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Exhibit 12

Nucor Corporation

2016 Form 10-Q

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

                                  Nine Months     Nine Months  
                                  Ended     Ended  
    Year-ended December 31,     October 1,     October 3,  
    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     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      $ 938,682      $ 689,538   

Plus: (earnings)/losses from equity investments

    10,043        13,323        (9,297     (13,505     (5,329     (30,232     (550

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        140,668        135,565   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

    2,724        2,550        3,064        4,166        4,062        2,906        2,988   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

    3,883        9,946        8,708        53,738        15,132        38,474        14,149   

Less: interest capitalized

    (3,509     (4,715     (10,913     (2,946     (311     (2,450     (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     (82,719     (91,691
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings before fixed charges

  $ 1,364,903      $ 964,706      $ 849,309      $ 1,322,426      $ 763,308      $ 1,005,329      $ 749,908   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

             

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

  $ 182,321      $ 178,218      $ 162,899      $ 177,088      $ 177,855      $ 139,820      $ 134,715   

Estimated interest on rent expense

    1,220        951        1,229        1,152        1,086        848        850   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

  $ 183,541      $ 179,169      $ 164,128      $ 178,240      $ 178,941      $ 140,668      $ 135,565   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    7.44        5.38        5.17        7.42        4.27        7.15        5.53