Ball (BALL) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $695 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Ball Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ball's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($955.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,335.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($1,335.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($695.00 Mil).

Ball's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($563.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($548.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($548.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($695.00 Mil).

Ball Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ball's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Ball Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Ball Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,798.00

1,366.00

563.00

548.00

695.00

Ball Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															548.00	572.00	955.00	1,335.00	695.00

Ball Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Ball (BALL) Business Description

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Address

9200 West 108th Circle, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021

Website

https://www.ball.com

Ball is the world's largest metal can manufacturer with market share over 40% in its three main regions (North America, Europe, and South America). The company is focused on increasing capacity amid a wave of new developed-market demand, while also investing in faster-growing emerging-market economies. Ball maintains a small presence in the U.S. defense industry through its aerospace segment. Ball spun-off its glass jar business in 1993 and is now owned by Newell. The company reports four segments—beverage packaging, North and Central America (44% of revenue), beverage packaging, EMEA (25%), beverage packaging, South America (14%), aerospace (14%)—and it generated $15.3 billion in revenue in 2022.

Executives

Ronald J. Lewis	officer: SR VP & COO	C/O COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, 2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, NW, 14TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30339
Howard H Yu	officer: E.V.P and C.F.O	250 S. KRAEMER BLVD., BREA CA 92821
Hannah S. Lim	officer: SVP, CLO & CORP SEC	2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084
Deron Goodwin	officer: Vice President & Treasurer	9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
David A Kaufman	officer: President, Ball Aerospace	9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
John A Hayes	officer: VP, CORP STR, MKTG & PROD DEV	C/O BALL CORP, 10 LONGS PEAK DR, BROOMFIELD CO 80021-2510
Daniel William Fisher	officer: Sr VP & COO Global Bev Pkg	2526 SPRUCE MEADOWS DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80023
Cynthia Niekamp	director	PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Betty J. Sapp	director	C/O BALL CORPORATION, 10 LONGS PEAK DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80021-2510
Stacey J. Panayiotou	officer: SVP and CHRO	9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Nate C Carey	officer: Vice President & Controller	10 LONGS PEAK DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Dune Ives	director	9200 W. 108TH CIRCLE, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Pedro Henrique Mariani	director	10 LONGS PEAK DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Michael J Cave	director	C/O ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 500 108TH AVE NE, SUITE 1500, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Georgia R Nelson	director	C/O TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC, 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 48377-3626