Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	18.50	BLL's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than 79% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 13.90 vs. BLL: 18.50 )	BLL' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 8.08   Max: 23.67 Current: 18.5 8.08 23.67
P/B	6.13	BLL's P/B is ranked lower than 80% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.17 vs. BLL: 6.13 )	BLL' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 1.21   Max: 6.78 Current: 6.13 1.21 6.78
P/S	0.82	BLL's P/S is ranked lower than 63% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.62 vs. BLL: 0.82 )	BLL' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.24   Max: 0.94 Current: 0.82 0.24 0.94
PFCF	17.20	BLL's PFCF is ranked higher than 76% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 15.72 vs. BLL: 17.20 )	BLL' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 4.85   Max: 131.48 Current: 17.2 4.85 131.48
EV-to-EBIT	13.78	BLL's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 72% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 12.21 vs. BLL: 13.78 )	BLL' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 7.6   Max: 536.8 Current: 13.78 7.6 536.8
PEG	1.59	BLL's PEG is ranked higher than 95% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.81 vs. BLL: 1.59 )	BLL' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0.31   Max: 11.57 Current: 1.59 0.31 11.57
Shiller P/E	20.15	BLL's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 94% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 21.76 vs. BLL: 20.15 )	BLL' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 10.17   Max: 89.56 Current: 20.15 10.17 89.56

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	0.94	BLL's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than 61% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.37 vs. BLL: 0.94 )	BLL' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.54   Max: 2.27 Current: 0.94 0.54 2.27
Dividend Payout	0.2	BLL's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 93% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 0.64 vs. BLL: 0.2 )	BLL' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.08   Max: 0.27 Current: 0.2 0.08 0.27
Dividend growth (3y)	18.9	BLL's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 96% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.50 vs. BLL: 18.9 )	BLL' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 23.6 Current: 18.9 0 23.6
Yield on cost (5-Year)	2.13	BLL's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than 53% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 2.38 vs. BLL: 2.13 )	BLL' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 1.28   Max: 5.37 Current: 2.13 1.28 5.37
Share Buyback Rate	4.5	BLL's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 96% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: -0.50 vs. BLL: 4.5 )	BLL' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 4.5   Max: -1 Current: 4.5

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	5.8	BLL's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 72% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 4.50 vs. BLL: 5.8 )	BLL' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 3   Max: 8.9 Current: 5.8 3 8.9
Price/DCF (Projected)	1.1	BLL's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 92% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. BLL: 1.1 )	BLL' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.8   Max: 8 Current: 1.1 0.8 8
Price/Median PS Value	1.2	BLL's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 77% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. BLL: 1.2 )	BLL' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 1.3 Current: 1.2 0.5 1.3
Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value	1.3	BLL's Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value is ranked higher than 91% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. BLL: 1.3 )	BLL' s 10-Year Price/Peter Lynch Fair Value Range Min: 0.6   Max: 1.6 Current: 1.3 0.6 1.6
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	7.30	BLL's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 89% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 7.55 vs. BLL: 7.30 )	BLL' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 0.2   Max: 13.1 Current: 7.3 0.2 13.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	16.03	BLL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 97% of the 206 Companies in the Global Packaging & Containers industry. ( Industry Median: 3.36 vs. BLL: 16.03 )	BLL' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -4.5   Max: 51 Current: 16.03 -4.5 51

Business Description

Ball Corporation was organized in 1880 and incorporated in Indiana in 1922. The Company is a supplier of metal and plastic packaging to the beverage, food and household products industries. Its packaging products are produced for a variety of end uses and are manufactured in plants around the world. The Company also provides aerospace and other technologies and services to governmental and commercial customers within its aerospace and technologies segment. The Company reports five reportable segments: metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia, metal beverage packaging, Europe, metal food and household products packaging, Americas, plastic packaging, Americas and aerospace and technologies. Its largest product lines are aluminum and steel beverage containers. It also produce steel food containers and steel and aluminum aerosol containers for beverages, food, personal care and household products, as well as steel paint cans, decorative steel tins and aluminum slugs. The Company sells its packaging products mainly to major beverage, food, personal care and household products companies with which it has developed long-term customer relationships. It sells a majority of its packaging products to relatively few major companies in North America, Europe, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Brazil and Argentina, as do its equity joint ventures in the U.S. and Vietnam. The Company's aerospace business is of designing, development and manufacturing of innovative aerospace systems for civil, commercial and national security aerospace markets. It produces spacecraft, instruments and sensors, radio frequency systems and components, data exploitation solutions and a variety of advanced aerospace technologies and products that enable deep space missions. The Company and its customers and suppliers are subject to various federal, state and provincial laws and regulations.
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Industry:	Packaging & Containers
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