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Originally Posted by noypi
Howcome if I average the last 5 years of LOW 2002 to 2006 right now is giving me 13.16 against the company data 'Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG.' 13.5? Is this just a rounding off issue? Which one is more reliable, the 'annual reports' or the one in 'company data? thx.
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A few possibilities for the discrepancy -- just guesses:
-- The 5-year average amount may be based on rolling 5-year periods? If you use the annual report ROIC values, your most current value is 3 quarters old.
-- The current quarterly filing data is not fully updated yet -- the update date is shown as 11/21/2006, but not all of the ratios are populated.