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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2017 Form 10-Q

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year-ended December 31,     Nine Months
Ended

September 30,
2017
    Nine Months
Ended
October 1,

2016
 
     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016      
Earnings    (In thousands, except ratios)                          

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 697,004     $ 808,568     $ 1,147,288     $ 241,866     $ 1,298,659     $ 1,427,716     $ 1,043,619  

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     13,323       (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (38,757     (29,801     (30,232

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       143,911       140,668  

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,550       3,064       4,166       4,062       3,715       3,153       2,906  

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     9,946       8,708       53,738       15,132       40,602       48,037       38,474  

Less: interest capitalized

     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (3,940     (970     (2,450

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     (50,680     (88,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 814,070     $ 869,928     $ 1,267,754     $ 322,055     $ 1,382,571     $ 1,541,366     $ 1,104,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 178,218     $ 162,899     $ 177,088     $ 177,855     $ 185,119     $ 142,456     $ 139,820  

Estimated interest on rent expense

     951       1,229       1,152       1,086       1,318       1,455       848  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 179,169     $ 164,128     $ 178,240     $ 178,941     $ 186,437     $ 143,911     $ 140,668  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     4.54       5.30       7.11       1.80       7.42       10.71       7.85