EX-12.4 6 pnm9302011ex124.htm EXHIBIT 12.4

Exhibit 12.4 |
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratio)
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | September 30, 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008 |  | 2007 |  | 2006
Fixed charges, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expensed and capitalized |  | $ | 20,985 |  |  | $ | 28,632 |  |  | $ | 25,609 |  |  | $ | 17,861 |  |  | $ | 23,523 |  |  | $ | 27,374 |
Amortization of debt premium, discount and expenses |  | 1,306 |  |  | 2,683 |  |  | 3,355 |  |  | 1,504 |  |  | 1,925 |  |  | 1,695 |
Estimated interest factor of lease rental charges |  | 982 |  |  | 1,246 |  |  | 831 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 844 |  |  | 367 |
Total Fixed Charges |  | $ | 23,273 |  |  | $ | 32,561 |  |  | $ | 29,795 |  |  | $ | 19,936 |  |  | $ | 26,292 |  |  | $ | 29,436 |
Earnings, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ | 27,979 |  |  | $ | 26,026 |  |  | $ | 20,151 |  |  | $ | 2,335 |  |  | $ | 29,055 |  |  | $ | 17,905 |
Fixed charges as above |  | 23,273 |  |  | 32,561 |  |  | 29,795 |  |  | 19,936 |  |  | 26,292 |  |  | 29,436 |
Interest capitalized |  | (411 | ) |  | (158 | ) |  | (1,144 | ) |  | (1,025 | ) |  | (332 | ) |  | (209 | )
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges |  | $ | 50,841 |  |  | $ | 58,429 |  |  | $ | 48,802 |  |  | $ | 21,246 |  |  | $ | 55,015 |  |  | $ | 47,132 |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |  | 2.18 |  | 1 | 1.79 |  |  | 1.64 |  |  | 1.07 |  |  | 2.09 |  |  | 1.60 |
1 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes a pre-tax loss of $3.9 million due to the write-off of regulatory disallowances. If that loss were excluded, the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges would have been 2.35.