Ball Corporation

Company Profile

Ball Corporation had its IPO on 1984-09-07 under the ticker symbol BALL.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Packaging & Containers industry. Ball Corporation has a staff strength of 21,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Ball Corporation opened at $52 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $51.61 - $52.17, and closed at $51.88.

This is a -0.25% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,082,133 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Ball Corporation have slipped by -5.55%.

Ball Corporation's Key Ratios

Ball Corporation has a market cap of $17.03 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.9141 and a price to sales ratio of 1.0478.

In the last 12-months Ball Corporation’s revenue was $15.12 billion with a gross profit of $2.58 billion and an EBITDA of $1.96 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Ball Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Ball Corporation’s operating margin was 8.62% while its return on assets stood at 3.97% with a return of equity of 12.13%.

In Q1, Ball Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -59.1% while revenue growth was a negative 6.1%.

Ball Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

14.3678

Trailing PE

37.5903

PEG

1.623

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.44 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 14.3678 and a PEG multiple of 1.623. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Ball Corporation’s profitability.

Ball Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.6741 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.4131. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.0478.

Ball Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.8 per share, indicating a yield of 1.48% and a payout ratio of 29.63%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$20.11 billion

Total Liabilities

$7.22 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-336000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$343 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

29.63%

Ball Corporation ended 2024 with $20.11 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $20.11 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.71 billion.

Ball Corporation ended 2024 with $547.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $7.22 billion in other current liabilities, 1268000000.00 in common stock, $7.42 billion in retained earnings and $4.26 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $572.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $572.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,356,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $7.32 billion.

Ball Corporation’s total current assets stands at $5.51 billion while long-term investments were $198.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.56 billion compared to accounts payable of $3.65 billion and inventory worth $2.19 billion.

In 2024, Ball Corporation's operating cash flow was $-336000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $343 million.

Comparatively, Ball Corporation paid $0.30 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$51.88

52-Week High

$73.2716

52-Week Low

$45.4929

Analyst Target Price

$60.5

Ball Corporation stock is currently trading at $51.88 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $73.2716 and a 52-week low of $73.2716. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $60.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $55.54 and 200-day moving average was $54.51 The short ratio stood at 9.67 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 67.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8764.6% are held by institutions.