Ball (BALL) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

: 315 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Ball's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 315 Mil.

Ball Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ball's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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Ball Annual Data

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Dec23

Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

331.10

326.26

325.99

316.43

314.78

Ball Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)																313.84	314.24	314.56	314.98	315.31

Ball Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that exact time point. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.

Ball (NYSE:BALL) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.

Be Aware

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.

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Ball (BALL) Business Description

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Address

9200 West 108th Circle, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021

Website

https://www.ball.com

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