Ball Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

Ball has a total shareholder equity of $5.9B and total debt of $5.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 95.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $17.6B and $11.7B respectively. Ball's EBIT is $1.2B making its interest coverage ratio 5.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $885.0M.

Key information

95.7%

Debt to equity ratio

US$5.67b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio5.3x
CashUS$885.00m
EquityUS$5.93b
Total liabilitiesUS$11.70b
Total assetsUS$17.63b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.20

Feb 02
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.20

Is It Time To Consider Buying Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL)?

Jan 20
Is It Time To Consider Buying Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL)?

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Dec 02
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Ball Corporation: Keeping Our Eye On The Ball

Nov 08

Ball's (NYSE:BALL) Dividend Will Be $0.20

Oct 27
Ball's (NYSE:BALL) Dividend Will Be $0.20

Investors Appear Satisfied With Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) Prospects

Oct 14
Investors Appear Satisfied With Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) Prospects

Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price

Sep 28
Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 28
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Ball Q2: Consistent Global Beverage Can Volume Growth

Aug 18

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20

Jul 29
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20

Ball Corporation: Insufficient Runway To Deploy Capital For Growth Or Competitive Gain

Jul 23

At US$60.03, Is Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jul 05
At US$60.03, Is Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) Worth Looking At Closely?

Is There An Opportunity With Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) 25% Undervaluation?

Jun 20
Is There An Opportunity With Ball Corporation's (NYSE:BALL) 25% Undervaluation?

With Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Jun 05
With Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Is Ball (NYSE:BALL) A Risky Investment?

May 21
Is Ball (NYSE:BALL) A Risky Investment?

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20

May 02
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL)

Mar 09
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL)

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 14%

Feb 21
Ball Corporation (NYSE:BALL) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 14%

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.20

Feb 19
Ball (NYSE:BALL) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.20

Ball's (NYSE:BALL) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Feb 14
Ball's (NYSE:BALL) Soft Earnings Are Actually Better Than They Appear

Ball Corp. - Keeping An Eye On Debt In 2024

Jan 08

Ball Corporation: Aerospace Divestment Should Create Shareholder Value

Oct 26

Dividend Challengers Review: Ball Corp.

Aug 15

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: BALL's short term assets ($4.8B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($4.8B).

Long Term Liabilities: BALL's short term assets ($4.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($6.9B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: BALL's net debt to equity ratio (80.7%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: BALL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 258.9% to 95.7% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: BALL's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (2%).

Interest Coverage: BALL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.3x coverage).


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Company Analysis2025/02/07 05:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
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