Ball Corp. provides metal packaging for beverages, foods and household products. It operates through the following business segments: Beverage Packaging, North and Central America; Beverage Packaging, South America; Beverage Packaging, Europe; and Aerospace. The Beverage Packaging, North and Central America segment sold under multi-year supply contracts to fillers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks and other beverages. The Beverage Packaging, South America segment sales volumes of beverage containers in South America, and manufacture substantially all of the metal beverage containers in Brazil. The Beverage Packaging, Europe segment sales volumes of metal beverage containers in Europe, and other packaging materials used by the European beer and carbonated soft drink industries. The Aerospace segment provides diversified technical services and products to government agencies, prime contractors and commercial organizations for a broad range of information warfare, electronic warfare, avionics, intelligence, training and space system needs. The company was founded by Edmund Burke Ball, Frank Clayton Ball, George A. Ball, Lucius Lorenzo Ball and William Charles Ball in 1880 and is headquartered in Broomfield, CO.
Highlights
BALL's quick ratio has increased by 10% from the previous quarter and by 8% YoY
BALL's gross margin has increased by 2% YoY
BALL's net income has decreased by 17% QoQ but it has increased by 6% YoY
The EPS has contracted by 16% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 9% YoY
The P/E is 29% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 41.1 and 23% more than the last 4 quarters average of 42.9
BALL's equity has decreased by 26% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of BLL
Market
Shares outstanding
326M
Market cap
$24.61B
Enterprise value
$31.81B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
52.8
Price to book (P/B)
9.35
Price to sales (P/S)
2.14
EV/EBIT
36.03
EV/EBITDA
20.39
EV/Sales
2.77
Earnings
Revenue
$11.47B
EBIT
$883M
EBITDA
$1.56B
Free cash flow
$312M
Per share
EPS
$1.43
Free cash flow per share
$0.96
Book value per share
$8.07
Revenue per share
$35.27
TBVPS
$31.85
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.55B
Total liabilities
$13.85B
Debt
$8B
Equity
$2.63B
Working capital
$238M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
3.04
Current ratio
1.06
Quick ratio
0.67
Net debt/EBITDA
4.61
Margins
EBITDA margin
13.6%
Gross margin
20.1%
Net margin
4.1%
Operating margin
7.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.8%
Return on equity
15.2%
Return on invested capital
7%
Return on capital employed
7%
Return on sales
7.7%
Dividend
Dividend yield
0.79%
DPS
$0.6
Payout ratio
42%
BLL stock price
How has the BALL stock price performed over time
Financial performance
How have BALL's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$11.47B
Gross profit
$2.31B
Operating income
$866M
Net income
$472M
Gross margin
20.1%
Net margin
4.1%
BALL's net income has decreased by 17% QoQ but it has increased by 6% YoY
BALL's net margin has decreased by 16% QoQ but it has increased by 8% YoY
The operating margin has declined by 7% since the previous quarter and by 6% year-on-year
The company's operating income fell by 7% QoQ and by 7% YoY
Valuation
What is BALL stock price valuation
P/E
52.8
P/B
9.35
P/S
2.14
EV/EBIT
36.03
EV/EBITDA
20.39
EV/Sales
2.77
The P/E is 29% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 41.1 and 23% more than the last 4 quarters average of 42.9
The EPS has contracted by 16% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 9% YoY
The price to book (P/B) is 76% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 5.3 and 28% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 7.3
BALL's equity has decreased by 26% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
The price to sales (P/S) is 43% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 1.5 and 7% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 2.0
Efficiency
How efficient is BALL business performance
The ROE has grown by 24% YoY but it has contracted by 11% from the previous quarter
The company's return on assets fell by 15% QoQ but it rose by 8% YoY
BLL's ROIC is down by 9% since the previous quarter and by 4.1% year-on-year
The ROS has contracted by 8% from the previous quarter and by 2.5% YoY
Dividends
What is BLL's dividend history
DPS
$0.6
Dividend yield
0.79%
Payout ratio
42%
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did BALL financials performed over time
BLL's total assets is 20% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio is up by 21% from the previous quarter but it is down by 2.8% YoY
BALL's quick ratio has increased by 10% from the previous quarter and by 8% YoY
BLL's debt to equity has surged by 51% year-on-year and by 15% since the previous quarter
BALL's equity has decreased by 26% YoY and by 11% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.