secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BALL Corp (BALL)
CIK:        0000009389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000009389-24-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ball Q1 comparable EPS $0.68 flat YoY; global can shipments up 3.7%
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- GAAP diluted EPS $11.61 includes $10.93 gain from aerospace sale; net sales $2.87B vs $2.98B.
- Comparable diluted EPS $0.68 vs $0.69 YoY; global beverage can shipments rose 3.7%.
- N. America volumes -2.4% YoY; EMEA +1.1%; South America +26.3% on Brazil shift to cans.
- Reduced debt by $2.8B; returned $245M to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in Q1.
- 2024 outlook: target comparable EPS growth, strong FCF, and >$1.5B shareholder returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000027/0000009389-24-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000027/ball-20240426x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000027

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