earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Ball Q2 sales $3.57B (-14% YoY), GAAP EPS $0.55, comp EPS $0.61; sees FY FCF ~$750M
BALL Corp
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$1.10
revenue$7,055,000,000
- GAAP diluted EPS of $0.55 vs loss of $0.55 in Q2 2022; comparable EPS of $0.61 vs $0.82.
- Sales $3.57B, down from $4.13B; global beverage can shipments fell 4.9% (ex-Russia divestment).
- Aerospace backlog $2.6B; contracts won-not-booked $6.0B (+$1B YTD). Company assessing strategic options for aerospace.
- Reaffirms FY 2023 free cash flow ~$750M, cost savings at least $150M, and net inflation recovery $200M.
- Potential to achieve low end of long-term 10-15% comp EPS growth goal in 2023 despite Russian headwind.