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Ball (BALL) Cash Flow from Operations : $891 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ball Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Ball's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $3,686 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $167 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $-643 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $176 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $0 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $-4,633 Mil. In all, Ball's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1,247 Mil.


Ball Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ball's Cash Flow from Operations 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 Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Ball Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,548.00 1,432.00 1,760.00 301.00 1,863.00

Ball Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Flow from Operations 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 -275.00 636.00 766.00 736.00 -1,247.00

Ball Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Ball's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Ball's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $891 Mil.

* 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.


Ball  (NYSE:BALL) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Ball's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,686 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Ball's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $167 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Ball's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-643 Mil. It means Ball's working capital declined by $643 Mil from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Ball's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $176 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Ball's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Ball's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Ball's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Ball's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-4,633 Mil.


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Ball (BALL) Business Description

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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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