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Ball Corporation BALLThe company said full-year 2024 net earnings attributable to the corporation were $4.01 billion (total diluted earnings per share of $13.00) on sales of $11.80 billion. Q4 brought a net loss of $32 million (total diluted loss per share of 11 cents) on sales of $2.88 billion.
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AI summaryThe company said full-year 2024 net earnings attributable to the corporation were $4.01 billion (total diluted earnings per share of $13.00) on sales of $11.80 billion. Q4 brought a net loss of $32 million (total diluted loss per share of 11 cents) on sales of $2.88 billion.
Ball said its full-year 2024 comparable diluted earnings per share were $3.17 (2023 $2.90), and Q4 comparable earnings per diluted share were 84 cents (Q4 2023 78 cents). It also said it returned $1.96 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in 2024.
The company said its board approved in Q4 2024 that it pursue alternatives for the aluminum cup business, including an option to form a strategic partnership in early 2025, which is expected to result in deconsolidation of the business by Ball. It said it recorded a noncash impairment charge of $233 million after the business met held-for-sale criteria.
The company reported full-year 2024 free cash flow of $(369) million, calculated as operating cash flow of $115 million less capital expenditures of $484 million. Adjusted free cash flow, which adds back $766 million in taxes paid related to the aerospace divestiture, was $397 million.
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Full-Year and Q4 U.S. GAAP Results and Sales
The company said full-year 2024 net earnings attributable to the corporation were $4.01 billion (total diluted earnings per share of $13.00) on sales of $11.80 billion. Q4 brought a net loss of $32 million (total diluted loss per share of 11 cents) on sales of $2.88 billion.
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Adjusted Diluted EPS and Shareholder Returns
Ball said its full-year 2024 comparable diluted earnings per share were $3.17 (2023 $2.90), and Q4 comparable earnings per diluted share were 84 cents (Q4 2023 78 cents). It also said it returned $1.96 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in 2024.
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Aluminum Cup Review and Impairment Charge
The company said its board approved in Q4 2024 that it pursue alternatives for the aluminum cup business, including an option to form a strategic partnership in early 2025, which is expected to result in deconsolidation of the business by Ball. It said it recorded a noncash impairment charge of $233 million after the business met held-for-sale criteria.
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2024 Full-Year Operating and Free Cash Flow
The company reported full-year 2024 free cash flow of $(369) million, calculated as operating cash flow of $115 million less capital expenditures of $484 million. Adjusted free cash flow, which adds back $766 million in taxes paid related to the aerospace divestiture, was $397 million.
Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits
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