secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BALL Corp (BALL)
CIK:        0000009389
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000009389-24-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ball Q3 comparable EPS $0.91 beats $0.83 YoY; acquires Alucan for €82M
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- Comparable diluted EPS $0.91 vs $0.83 YoY; GAAP EPS $0.65 vs $0.64; sales $3.08B vs $3.11B.
- Returned $1.25B to shareholders YTD via buybacks and dividends; on track to exceed $1.6B by year-end.
- Acquired Alucan Entec for €82M ($88M) at ~7.4x EBITDA; adds two European aerosol and bottle facilities.
- Beverage Packaging NA volumes down 3.1% but earnings up; EMEA volumes up 6.7%; South America volumes down 10% but price/mix positive.
- Outlook: mid-single-digit comparable EPS growth in 2024, >10% per annum in 2025 and beyond.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000036/0000009389-24-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/9389/000000938924000036/ball-20241031x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000009389-24-000036

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