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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2015 Form 10-K

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year-ended December 31,  
     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015  
     (In thousands, except ratios)        

Earnings

          

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 1,251,812      $ 852,940      $ 791,123      $ 1,204,577      $ 709,238   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (5,329

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

     183,541        179,169        164,128        178,240        178,941   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        4,062   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        15,132   

Less: interest capitalized

     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311

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

     (83,591     (88,507     (97,504     (101,844     (138,425
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 763,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

          

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 177,855   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,220        951        1,229        1,152        1,086   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 178,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        4.27