EX-12 6 a12d.htm ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS
      Exhibit 12(d)
           
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
         
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
           
Fixed charges, as defined:          
  Total Interest $45,464 $47,464 $44,637 $43,707 $51,216
  Interest applicable to rentals 1,916 1,880 1,162 771 1,427
           
Total fixed charges, as defined $47,380 $49,344 $45,799 $44,478 $52,643
           
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 4,490 5,099 5,067 5,129 4,373
           
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $51,870 $54,443 $50,866 $49,607 $57,016
           
Earnings as defined:          
           
  Net Income $52,408 $67,058 $73,497 $62,103 $52,285
  Add:          
    Provision for income taxes:          
    Total income taxes 17,846 34,431 37,040 33,952 28,567
    Fixed charges as above 47,380 49,344 45,799 44,478 52,643
           
Total earnings, as defined $117,634 $150,833 $156,336 $140,533 $133,495
           
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 2.48 3.06 3.41 3.16 2.54
           
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and          
 preferred dividends, as defined 2.27 2.77 3.07 2.83 2.34
           
           
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.