NYSE$BALL

Ball Corp · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ball's third quarter earnings reflected volume growth in North America and EMEA, which was offset by lower South America demand and total financial benefit muted by supply chain costs.

Ball Corporation reported third quarter 2021 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $179 million, or 54 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.6 billion. Comparable earnings per diluted share were 94 cents versus 89 cents in 2020.

  • Third quarter U.S. GAAP earnings per diluted share of 54 cents versus 72 cents in 2020.
  • Third quarter comparable earnings per diluted share of 94 cents versus 89 cents in 2020.
  • Third quarter volume growth in North America and EMEA offset by lower South America demand due to unfavorable weather and difficult year-over-year comparisons; year-to-date global beverage can volumes up 7%.
  • Strong aerospace contracted and won-not-booked backlog of $2.8 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.55B

Previous: $3.09B+14.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.55

Previous: $0.74-25.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.2B

Previous: -$683M-76.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$1.03B

Previous: -$443M-131.4%
Net Income

$179M

Previous: $240M-25.4%
Operating Income

$238M

Previous: $374M-36.4%
Gross Profit

-$2.85B

Previous: -$2.43B-17.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.45B

Previous: $771M+87.5%
Total Assets

$20.1B

Previous: $17B+18.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Ball · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.55B

Q3 2021+14.9%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 3 of 3 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ball · $3.06B total across 4 segments · Q3 2021

  • Beverage Pkg NCA
    $1.52B+14.5%
  • Beverage Pkg EMEA
    $937M+15.8%
  • Beverage Pkg South Am
    $462M+6.9%
  • Other
    $137M+85.1%

Forward guidance

Ball Corporation is well-positioned for long-term growth and cost/price recovery, expecting to grow cash from operations and EVA dollars while returning capital to shareholders and exceeding long-term diluted earnings per share growth goal of at least 10 to 15%.

Tailwinds

  • Company is well-positioned for long-term growth and cost/price recovery.
  • Businesses' resiliency, financial strength and flexibility provide the opportunity to accelerate return of value to shareholders.
  • Businesses' resiliency, financial strength and flexibility provide the opportunity to grow cash from operations.
  • Businesses' resiliency, financial strength and flexibility provide the opportunity to grow earnings.
  • Businesses' resiliency, financial strength and flexibility provide the opportunity to grow EVA dollars and effectively manage the business during evolving economic environments.

Headwinds

  • Intermittent disruptions across direct and indirect supply chains.
  • Cost inflections across direct and indirect supply chains.
  • Supply chain disruptions.
  • Inefficiencies.
  • Costs.

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 Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+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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