EX-12 2 ex12sdge.htm EXHIBIT 12.1 SDG&E Ex 12.1



EXHIBIT 12.1

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ended

 

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

September 30, 2006

Fixed Charges and Preferred

   Stock Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 $96 

 

 $83 

 

 $78 

 

 $71 

 

 $77 

 

 $75 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest portion of annual rentals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

99 

 

85 

 

80 

 

73 

 

80 

 

77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends (1)

11 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock

     dividends for purpose of ratio

 $110 

 

 $94 

 

 $89 

 

 $81 

 

 $86 

 

 $83 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income from continuing operations

 $324 

 

 $300 

 

 $488 

 

 $361 

 

 $356 

 

 $312 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total fixed charges (from above)

99 

 

85 

 

80 

 

73 

 

80 

 

77 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: interest capitalized

 

 

 

 1 

 

 1 

 

 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earnings for purpose of ratio

 $422 

 

 $384 

 

 $567 

 

 $433 

 

 $435 

 

 $388 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges

   and preferred stock dividends

 3.84 

 

 4.09 

 

 6.37 

 

 5.35 

 

 5.06 

 

 4.67 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 4.26 

 

 4.52 

 

 7.09 

 

 5.93 

 

 5.44 

 

 5.04 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  In computing this ratio, "Preferred stock dividends" represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends,

computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.