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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2016 Form 10-Q

 

     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges              
     Year-ended December 31,     Three Months
Ended
    Three Months
Ended
 
                                   April 2,     April 4,  
     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     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      $ 141,526      $ 119,045   

Plus: losses (earnings) from equity investments

     10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (9,245     259   

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        47,751        45,444   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        4,062        968        1,003   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        15,132        36,015          

Less: interest capitalized

     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (100     (91

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     (33,707     (16,492
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 763,308      $ 183,208      $ 149,168   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 177,855      $ 47,474      $ 45,160   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,220        951        1,229        1,152        1,086        277        284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 178,941      $ 47,751      $ 45,444   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        4.27        3.84        3.28