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Profile - Wolverine Tube, Inc. (NYSE:WLV)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
1525 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 210
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone: (256) 353-1310
Fax: (256) 355-6462
Employees (last reported count): 3,741
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Competitors:
 ·Sector: Basic Materials
 ·Industry: Misc. Fabricated Products
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 56%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider sells; 5,000  shares
·Institutional: 67% (151% of float)
(180 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 813.0K shares (+7.86%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Wolverine Tube, Inc. is a manufacturer that provides its customers with copper and copper alloy tube, fabricated products, brazing alloys, fluxes and lead-free solder, as well as copper and copper alloy rod, bar and strip products. Customers of the Company's copper and copper alloy products include commercial and residential air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, automotive manufacturers, industrial equipment manufacturers, utilities and other power generating companies, refining and chemical processing companies and plumbing wholesalers.
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Financial Summary
Wolverine Tube, Inc. manufactures and distributes copper and copper alloy tubes, rods, bars and strip products which are sold to appliance manufacturers, power generating companies, and plumbing wholesalers. For the six months ended 7/1/01, net sales rose 2% to $364.2 million. Net income applicable to Common fell 34% to $9.6 million. Results reflect the acquisition of Wolverine Joining Technologies and increased volumes of technical tube, offset by a $4.7 million restructuring charge.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Pay

Dennis Horowitz, 54
Chairman, Pres, CEO
$975K
James Deason, 53
Exec. VP, CFO, Sec., Director
422K
Johann Manning, Jr., 40
Sr. VP of HR, Gen. Counsel
321K
Keith Weil, 43
Sr. VP, Tubing Products
372K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:WLVAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 14-Feb-2001
$10.80 
Recent Price$14.76 
52-Week High
on 3-July-2001
$17.65 
Beta0.51 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)27.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)26.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change-12.9%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+16.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$210.5M
Shares Outstanding14.3M
Float6.30M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq*)$19.82 
Earnings (ttm)$1.47 
Earnings (mrq)$0.27 
Sales (ttm)$57.49 
Cash (mrq*)$2.16 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq*)0.74 
Price/Earnings (ttm)10.01 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.26 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$707.0M
EBITDA (ttm*)$58.5M
Income available to common (ttm)$18.1M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)5.7%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter
(fully updated)
1-July-2001
Most recent quarter
(flash earnings)
30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.15%
Return on Equity (ttm)7.78%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq*)1.44 
Debt/Equity (mrq*)1.05 
Total Cash (mrq)$26.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short265.0K
Percent of Float4.2%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
250.0K
Short Ratio6.97 
Daily Volume38.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001, except mrq*/ttm* items as of 1-July-2001)

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