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Ball Corporation BALLThe company said Ball’s U.S. GAAP total diluted earnings per share for Q3 2024 was 65 cents (2023: 64 cents), and comparable diluted earnings per share was 91 cents (2023: 83 cents). Net earnings attributable to the corporation for Q3 were $197 million.
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AI summaryThe company said Ball’s U.S. GAAP total diluted earnings per share for Q3 2024 was 65 cents (2023: 64 cents), and comparable diluted earnings per share was 91 cents (2023: 83 cents). Net earnings attributable to the corporation for Q3 were $197 million.
The company said comparable operating earnings for Q3 were $203 million for Beverage Packaging, North and Central America ($196 million a year earlier), $128 million for Beverage Packaging, EMEA ($103 million), and $78 million for Beverage Packaging, South America ($61 million). It cited lower volumes in South America, which fell 10.0%.
The company said it completed the divestiture of its aerospace business on February 16, 2024 and received net cash proceeds of $5.42 billion from the sale. It said operating cash flow for the 9 months of 2024 was $(385) million, and it had paid $484 million of the approximately $950 million in income taxes related to the aerospace sale as of September 30.
The company said it returned $1.25 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the first 9 months of 2024, and that it is on track to return in excess of $1.6 billion by year-end. It completed its acquisition of Alucan Entec, S.A. in late October for €82 million ($88 million).
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Q3 GAAP and Comparable EPS
The company said Ball’s U.S. GAAP total diluted earnings per share for Q3 2024 was 65 cents (2023: 64 cents), and comparable diluted earnings per share was 91 cents (2023: 83 cents). Net earnings attributable to the corporation for Q3 were $197 million.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
Q3 Segment Comparable Operating Earnings
The company said comparable operating earnings for Q3 were $203 million for Beverage Packaging, North and Central America ($196 million a year earlier), $128 million for Beverage Packaging, EMEA ($103 million), and $78 million for Beverage Packaging, South America ($61 million). It cited lower volumes in South America, which fell 10.0%.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
Aerospace Sale and 9-Month Cash Flow
The company said it completed the divestiture of its aerospace business on February 16, 2024 and received net cash proceeds of $5.42 billion from the sale. It said operating cash flow for the 9 months of 2024 was $(385) million, and it had paid $484 million of the approximately $950 million in income taxes related to the aerospace sale as of September 30.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
Shareholder Returns and Alucan Entec Acquisition
The company said it returned $1.25 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the first 9 months of 2024, and that it is on track to return in excess of $1.6 billion by year-end. It completed its acquisition of Alucan Entec, S.A. in late October for €82 million ($88 million).
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
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