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Ball (BALL) Net-Net Working Capital : $-41.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ball Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Ball's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-41.69.

The industry rank for Ball's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

BALL's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 6.16
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Ball Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ball's Net-Net Working Capital can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ball Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Ball Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -35.40 -37.60 -42.54 -43.87 -41.69

Ball Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -43.87 -44.06 -43.21 -41.75 -41.69

Competitive Comparison of Ball's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Ball's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ball's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ball's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ball's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Ball Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ball's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(695+0.75 * 1197+0.5 * 1559-15466
-0-68)/315.69
=-41.69

Ball's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(695+0.75 * 1197+0.5 * 1559-15466
-0-68)/315.69
=-41.69

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Ball  (NYSE:BALL) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Ball (BALL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9200 West 108th Circle, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021
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

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