EX-12 4 exhibit122.htm PSE COMP OF RATIOS exhibit 12.2

Exhibit 12.2

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

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  March 31,
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
2000
 1999  1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR                            
FIXED CHARGES  
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 131,518   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
   Income taxes    69,977    59,836    76,915    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to other income - net    1,718    2,082    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  
   Capitalized interest    (1,507 )  (1,397 )  (833 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 198,706   $ 162,469   $ 199,752   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 190,032   $ 192,829   $ 190,849   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
   Other interest    1,507    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of  
      the interest factor    5,129    5,394    5,633    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 196,668   $ 199,620   $ 197,365   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  

Earnings available for combined fixed charges   $ 395,374   $ 362,089   $ 397,117   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES    2.01 x  1.81 x  2.01 x  2.69 x  2.74 x  2.84 x

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

  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  March 31,
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
2000
 1999  1998

EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS                            
Pre-tax income:  
   Income from continuing operations   $ 131,518   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
   Income taxes    66,977    52,836    76,915    129,823    109,164    105,814  
   Income taxes charged to  
      other income - net    1,718    2,082    4,590    1,411    2,909    3,986  

Subtotal    200,213    163,866    200,635    325,065    297,640    279,412  
   Capitalized interest    (1,507 )  (1,397 )  (883 )  (1,264 )  (3,692 )  (1,782 )
   Undistributed (earnings) or losses  
      of less-than-fifty-percent-owned entities    --    --    --    --    --    --  

Total   $ 198,706   $ 162,469   $ 199,752   $ 323,801   $ 293,948   $ 277,630  

Fixed charges:  
   Interest expense   $ 190,032   $ 192,829   $ 190,849   $ 184,405   $ 160,966   $ 146,248  
   Other interest    1,507    1,397    883    1,264    3,692    1,782  
   Portion of rentals representative of the  
   interest factor    5,129    5,394    5,633    5,002    4,575    2,878  

Total   $ 196,668   $ 199,620   $ 197,365   $ 190,671   $ 169,233   $ 150,908  

Earnings available for combined fixed charges  
   and preferred dividend requirements   $ 395,374   $ 362,089   $ 397,117   $ 514,472   $ 463,181   $ 428,538  

DIVIDEND REQUIREMENT  
   Fixed charges above    196,668    199,620    197,365    190,671    169,233    150,908  
   Preferred dividend requirements below    11,708    11,779    14,169    15,084    17,747    21,421  

Total   $ 208,368   $ 211,399   $ 211,534   $ 205,755   $ 186,980   $ 172,329  




  12 Months
Ending
Years Ended December 31,
  March 31,
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
2000
 1999  1998

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND                            
PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS    1.90 x  1.71 x  1.88 x  2.50 x  2.48 x  2.49 x

COMPUTATION OF PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS:  
    (a) Pre-tax income   $ 200,213   $ 163,866   $ 200,635   $ 325,065   $ 297,640   $ 279,412  
    (b) Income from continuing operations   $ 131,518   $ 108,948   $ 119,130   $ 193,831   $ 185,567   $ 169,612  
    (c) Ratio of (a) to (b)    1.5223    1.5041    1.6842    1.6771    1.6039    1.6474  
    (d) Preferred dividends   $ 7,686   $ 7,831   $ 8,413   $ 8,994   $ 11,065   $ 13,003  
  Preferred dividend requirements  
   [(d) multiplied by (c)]   $ 11,700   $ 11,779   $ 14,169   $ 15,084   $ 17,747   $ 21,421