Exhibit 12
Nucor Corporation
2017 Form10-K
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total earnings before fixed charges | $ | 869,928 | $ | 1,267,754 | $ | 322,055 | $ | 1,382,571 | $ | 1,889,215 | ||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Total fixed charges | $ | 164,128 | $ | 178,240 | $ | 178,941 | $ | 186,437 | $ | 190,889 | ||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 5.30 | 7.11 | 1.80 | 7.42 | 9.90 |