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Exhibit 12.1
NorthWestern Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
Computation of Ratio of Consolidated Earnings to Consolidated Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Earnings |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
| $ | 107,822 |
| $ | 85,579 |
| $ | 63,413 |
| $ | 100,057 |
| $ | (11,450 | ) | $ | 547,520 |
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Add: Fixed charges as below |
| 64,639 |
| 63,280 |
| 66,327 |
| 71,636 |
| 13,283 |
| 83,670 | ||||||||
Total |
| 172,461 |
| 148,859 |
| 129,740 |
| 171,693 |
| 1,833 |
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Fixed Charges: |
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Interest charges |
| $ | 63,952 |
| $ | 56,942 |
| $ | 56,016 |
| $ | 61,295 |
| $ | 11,021 |
| $ | 72,822 | ||
Interest on rent expense |
| 687 |
| 6,338 |
| 10,311 |
| 10,341 |
| 2,262 |
| 10,848 | ||||||||
Total |
| 64,639 |
| 63,280 |
| 66,327 |
| 71,636 |
| 13,283 |
| 83,670 | ||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
| 2.67 |
| 2.35 |
| 1.96 |
| 2.40 |
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| 7.54 | ||||||||
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Earnings to fixed charges deficit |
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| (11,450 | ) | — | ||||||||