Exhibit 12.1 | |||||||||||||||||
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY | |||||||||||||||||
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for | |||||||||||||||||
the five years ended December 31, 2013 |
Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
EARNINGS AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K: | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Before Income Taxes | $ | 1,088,238 | $ | 1,203,742 | $ | 1,219,603 | $ | 1,214,477 | $ | 1,224,565 | |||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees | — | 2,486 | 7,371 | 7,126 | 3,649 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | 298,495 | 303,165 | 298,934 | 286,748 | 258,587 | ||||||||||||||
Interest component of rental expense | 39,442 | 23,094 | 18,573 | 18,930 | 17,234 | ||||||||||||||
AFUDC - Debt funds | 33,112 | 13,992 | 8,751 | 6,810 | 11,236 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings as defined | $ | 1,459,287 | $ | 1,546,479 | $ | 1,553,232 | $ | 1,534,091 | $ | 1,515,271 | |||||||||
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED IN ITEM 503 OF REGULATION S-K: | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest on long-term debt | $ | 287,066 | $ | 287,075 | $ | 279,880 | $ | 266,610 | $ | 239,681 | |||||||||
Interest on affiliated loans | 10,291 | 7,196 | 7,119 | 7,476 | 7,081 | ||||||||||||||
Interest on interim obligations | 69 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of debt discount, premium and expense, net | 11,050 | 10,368 | 9,437 | 10,062 | 13,374 | ||||||||||||||
Other interest charges | 23,131 | 12,503 | 11,205 | 9,401 | 10,017 | ||||||||||||||
Interest component of rental expense | 39,442 | 23,094 | 18,573 | 18,930 | 17,234 | ||||||||||||||
Fixed charges as defined | $ | 371,049 | $ | 340,251 | $ | 326,258 | $ | 312,488 | $ | 287,404 | |||||||||
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | 3.93 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 4.91 | 5.27 |