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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2016 Form 10-Q

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

    

 

Year-ended December 31,

    Six Months
Ended

July 2,
2016
    Six Months
Ended

July 4,
2015
 
     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015      
     (In thousands, except ratios)                    

Earnings

              

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 1,251,812      $ 852,940      $ 791,123      $ 1,204,577      $ 709,238      $ 512,410      $ 335,267   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

     10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (16,064     (435

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

     183,541        179,169        164,128        178,240        178,941        93,009        88,876   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        4,062        1,942        1,877   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        15,132        37,026        12,142   

Less: interest capitalized

     (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (1,600     (91

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

     (83,591     (88,507     (97,504     (101,844     (138,425     (58,271     (51,081
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

   $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 763,308      $ 568,452      $ 386,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

              

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

   $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 177,855      $ 92,451      $ 88,310   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     1,220        951        1,229        1,152        1,086        558        566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 178,941      $ 93,009      $ 88,876   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        4.27        6.11        4.35