The company said its full-year 2023 U.S. GAAP net earnings attributable to the corporation were $707 million ($2.23 per diluted share) on sales of $14.03 billion. Full-year 2022 net earnings were $719 million and sales were $15.35 billion.

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   The company said its full-year 2023 U.S. GAAP net earnings attributable to the corporation were $707 million ($2.23 per diluted share) on sales of $14.03 billion. Full-year 2022 net earnings were $719 million and sales were $15.35 billion.

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   Ball said its U.S. GAAP net earnings attributable to the corporation for Q4 2023 were $154 million (49 cents per diluted share), while comparable diluted earnings per share were 78 cents for Q4 2022, versus 44 cents.

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   The company said its free cash flow for 2023, calculated as cash provided by operating activities of $1,863 million less capital expenditures of $1,045 million, was $818 million. It said it returned $255 million to shareholders in the same year.

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   The company said it agreed to sell its aerospace business to BAE Systems for approximately $5.6 billion in cash and expects the sale to close in the first half of 2024. Regulatory approvals and closing conditions remain outstanding, and the estimated after-tax proceeds are approximately $4.5 billion.

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