NYSE$BALL

Ball Corp · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a net loss due to non-cash impairment for Russian operations and delivered stable comparable operating earnings amid cost inflation and demand volatility.

Ball Corporation reported a net loss of $174 million, or a loss of 55 cents per diluted share, on sales of $4.13 billion. Comparable earnings per diluted share were 82 cents. The company is rephasing certain beverage can growth capital projects and optimizing production capabilities.

  • Second quarter U.S. GAAP loss per diluted share of 55 cents vs. earnings per diluted share of 61 cents in 2021; company recorded non-cash, long-lived asset impairment for Russian operations during second quarter of 2022
  • Second quarter comparable earnings per diluted share of 82 cents vs. 86 cents in 2021
  • Global beverage can shipments up 3.3%; multi-year sustainability and growth thesis intact
  • Strong aerospace backlog and contracts won-not-booked of $3.0 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.13B

Previous: $3.46B+19.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.82

Previous: $0.62+32.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$819M

Previous: -$757M-8.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$984M

Previous: -$555M-77.3%
Net Income

-$165M

Previous: $202M-181.7%
Operating Income

-$107M

Previous: $373M-128.7%
Gross Profit

-$3.45B

Previous: -$2.76B-24.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$480M

Previous: $571M-15.9%
Total Assets

$20.9B

Previous: $19.1B+9.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Ball · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.13B

Q2 2022+19.5%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ball · $3.44B total across 3 segments · Q2 2022

  • Beverage Pkg NCA
    $1.78B+16.5%
  • Beverage Pkg EMEA
    $1.13B+25.1%
  • Beverage Pkg South Am
    $534M+18.1%

Forward guidance

Ball Corporation is well-positioned for medium-term and long-term growth and returning significant value to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.

Tailwinds

  • Business execution
  • Being good stewards of our cash
  • Controlling the things we can control in today’s global economic and geopolitical environments is key
  • Our company’s resiliency, financial strength, recession resistant business portfolio and low cost of capital continue to provide stability, optionality and opportunities for long-term growth
  • Well-positioned for medium-term and long-term growth and returning significant value to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends

Headwinds

  • Global economic environments
  • Geopolitical environments
  • Inflationary costs
  • Economic volatility
  • Associated effects

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

38 / 68 earnings

Positive

+12.1%

Q1 2023

Best reaction

-22.6%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.1%-3.9%-14.3%
Q4 2025+8.0%+17.3%+11.5%
Q3 2025+1.6%+4.0%+3.7%
Q1 2025-0.4%+0.5%+3.2%
Q4 2024-6.9%-9.4%-6.3%
Q3 2024-8.1%-6.6%-3.2%
Q2 2024+1.5%-0.8%-0.0%
Q1 2024+8.1%+4.3%+5.2%
Q4 2023+7.3%+3.2%+15.9%
Q3 2023+7.7%+5.4%+18.5%
Q2 2023+1.3%-1.4%-3.8%
Q1 2023+12.1%+9.1%+4.2%
Q4 2022+0.9%-1.4%-2.3%
Q3 2022+6.3%+5.6%+16.6%
Q2 2022-22.6%-24.6%-23.3%
Q1 2022-13.6%-17.0%-11.6%
Q4 2021-1.0%-1.3%+1.3%
Q3 2021-3.9%-3.0%-0.9%
Q2 2021+7.9%+12.4%+23.2%
Q1 2021+2.1%+2.8%+10.8%
Q4 2020+0.2%-2.3%-9.9%
Q3 2020+3.6%+0.9%+0.1%
Q2 2020+0.7%-1.5%+9.9%
Q1 2020-2.8%-5.8%-0.6%
Q4 2019-1.8%-2.1%-29.7%
Q3 2019-4.9%-4.7%-5.6%
Q2 2019-2.0%+0.7%+7.6%
Q1 2019+0.9%+0.4%+3.6%
Q4 2018+0.7%+1.9%+6.4%
Q3 2018-0.4%+2.6%+3.1%
Q2 2018+2.3%+2.3%+3.3%
Q1 2018-2.1%+1.4%+1.0%
Q4 2017-1.4%+1.5%-0.6%
Q3 2017-1.7%-4.2%-2.3%
Q2 2017-2.5%-1.1%-2.0%
Q1 2017-0.4%-1.3%+4.4%
Q4 2016-1.6%-3.6%-1.0%
Q3 2016-0.0%-3.4%-3.2%
Q2 2016+0.2%-0.4%-3.4%
Q1 2016+1.0%
Q4 2015+3.0%
Q3 2015+4.3%
Q2 2015-3.2%
Q1 2015-0.8%
Q4 2014-0.1%
Q3 2014-0.8%
Q2 2014+0.9%
Q1 2014+2.0%
Q4 2013-0.4%
Q3 2013+0.1%
Q2 2013-3.4%
Q1 2013-0.6%
Q4 2012-1.4%
Q3 2012+0.4%
Q2 2012+4.2%
Q1 2012+0.5%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+1.8%
Q1 2010+1.8%
Q2 2011+3.9%
Q1 2011+0.9%
Q4 2010-1.3%
Q4 2008-1.3%
Q3 2010+2.5%
Q3 2009+2.5%
Q2 2009+0.2%
Q2 2010+0.2%
Q4 2009+0.2%

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