Exhibit 12 (a)
ENERGY FUTURE COMPETITIVE HOLDINGS COMPANY.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES,
AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS
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| | Successor | | | | | Predecessor |
| | Period from October 11, 2007 through December 31, 2007 | | | | | Period from January 1, 2007 through October 10, 2007 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Year Ended December 31, |
| | | | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 |
EARNINGS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary gain/(loss) and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles | | $ | (1,266 | ) | | | | $ | 1,306 | | $ | 2,501 | | $ | 1,816 | | $ | 672 | | $ | 736 |
Add: Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | | | (675 | ) | | | | | 618 | | | 1,306 | | | 882 | | | 282 | | | 348 |
Fixed charges (see detail below) | | | 717 | | | | | | 393 | | | 387 | | | 668 | | | 651 | | | 665 |
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries | | | — | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
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Total earnings (loss) | | $ | (1,224 | ) | | | | $ | 2,317 | | $ | 4,194 | | $ | 3,366 | | $ | 1,605 | | $ | 1,749 |
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FIXED CHARGES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 711 | | | | | $ | 369 | | $ | 364 | | $ | 633 | | $ | 607 | | $ | 616 |
Rentals representative of the interest factor | | | 6 | | | | | | 24 | | | 23 | | | 35 | | | 44 | | | 49 |
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Fixed charges deducted from earnings | | | 717 | | | | | | 393 | | | 387 | | | 668 | | | 651 | | | 665 |
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (pretax) (a) | | | — | | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
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Total fixed charges | | | 717 | | | | | | 393 | | | 387 | | | 668 | | | | | | 665 |
Preference dividends of registrant (pretax) (a) | | | — | | | | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | 7 |
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Fixed charges and preference dividends | | $ | 717 | | | | | $ | 393 | | $ | 387 | | $ | 672 | | $ | 654 | | $ | 672 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (b) | | | — | | | | | | 5.90 | | | 10.84 | | | 5.04 | | | 2.47 | | | 2.63 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CHARGES AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS (b) | | | — | | | | | | 5.90 | | | 10.84 | | | 5.01 | | | 2.45 | | | 2.60 |
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| | Successor | | | | | Predecessor |
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 | | | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 |
EARNINGS: | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from continuing operations | | $ | (943 | ) | | | | $ | 1,232 |
Add: Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | | | (493 | ) | | | | | 545 |
Fixed charges (see detail below) | | | 2,197 | | | | | | 371 |
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Total earnings | | $ | 761 | | | | | $ | 2,148 |
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FIXED CHARGES: | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | $ | 2,177 | | | | | $ | 352 |
Rentals representative of the interest factor | | | 20 | | | | | | 19 |
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Fixed charges deducted from earnings | | | 2,197 | | | | | | 371 |
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (pretax) (a) | | | — | | | | | | — |
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Total fixed charges | | | 2,197 | | | | | | 371 |
Preference dividends of registrant (pretax) (a) | | | — | | | | | | — |
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Fixed charges and preference dividends | | $ | 2,197 | | | | | $ | 371 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (b) | | | — | | | | | | 5.79 |
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED | | | | | | | | | |
CHARGES AND PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS (b) | | | — | | | | | | 5.79 |
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(a) | Preferred/preference dividends multiplied by the ratio of pretax income to net income. |
(b) | For the period from October 11, 2007 through December 31, 2007, fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preference dividends exceeded earnings by $1.941 billion. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preference dividends exceeded earnings by $1.436 billion. |