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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2017 Form 10-Q

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

           Three Months
Ended

April 1,
2017
    Three Months
Ended

April 2,
2016
 
     Year-ended December 31,      
     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016      
     (In thousands, except ratios)                          

Earnings

              

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 697,004     $ 808,568     $ 1,147,288     $ 241,866     $ 1,298,659     $ 548,975     $ 169,563  

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     13,323       (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (38,757     (8,756     (9,245

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

     179,169       164,128       178,240       178,941       186,437       46,783       47,751  

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,550       3,064       4,166       4,062       3,715       1,048       968  

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     9,946       8,708       53,738       15,132       40,602       30,249       36,015  

Less: interest capitalized

     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (3,940     (150     (100

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

     (83,207     (94,330     (99,227     (112,306     (104,145     (20,749     (34,932
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 814,070     $ 869,928     $ 1,267,754     $ 322,055     $ 1,382,571     $ 597,400     $ 210,020  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 178,218     $ 162,899     $ 177,088     $ 177,855     $ 185,119     $ 46,450     $ 47,474  

Estimated interest on rent expense

     951       1,229       1,152       1,086       1,318       333       277  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 179,169     $ 164,128     $ 178,240     $ 178,941     $ 186,437     $ 46,783     $ 47,751  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     4.54       5.30       7.11       1.80       7.42       12.77       4.40