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BALL CORP(NYSE:BLL)
Ball is a manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging, primarily for beverages and foods, and a supplier of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers.
# Employees: 10400
Address: 10 Longs Peak Drive P.O. Box 5000,Broomfield,CO,USA
Phone: 303 469-3131
Fax: 303-4693131
Website: www.ball.com
Email: ascott@ball.com
Sector: Industrial Products
Industry: CONTNRS-MTL/GLS
Executive Officers
David R. Hoover (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)
Douglas K. Bradford (V.P.; Contrl.)
Raymond J. Seabrook (Exec. V.P.; C.F.O.)
Robert W. Alspaugh (Dir.)
Howard M. Dean (Dir.,)
Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date: 8/28/2009
Annual Dividend: $0.40
Current Dividend Yield: $0.79
Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.10
Indicated Dividend: $0.11
Earnings
Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009
Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/28/2010
Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.71
Mean EPS (Year): $3.90
Mean Estimate(Long Term): $5.00
P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 12.930
Number of Estimates: 12
Shares Performance
Period BLL Compare to S&P
YTD 21.16 % 0.27 %
4 Weeks 0.46 % -0.63 %
12 Weeks 3.34 % -2.57 %
Shares Information
Analyst Coverage: Y
Avg Volume: 811646
Shares Outstanding: 94M
Market Cap: $4.74B
52 Week High: $52.26
52 Week Low: $28.91
P/E Ratio: 13.370
PEG Ratio: 2.590
Split: On 8/24/2004 BLL split by factor of 2.000
Earnings Performance
EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 3.33 %
EPS Growth in Last Year: 9.73 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 2.23 %
Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -1.95 %
Financials
Qtr Book Value: $3.21
Cash Flow/Share: $7.36
Change in Payout Ratio: -0.020
Price/Sales: 0.660
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