Ball Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Packaging
  • ISIN: US0584981064
USD
48.85
0.07 (0.14%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Ball Corp.
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WestRock Co.
International Paper Co.
Why is Ball Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 0.28% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Jun 25
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 200.39 MM has Grown at -61.4%
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 396.43
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.25% (YoY)
3
With ROCE of 10.27%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.41 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.51%, its profits have risen by 27.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -21.51% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you hold?
  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Ball Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Packaging should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Packaging)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Ball Corp. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ball Corp.
-20.0%
-1.08
26.67%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.01%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.28%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.90
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.81
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.15
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.03
Tax Ratio
23.98%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
92.39%
ROCE (avg)
10.28%
ROE (avg)
19.05%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
39
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.19
EV to EBIT
33.19
EV to EBITDA
22.19
EV to Capital Employed
3.41
EV to Sales
3.35
PEG Ratio
0.93
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.27%
ROE (Latest)
15.95%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

7What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 394.24 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.66 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,321 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.76

-14What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 200.39 MM has Grown at -61.4%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 396.43

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 9.25% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 758 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.42 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 84 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 10.03 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 191 MM has Fallen at -27.72%

Here's what is working for Ball Corp.
Net Profit
Higher at USD 394.24 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 394.24 MM has Grown at 49.6%
Year on Year (YoY)
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Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 3,321 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.76
in the last five periods
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Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.66 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Depreciation
Highest at USD 155 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Ball Corp.
Interest
At USD 84 MM has Grown at 20%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 396.43
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at USD 84 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 20% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 10.03 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 191 MM has Fallen at -27.72%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 264.25 MM
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 758 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.42 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.25% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales