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- 10-K Annual report
- 4 106TH Supplemental Indenture
- 4 105TH Supplemental Indenture
- 10 Amendment NO.1 to $300 Million Seventh Amended & Restated Credit Agreement
- 10 Fourth Amended & Restated Pledge and Security Agreement
- 10 Cash Collateral Agreement
- 10 2004 Form of Executive Severance Agreement
- 10 2004 Form of Officer Severance Agreement
- 10 2004 Form of Change-in-control Agreement
- 10 CMS Energy's Performance Incentive Stock Plan
- 10 CMS Deferred Salary Savings Plan
- 10 Annual Officer Incentive Compensation Plan
- 10 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
- 10 Defined Contribution Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
- 12 Statement Regarding Computation of CMS Energy's Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges & Preferred Dividends
- 12 Statement Regarding Computation of Consumers' Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges & Preferred Dividends & Distributions
- 21 Subsidiaries of CMS Energy and Consumers
- 23 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP for CMS Energy
- 23 Consent of Ernst & Young for CMS Energy
- 23 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP for CMS Energy Re: MCV
- 23 Consent of Ernst & Young for CMS Energy Re: Jorf Lasfar
- 23 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP for Consumers Energy
- 23 Consent of Ernst & Young for Consumers Energy
- 24 Power of Attorney for CMS Energy
- 24 Power of Attorney for Consumers
- 31 CMS Energy's Certification of the CEO Pursuant to Section 302
- 31 CMS Energy's Certification of the CFO Pursuant to Section 302
- 31 Consumers' Certification of the CEO Pursuant to Section 302
- 31 Consumers' Certification of the CFO Pursuant to Section 302
- 32 CMS Energy's Certifications Pursuant to Section 906
- 32 Conusmers' Certification Pursuant to Section 906
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Exhibit (12)(b)
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends and Distributions
(Millions of Dollars)
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends and Distributions
(Millions of Dollars)
Years Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings as defined (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pretax income from continuing operations | $ | 437 | $ | 167 | $ | (590 | ) | $ | 439 | $ | 333 | |||||||||
Exclude equity basis subsidiaries (c) | — | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (42 | ) | |||||||||||
Include equity basis dividends received (c) | — | — | — | — | 45 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined, adjusted to exclude capitalized interest of $6, $10, $38, $(25), and $9 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. (d) | 290 | 300 | 281 | 373 | 255 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 727 | $ | 466 | $ | (310 | ) | $ | 811 | $ | 591 | |||||||||
Fixed charges as defined (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on long-term debt | $ | 236 | $ | 286 | $ | 305 | $ | 328 | $ | 241 | ||||||||||
Estimated interest portion of lease rental | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Other interest charges | 34 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Preferred dividends and distributions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined | $ | 296 | $ | 310 | $ | 319 | $ | 348 | $ | 264 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends and distributions | 2.46 | 1.50 | — | 2.33 | 2.24 | |||||||||||||||
NOTES:
(a) Earnings and fixed charges as defined in instructions for Item 503 of Regulation S-K.
(b) For the year ended December 31, 2005, fixed charges exceeded earnings by $629 million. Earnings as defined include asset impairment charges of $1.184 billion.
(c) In 2004, we consolidated the MCV Partnership and the FMLP in accordance with Revised FASB Interpretation No. 46.
(d) For 2004, fixed charges, adjusted as defined, include $25 million of interest cost that was capitalized prior to 2004 and subsequently expensed in 2004.