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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2015 Form 10-Q

 

     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges              
     Year-ended December 31,     Six Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
                                   July 4,     July 5,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2014  
     (In thousands, except ratios)                    

Earnings

              

Earnings/(loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 267,115      $ 1,251,812      $ 852,940      $ 791,123      $ 1,204,577      $ 335,267      $ 449,366   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     32,082        10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (435     (7,676

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

     163,626        183,541        179,169        164,128        178,240        88,876        91,027   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,332        2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        1,877        2,198   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     4,923        3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        12,142        11,504   

Less: interest capitalized

     (940     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (91     (2,638

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

     (73,110     (83,591     (88,507     (97,504     (101,844     (51,081     (38,559
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings/(loss) before fixed charges

   $ 396,028      $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 386,555      $ 505,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 162,213      $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 88,310      $ 90,408   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,413        1,220        951        1,229        1,152        566        619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 163,626      $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 88,876      $ 91,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     2.42        7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        4.35        5.55