EXHIBIT 12.3 | |||||||||||||||||
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OHIO EDISON COMPANY | |||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | |||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K: | |||||||||||||||||
Income before extraordinary items | $ | 292,925 | $ | 342,766 | $ | 330,398 | $ | 211,639 | $ | 197,166 | |||||||
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized | |||||||||||||||||
and deferred | 116,868 | 74,051 | 77,077 | 90,952 | 83,343 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 241,173 | 278,303 | 309,995 | 123,343 | 101,273 | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 107,611 | 104,239 | 101,862 | 89,354 | 79,954 | ||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 758,577 | $ | 799,359 | $ | 819,332 | $ | 515,288 | $ | 461,736 | |||||||
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred | $ | 113,137 | $ | 71,491 | $ | 75,388 | $ | 90,356 | $ | 83,343 | |||||||
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividend requirements | 3,731 | 2,560 | 1,689 | 597 | - | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends | |||||||||||||||||
to state on a pre-income tax basis | 3,014 | 1,975 | 1,351 | 651 | - | ||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 107,611 | 104,239 | 101,862 | 89,354 | 79,954 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined | $ | 227,493 | $ | 180,265 | $ | 180,290 | $ | 180,958 | $ | 163,297 | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | 3.33 | 4.43 | 4.54 | 2.85 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||
(a) Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined. | |||||||||||||||||
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OHIO EDISON COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES PLUS | ||||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS (PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS) | ||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K: | ||||||||||||||||||
Income before extraordinary items | $ | 292,925 | $ | 342,766 | $ | 330,398 | $ | 211,639 | $ | 197,166 | ||||||||
Interest and other charges, before reduction for amounts capitalized | ||||||||||||||||||
and deferred | 116,868 | 74,051 | 77,077 | 90,952 | 83,343 | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 241,173 | 278,303 | 309,995 | 123,343 | 101,273 | |||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 107,611 | 104,239 | 101,862 | 89,354 | 79,954 | |||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 758,577 | $ | 799,359 | $ | 819,332 | $ | 515,288 | $ | 461,736 | ||||||||
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S-K PLUS | ||||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||
(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS): | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest before reduction for amounts capitalized and deferred | $ | 113,137 | $ | 71,491 | $ | 75,388 | $ | 90,356 | $ | 83,343 | ||||||||
Preferred stock dividend requirements | 6,463 | 5,062 | 4,324 | 5,149 | - | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to preferred stock dividends | ||||||||||||||||||
to state on a pre-income tax basis | 5,264 | 4,072 | 3,758 | 3,263 | - | |||||||||||||
Interest element of rentals charged to income (a) | 107,611 | 104,239 | 101,862 | 89,354 | 79,954 | |||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined plus preferred stock | ||||||||||||||||||
dividend requirements (pre-income tax basis) | $ | 232,475 | $ | 184,864 | $ | 185,332 | $ | 188,122 | $ | 163,297 | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | ||||||||||||||||||
PLUS PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||
(PRE-INCOME TAX BASIS) | 3.26 | 4.32 | 4.42 | 2.74 | 2.83 | |||||||||||||
(a) Includes the interest element of rentals where determinable plus 1/3 of rental expense where no readily defined interest element can be determined. | ||||||||||||||||||