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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2015 Form 10-Q

 

     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges              
     Year-ended December 31,     Nine Months
Ended
   

Nine Months

Ended

 
                                   October 3,     October 4,  
     2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2014  
     (In thousands, except ratios)                    

Earnings

              

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 267,115      $ 1,251,812      $ 852,940      $ 791,123      $ 1,204,577      $ 689,538      $ 853,351   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     32,082        10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (550     (10,028

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        135,565        138,164   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,332        2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        2,988        3,134   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     4,923        3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        14,149        11,504   

Less: interest capitalized

     (940     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (91     (2,841

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     (91,691     (67,313
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 396,028      $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 749,908      $ 925,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 162,213      $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 134,715      $ 137,236   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,413        1,220        951        1,229        1,152        850        928   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 163,626      $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 135,565      $ 138,164   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     2.42        7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        5.53        6.70