EX-12.3 7 pnm3312015ex123.htm EXHIBIT 12.3 TNMP RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Exhibit 12.3 |
TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratio)
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | March 31, 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Fixed charges, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expensed and capitalized |  | $ | 6,461 |  |  | $ | 24,941 |  |  | $ | 24,481 |  |  | $ | 26,233 |  |  | $ | 27,914 |  |  | $ | 28,632 |
Amortization of debt premium, discount and expenses |  | 242 |  |  | 1,195 |  |  | 1,159 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | 1,679 |  |  | 2,683 |
Estimated interest factor of lease rental charges |  | 426 |  |  | 1,311 |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | 956 |  |  | 1,202 |  |  | 1,246 |
Total Fixed Charges |  | $ | 7,129 |  |  | $ | 27,447 |  |  | $ | 26,881 |  |  | $ | 28,682 |  |  | $ | 30,795 |  |  | $ | 32,561 |
Earnings, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ | 12,297 |  |  | $ | 60,330 |  |  | $ | 46,711 |  |  | $ | 42,099 |  |  | $ | 36,138 |  |  | $ | 26,026 |
Fixed charges as above |  | 7,129 |  |  | 27,447 |  |  | 26,881 |  |  | 28,682 |  |  | 30,795 |  |  | 32,561 |
Interest capitalized |  | (102 | ) |  | (609 | ) |  | (361 | ) |  | (706 | ) |  | (593 | ) |  | (158 | )
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges |  | $ | 19,324 |  |  | $ | 87,168 |  |  | $ | 73,231 |  |  | $ | 70,075 |  |  | $ | 66,340 |  |  | $ | 58,429 |
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |  | 2.71 |  |  | 3.18 |  |  | 2.72 |  |  | 2.44 |  | 1 | 2.15 |  |  | 1.79 |
1 Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 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 2.28.