As of today (2024-04-25), Ball's share price is $65.4125.
Ball's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.58. Hence, Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 25.40.
The historical rank and industry rank for Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
BALL'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.98 Med: 22.35 Max: 752.11
Current: 25.4
During the past 13 years, Ball's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 752.11. The lowest was 10.98. And the median was 22.35.
BALL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 78.14% of 247
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 12.26
vs BALL: 25.40
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, Ball's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 133.40% per year. The lowest was -143.60% per year. And the median was 6.85% per year.
Ball Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
Competitive Comparison of Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Ball Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Ball's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Ball's Share Price of today is $65.4125.
Ball's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.58.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
Ball Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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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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