Ball Corp Q2 Result Tops Estimates

  • Ball Corporation BLL reported second-quarter FY21 sales growth of 24% year-on-year, to $3.46 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.22 billion.
  • Beverage packaging, North and Central America sales rose 20% Y/Y, beverage packaging EMEA increased 29.6%, beverage packaging South America gained 37.4%, and Aerospace segment sales rose 4.8%.
  • Global beverage can volumes up 13% and specialty mix exceeds 49% in Q2.
  • Comparable EPS of $0.86 beat the analyst consensus of $0.83.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 49.5% Y/Y to $166 million.
  • The company held $571 million in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2021. Cash provided by operating activities for the six months amounted to $168 million.
  • Year-to-date aerospace contracted backlog improved 25% to $3 billion; won-not-booked backlog of $5.1 billion.
  • Looking ahead, Ball Corp said it is positioned to exceed the long-term EPS growth goal of 10%-15%.
  • Price action: BLL shares are trading lower by 0.11% at $78.94 in premarket on the last check Thursday.
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