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WOLVERINE TUBE INC (WLVT)
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| Operating Efficiency |
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| In millions, except per share items | Dec-31-08 | Dec-31-07 | Dec-31-06 | Dec-31-05 | Dec-31-04 | Dec-31-03 | Dec-31-02 | Dec-31-01 |
| | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source |
| Turnover Ratios |
| Inventory turnover | 10.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | |
| Asset turnover | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
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| Returns on Capital |
| ROIC (excluding intangibles) | 12.7% | 5.2% | 2.8% | -5.5% | -3.9% | 4.6% | 6.7% | |
| ROIC (including intangibles) | 17.9% | 4.7% | 2.5% | -4.7% | -3.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| ROE | -107.3% | 20.1% | 10.3% | -12.6% | -6.8% | 9.1% | 11.9% | 10.7% |
| ROA | 10.9% | 3.2% | 2.0% | -3.6% | -2.4% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
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| Cash Conversion Cycle |
| Days sales outstanding | 17.3 | 39.1 | 17.3 | 47.0 | 43.0 | 53.1 | 43.2 | 42.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 16.1 | 21.2 | 11.6 | 33.0 | 29.8 | 31.2 | 22.5 | 23.9 |
| Days inventory outstanding | 24.7 | 39.8 | 35.3 | 67.4 | 75.6 | 71.0 | 63.4 | 72.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle | 25.9 | 57.7 | 41.0 | 81.4 | 88.8 | 92.9 | 84.2 | 90.5 |
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