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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2014 Form 10-Q

 

     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges              
     Year-ended December 31,     Nine Months
Ended
    Nine Months
Ended
 
                                   October 4,     September 28,  
     2009     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2013  
     (In thousands, except ratios)                    

Earnings

              

Earnings/(loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ (413,978   $ 267,115      $ 1,251,812      $ 852,940      $ 791,123      $ 853,351      $ 553,862   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     82,341        32,082        10,043        13,323        (9,297     (10,028     (2,665

Plus: fixed charges (includes interest expense and amortization of bond issuance costs and settled swaps and estimated interest on rent expense)

     168,317        163,626        183,541        179,169        164,128        138,164        118,302   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     962        2,332        2,724        2,550        3,064        3,134        2,135   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     7,373        4,923        3,883        9,946        8,708        11,504        7,708   

Less: interest capitalized

     (16,390     (940     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,841     (4,510

Less: pre-tax earnings in noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

     (57,865     (73,110     (83,591     (88,507     (97,504     (67,313     (77,582
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings/(loss) before fixed charges

   $ (229,240   $ 396,028      $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 925,971      $ 597,250   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 166,313      $ 162,213      $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 137,236      $ 117,487   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     2,004        1,413        1,220        951        1,229        928        815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 168,317      $ 163,626      $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 138,164      $ 118,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     *        2.42        7.44        5.38        5.17        6.70        5.05   

 

* Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $397,557.