Southern California Gas Company PFD 6% (SOCGM) 10-Q 2013 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 12.3
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollars in millions)
													September 30,
			2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013
Fixed Charges:
Interest		$	65	$	74	$	72	$	77	$	77	$	57
Interest portion of annual rentals			2		1		2		1		1		1
Total fixed charges			67		75		74		78		78		58
Preferred stock dividends (1)			2		2		2		2		2		1
Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio		$	69	$	77	$	76	$	80	$	80	$	59
Earnings:
Pretax income from continuing operations		$	385	$	418	$	463	$	431	$	369	$	374
Add: Total fixed charges (from above)			67		75		74		78		78		58
Less: Interest capitalized			-		1		1		1		1		-
Total earnings for purpose of ratio		$	452	$	492	$	536	$	508	$	446	$	432
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends			6.55		6.39		7.05		6.35		5.58		7.32
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			6.75		6.56		7.24		6.51		5.72		7.45
(1)	In computing this ratio, “Preferred stock dividends” represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends, computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.