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Sep 30, 2024

Ball Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Ball Corporation reported strong third quarter results driven by comparable earnings per share and strategic acquisitions.

Key Takeaways

Ball Corporation reported third quarter 2024 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $197 million, or total diluted earnings per share of 65 cents, on sales of $3.08 billion. The company delivered strong third quarter results and have returned $1.25 billion to shareholders in the first nine months of 2024.

Third quarter U.S. GAAP total diluted earnings per share of 65 cents vs. 64 cents in 2023

Third quarter comparable diluted earnings per share of 91 cents vs. 83 cents in 2023

Returned $1.25 billion to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends in the first nine months of 2024; on track to return in excess of $1.6 billion to shareholders by year-end

In late-October, completed acquisition of Alucan Entec, S.A., a European impact extruded aluminum packaging business

Total Revenue
$3.08B
Previous year: $3.57B
-13.7%
EPS
$0.91
Previous year: $0.83
+9.6%
Gross Profit
$657M
Previous year: $677M
-3.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.44B
Previous year: $1.34B
+7.9%
Free Cash Flow
$493M
Previous year: $544M
-9.4%
Total Assets
$18.8B
Previous year: $19.9B
-5.6%

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Forward Guidance

Ball Corporation is performing well and on track to deliver or exceed against stated comparable earnings growth goal and on target to return in excess of $1.6 billion to shareholders in 2024.

Positive Outlook

  • Company is performing well and on track to deliver or exceed against stated comparable earnings growth goal
  • Company is on target to return in excess of $1.6 billion to shareholders in 2024
  • Company's strong free cash flow will allow it to return significant value to shareholders
  • Company will prudently invest in its business over the years to come
  • Global team is focused on executing enterprise-wide strategy with purpose and pace to advance aluminum packaging and to consistently deliver high-quality results, products and returns

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