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Ball Corp (BALL) Q2 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Estimates
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Ball Corporation (BALL - Free Report) has reported second-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings of 61 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. The bottom line declined 26% year over year.
On a reported basis, the company posted earnings per share of 55 cents against the prior-year quarter’s loss per share of 55 cents. The results include the impacts of the 2022 business divestments.
Total sales were $3,566 million in the reported quarter, down 13.7% from the year-ago quarter’s levels and missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,811 million. Global beverage can shipments were down 4.9%, excluding the impacts of the 2022 Russia business divestment.
Operational Update
Cost of sales amounted to $2,916 million in second-quarter 2023, down 15.4% from the year-ago quarter. The gross profit totaled $650 million, down from the year-ago quarter’s $689 million. The gross margin came in at 18.2%, up from the prior-year quarter’s 16.7%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 2.5% year over year to $165 million. Adjusted operating profit was $349 million compared with the prior-year quarter’s $392 million. The adjusted operating margin came in at 9.8%, up from the prior-year quarter’s 9.5%.
Ball Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
The Beverage packaging , North and Central America segment’s revenues decreased 13.4% year over year to $1,537 million in the second quarter. We predicted sales to be $1,598 million. Operating earnings amounted to $175 million, up 6.7% year over year. Our estimate for the segment's operating earnings was $185 million.
Sales at the Beverage packaging , EMEA segment were $920 million in the quarter, down 18.8% year over year. The reported figure missed our estimated sales of $1,007 million. Operating earnings were $98 million, down 24% year over year. We had projected operating earnings of $114 million.
The Beverage packaging , South America segment’s revenues were $405 million in the reported quarter, down 24.2% year over year. Our projection for the segment’s sales was $486 million. Operating earnings slumped 42.3% to $30 million. The reported figure missed our estimate of $47 million.
The Aerospace segment’s sales were up 1.8% year over year to $499 million. We projected sales of $500 million for the segment. Operating earnings increased 50% to $36 million. Our estimate for its operating earnings was $46 million.
At the end of the quarter, the segment’s contracted backlog was $2.6 billion. Contracts already won but not yet booked into the current contracted backlog were $6 billion.
Financial Condition
The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $955 million at the end of second-quarter 2023, down from $480 million at the end of the prior-year quarter. Cash generated from operating activities amounted to $361 million in the first half of 2023 against a cash utilization of $398 million in the last-year comparable period.
The company’s long-term debt decreased to $7.5 billion at the end of the second quarter from $8.4 billion at the end of the year-ago quarter.
Price Performance
The company’s shares have lost 3.7% over the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 2.2%.
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Zacks Rank and Key Picks
Ball Corp currently carries a Zacks #3 Rank (Hold).
Worthington Industries has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 14.9%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for WOR’s fiscal 2023 earnings is pegged at $5.65 per share. The consensus estimate for 2023 earnings has moved north by 22.6% in the past 60 days. Its shares gained 43.4% in the last year.
Manitowoc has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 256.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MTW’s 2023 earnings is pegged at $1.12 per share. The consensus estimate for 2023 earnings has moved 7.8% north in the past 60 days. MTW’s shares gained 54.8% in the last year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Terex’s 2023 earnings per share is pegged at $1.61. Estimates were unchanged in the last 60 days. It has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 27.1%. TEX gained 84.7% in the last year.
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Ball Corp (BALL) Q2 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Estimates
Ball Corporation (BALL - Free Report) has reported second-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings of 61 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 59 cents. The bottom line declined 26% year over year.
On a reported basis, the company posted earnings per share of 55 cents against the prior-year quarter’s loss per share of 55 cents. The results include the impacts of the 2022 business divestments.
Total sales were $3,566 million in the reported quarter, down 13.7% from the year-ago quarter’s levels and missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,811 million. Global beverage can shipments were down 4.9%, excluding the impacts of the 2022 Russia business divestment.
Operational Update
Cost of sales amounted to $2,916 million in second-quarter 2023, down 15.4% from the year-ago quarter. The gross profit totaled $650 million, down from the year-ago quarter’s $689 million. The gross margin came in at 18.2%, up from the prior-year quarter’s 16.7%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 2.5% year over year to $165 million. Adjusted operating profit was $349 million compared with the prior-year quarter’s $392 million. The adjusted operating margin came in at 9.8%, up from the prior-year quarter’s 9.5%.
Ball Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Segmental Performance
The Beverage packaging , North and Central America segment’s revenues decreased 13.4% year over year to $1,537 million in the second quarter. We predicted sales to be $1,598 million. Operating earnings amounted to $175 million, up 6.7% year over year. Our estimate for the segment's operating earnings was $185 million.
Sales at the Beverage packaging , EMEA segment were $920 million in the quarter, down 18.8% year over year. The reported figure missed our estimated sales of $1,007 million. Operating earnings were $98 million, down 24% year over year. We had projected operating earnings of $114 million.
The Beverage packaging , South America segment’s revenues were $405 million in the reported quarter, down 24.2% year over year. Our projection for the segment’s sales was $486 million. Operating earnings slumped 42.3% to $30 million. The reported figure missed our estimate of $47 million.
The Aerospace segment’s sales were up 1.8% year over year to $499 million. We projected sales of $500 million for the segment. Operating earnings increased 50% to $36 million. Our estimate for its operating earnings was $46 million.
At the end of the quarter, the segment’s contracted backlog was $2.6 billion. Contracts already won but not yet booked into the current contracted backlog were $6 billion.
Financial Condition
The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $955 million at the end of second-quarter 2023, down from $480 million at the end of the prior-year quarter. Cash generated from operating activities amounted to $361 million in the first half of 2023 against a cash utilization of $398 million in the last-year comparable period.
The company’s long-term debt decreased to $7.5 billion at the end of the second quarter from $8.4 billion at the end of the year-ago quarter.
Price Performance
The company’s shares have lost 3.7% over the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 2.2%.
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Zacks Rank and Key Picks
Ball Corp currently carries a Zacks #3 Rank (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks from the Industrial Products sector are Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR - Free Report) , The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW - Free Report) and Terex Corporation (TEX - Free Report) . WOR and MTW sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, and TEX has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Worthington Industries has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 14.9%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for WOR’s fiscal 2023 earnings is pegged at $5.65 per share. The consensus estimate for 2023 earnings has moved north by 22.6% in the past 60 days. Its shares gained 43.4% in the last year.
Manitowoc has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 256.3%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MTW’s 2023 earnings is pegged at $1.12 per share. The consensus estimate for 2023 earnings has moved 7.8% north in the past 60 days. MTW’s shares gained 54.8% in the last year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Terex’s 2023 earnings per share is pegged at $1.61. Estimates were unchanged in the last 60 days. It has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 27.1%. TEX gained 84.7% in the last year.