Ball (FRA:BL8) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €1,581 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Ball Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ball's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (€1,250.90 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€637.32 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (€637.32 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€1,581.48 Mil).

Ball's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (€498.26 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€517.31 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 (€517.31 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€637.32 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

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,618.20

1,122.85

498.26

517.31

637.32

Ball Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															534.25	881.47	1,250.90	637.32	1,581.48

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 (FRA:BL8) 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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9200 West 108th Circle, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021

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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.

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