EXHIBIT 99.1
EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented here because NV Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) considers it a supplemental measure of its performance and believes debt-holders frequently use EBITDA to analyze operating performance and debt service capacity. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
• | EBITDA does not reflect cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures, or contractual commitments; | ||
• | EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; | ||
• | EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on debts; | ||
• | Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and | ||
• | Other companies in this industry may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, which will limit its usefulness as a comparative measure. |
Because of these limitations, the Company’s management relies primarily on our GAAP results as a measure of the Company’s performance and uses EBITDA on a supplemental basis.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||
NV Energy, Inc. | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 182,936 | $ | 208,887 | $ | 197,295 | ||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | 334,314 | 300,857 | 279,788 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 75,451 | 95,354 | 87,555 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 321,921 | 260,608 | 235,532 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 914,622 | $ | 865,706 | $ | 800,170 | ||||||
EBITDA/Interest expense | 2.74 | x | 2.88 | x | 2.86 | x | ||||||
Total Debt/EBITDA | 5.95 | x | 6.09 | x | 5.31 | x | ||||||
NV Energy, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | $ | 334,314 | $ | 300,857 | $ | 279,788 | ||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 5,303,357 | $ | 5,266,982 | $ | 4,137,864 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 134,474 | 9,291 | 110,285 | |||||||||
Total Debt | $ | 5,437,831 | $ | 5,276,273 | $ | 4,248,149 | ||||||
(1) Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction.
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||||||||||
Nevada Power Company | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 134,284 | $ | 151,431 | $ | 165,694 | ||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | 226,252 | 186,822 | 174,667 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 61,652 | 71,382 | 78,352 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 215,873 | 171,080 | 152,139 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 638,061 | $ | 580,715 | $ | 570,852 | ||||||
EBITDA/Interest expense | 2.82 | x | 3.11 | x | 3.27 | x | ||||||
Total Debt/EBITDA | 5.73 | x | 5.84 | x | 4.44 | x | ||||||
Nevada Power Company | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | $ | 226,252 | $ | 186,822 | $ | 174,667 | ||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 3,535,440 | $ | 3,385,106 | $ | 2,528,141 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 119,474 | 8,691 | 8,642 | |||||||||
Total Debt | $ | 3,654,914 | $ | 3,393,797 | $ | 2,536,783 | ||||||
(1) Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction.
Sierra Pacific Power Company | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 73,085 | $ | 90,582 | $ | 65,667 | ||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | 69,413 | 72,712 | 60,735 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 31,225 | 37,603 | 26,009 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 106,048 | 89,528 | 83,393 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 279,771 | $ | 290,425 | $ | 235,804 | ||||||
EBITDA/Interest expense | 4.03 | x | 3.99 | x | 3.88 | x | ||||||
Total Debt/EBITDA | 4.64 | x | 4.81 | x | 5.03 | x | ||||||
Sierra Pacific Power Company | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (net of AFUDC - debt) (1) | $ | 69,413 | $ | 72,712 | $ | 60,735 | ||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 1,282,225 | $ | 1,395,987 | $ | 1,084,550 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 15,000 | 600 | 101,643 | |||||||||
Total Debt | $ | 1,297,225 | $ | 1,396,587 | $ | 1,186,193 | ||||||
(1) Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction.