Ball Corporation (BALL) Stock

About Ball Corporation

Ball Corporation serves as a global provider of aluminum packaging solutions for a broad spectrum of industries, including beverages, personal care items, and household goods. Its extensive reach covers the United States, Brazil, and numerous international markets. The company's operations are strategically divided into four primary business segments: Beverage Packaging for North and Central America; Beverage Packaging for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; Beverage Packaging for South America; and its dedicated Aerospace division. Within its packaging enterprise, Ball is a key manufacturer and supplier of aluminum beverage containers, catering to producers of carbonated soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, and other liquid products. Its product line also encompasses extruded aluminum aerosol containers, innovative reclosable aluminum bottles, aluminum cups, and aluminum slugs. Beyond packaging, Ball Corporation maintains a substantial presence in the aerospace sector. Here, it develops advanced spacecraft, intricate sensors and instruments, sophisticated radio frequency systems, and other cutting-edge technologies. These specialized offerings support civil, commercial, and national security aerospace initiatives. Its aerospace portfolio includes defense hardware, tactical antenna and video solutions, space hardware for both operational and civilian applications, and comprehensive systems engineering services. The company also undertakes the design, production, and rigorous testing of satellites, remote sensing devices, and associated ground control hardware and software, in addition to providing launch vehicle integration and satellite operational support. Furthermore, Ball supplies highly specialized components to government agencies and their prime contractors, such as target identification, warning, and attitude control systems; cryogenic systems with integrated sensor cooling devices; star trackers; and fast-steering mirrors. Established in 1880, Ball Corporation's corporate headquarters are located in Westminster, Colorado.

Ball Corporation is led by CEO Ronald J. Lewis, employs 16,000 people, headquartered in Westminster, US, publicly traded since 1972.

Ball Corporation (BALL) stock trades at $65.15 with a market capitalization of $17.35B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.27, price-to-book of 2.80, price-to-sales of 1.08. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $44.83 and $68.29, and currently trades 4.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.30%.

On profitability, Ball Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 16.79%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 25.64%, an operating margin of 10.56%, a net profit margin of 6.87%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Ball Corporation reported annual revenue of $13.2B, net profit of $912.0M, revenue has compounded at 2.3% a year over the last five years, profit at 9.3% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.11, total assets of $19.5B, $1.2B in cash and equivalents.

BALL has an average daily trading volume of 2,786,072 shares, a beta of 1.01.

Official website: www.ball.com