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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2017 Form 10-K

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017  
     (In thousands, except ratios)  

Earnings

          

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 808,568     $ 1,147,288     $ 241,866     $ 1,298,659     $ 1,749,957  

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (38,757     (41,661

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

     164,128       178,240       178,941       186,437       190,889  

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     3,064       4,166       4,062       3,715       4,208  

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     8,708       53,738       15,132       40,602       49,295  

Less: interest capitalized

     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (3,940     (1,590

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

     (94,330     (99,227     (112,306     (104,145     (61,883
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 869,928     $ 1,267,754     $ 322,055     $ 1,382,571     $ 1,889,215  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

      

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 162,899     $ 177,088     $ 177,855     $ 185,119     $ 188,872  

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,229       1,152       1,086       1,318       2,017  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 164,128     $ 178,240     $ 178,941     $ 186,437     $ 190,889  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     5.30       7.11       1.80       7.42       9.90