ 13,003  
  Preferred dividend requirements  
      [(d) multiplied by (c)]   $ 11,885   $ 14,255   $ 15,084   $ 17,747   $ 21,421