EXHIBIT 99.1
EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented here because Sierra Pacific Resources (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; |
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| • | | EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; |
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| • | | EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on debts; |
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| • | | 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 |
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| • | | 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.
Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted FFO, which is FFO adjusted to account for cash inflows or outflows associated with the deferred energy accounts, are presented here because the Company believes that these measures are useful to investors because the ratings agencies use these measures when determining a company’s credit ratings. The cost of the Company’s debt, the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company, and other capital and operational costs and expenses are impacted by the Company’s credit ratings. The Company believes that net income is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO.
Since FFO excludes certain items includable in net income, reliance on the measure has limitations; management compensates for these limitations by using the measure simply as a supplemental measure that is weighed in the balance with other GAAP measures. FFO is not necessarily an indication of the Company’s cash flow available to fund cash needs. Additionally, it should not be used as an alternative to net income when evaluating the Company’s financial performance or to cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities when evaluating the Company’s liquidity or ability to make cash distributions or pay debt service. The FFO presented by the Company may not be comparable to the FFO presented by other utility companies.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Dollars in thousands)
Sierra Pacific Resources
EBITDA
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| | Nine months ended September 30, | | | Year ended December 31, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2006 | |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 253,665 | | | $ | 63,508 | | | $ | 86,137 | | | $ | 32,471 | | | $ | (136,629 | ) | | $ | 276,294 | |
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Interest Charges | | | 228,670 | | | | 236,957 | | | | 284,927 | | | | 306,427 | | | | 366,282 | | | | 276,640 | |
Income taxes | | | 132,636 | | | | 31,458 | | | | 43,173 | | | | 20,631 | | | | (44,207 | ) | | | 144,351 | |
Depreciation and Amortization | | | 170,112 | | | | 159,949 | | | | 214,662 | | | | 205,647 | | | | 191,259 | | | | 224,825 | |
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EBITDA | | $ | 785,083 | | | $ | 491,872 | | | $ | 628,899 | | | $ | 565,176 | | | $ | 376,705 | | | $ | 922,110 | |
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EBITDA/Interest Expense | | | | | | | | | | | 2.21 | x | | | 1.84 | x | | | 1.03 | x | | | 3.33 | x |
Debt/EBITDA | | | | | | | | | | | 6.16 | x | | | 7.24 | x | | | 10.15 | x | | | 4.56 | x |
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Sierra Pacific Resources | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest expense | | $ | 228,670 | | | $ | 236,957 | | | $ | 284,927 | | | $ | 306,427 | | | $ | 366,282 | | | $ | 276,640 | |
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Long-Term Debt | | $ | 4,162,341 | | | $ | 3,734,822 | | | $ | 3,817,122 | | | $ | 4,081,281 | | | $ | 3,579,674 | | | $ | 4,162,341 | |
Current maturities of long term debt plus short-term borrowings | | | 41,051 | | | | 278,804 | | | | 58,909 | | | | 8,491 | | | | 243,970 | | | | 41,051 | |
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Total Debt | | $ | 4,203,392 | | | $ | 4,013,626 | | | $ | 3,876,031 | | | $ | 4,089,772 | | | $ | 3,823,644 | | | $ | 4,203,392 | |
Nevada Power Company
EBITDA
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| | Nine months ended September 30, | | | Year ended December 31, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2006 | |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 236,273 | | | $ | 112,408 | | | $ | 132,734 | | | $ | 104,312 | | | $ | 19,277 | | | $ | 256,599 | |
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Interest Charges | | | 134,063 | | | | 118,350 | | | | 134,657 | | | | 137,388 | | | | 190,472 | | | | 150,370 | |
Income taxes | | | 123,402 | | | | 52,679 | | | | 63,995 | | | | 56,572 | | | | (614 | ) | | | 134,718 | |
Depreciation and Amortization | | | 104,076 | | | | 92,421 | | | | 124,098 | | | | 118,841 | | | | 109,655 | | | | 135,753 | |
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EBITDA | | $ | 597,814 | | | $ | 375,858 | | | $ | 455,484 | | | $ | 417,113 | | | $ | 318,790 | | | $ | 677,440 | |
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EBITDA/Interest Expense | | | | | | | | | | | 3.38 | x | | | 3.04 | x | | | 1.67 | x | | | 4.51 | x |
Debt/EBITDA | | | | | | | | | | | 4.88 | x | | | 5.47 | x | | | 6.38 | x | | | 3.61 | x |
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Nevada Power Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest expense | | $ | 134,063 | | | $ | 118,350 | | | $ | 134,657 | | | $ | 137,388 | | | $ | 190,472 | | | $ | 150,370 | |
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Long-Term Debt | | $ | 2,429,256 | | | $ | 2,113,370 | | | $ | 2,214,063 | | | $ | 2,275,690 | | | $ | 1,899,709 | | | $ | 2,429,256 | |
Current maturities of long term debt | | | 18,651 | | | | 6,404 | | | | 6,509 | | | | 6,091 | | | | 135,570 | | | | 18,651 | |
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Total Debt | | $ | 2,447,907 | | | $ | 2,119,774 | | | $ | 2,220,572 | | | $ | 2,281,781 | | | $ | 2,035,279 | | | $ | 2,447,907 | |
Sierra Pacific Power Company
EBITDA
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LTM ended | |
| | Nine months ended September 30, | | | Year ended December 31, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | | | 2006 | |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 42,299 | | | $ | 38,894 | | | $ | 52,074 | | | $ | 18,577 | | | $ | (23,275 | ) | | $ | 55,479 | |
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Interest Charges | | | 54,833 | | | | 54,206 | | | | 69,067 | | | | 62,831 | | | | 96,093 | | | | 69,694 | |
Income Taxes | | | 22,249 | | | | 21,537 | | | | 28,379 | | | | 325 | | | | (12,237 | ) | | | 29,091 | |
Depreciation and Amortization | | | 66,037 | | | | 67,534 | | | | 90,569 | | | | 86,806 | | | | 81,514 | | | | 89,072 | |
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EBITDA | | $ | 185,418 | | | $ | 182,171 | | | $ | 240,089 | | | $ | 168,539 | | | $ | 142,095 | | | $ | 243,336 | |
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EBITDA/Interest Expense | | | | | | | | | | | 3.48 | x | | | 2.68 | x | | | 1.48 | x | | | 3.49 | x |
Debt/EBITDA | | | | | | | | | | | 4.14 | x | | | 5.91 | x | | | 7.19 | x | | | 4.50 | x |
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Sierra Pacific Power Company | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest expense | | $ | 54,833 | | | $ | 54,206 | | | $ | 69,067 | | | $ | 62,831 | | | $ | 96,093 | | | $ | 69,694 | |
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Long-Term Debt | | $ | 1,072,076 | | | $ | 962,311 | | | $ | 941,804 | | | | 994,309 | | | | 912,800 | | | $ | 1,072,076 | |
Current maturities of long term debt plus short-term borrowings | | | 22,400 | | | | 32,400 | | | | 52,400 | | | | 2,400 | | | | 108,400 | | | | 22,400 | |
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Total Debt | | $ | 1,094,476 | | | $ | 994,711 | | | $ | 994,204 | | | $ | 996,709 | | | $ | 1,021,200 | | | $ | 1,094,476 | |