02.03.23
Ball Corporation reported, on a U.S. GAAP basis, full-year 2022 net earnings attributable to the corporation of $719 million (including a net after-tax loss of $172 million, or 53 cents per diluted share for business consolidation and other non-comparable items) or diluted earnings per share of $2.25, on sales of $15.35 billion, compared to $878 million net earnings attributable to the corporation, or $2.65 per diluted share (including net after-tax charges of $279 million, or 84 cents per diluted share for business consolidation and other non-comparable items) on sales of $13.81 billion in 2021.
Ball's full-year 2022 comparable net earnings were $891 million, or $2.78 per diluted share compared to $1.16 billion, or $3.49 per diluted share in 2021.
Ball's fourth quarter 2022 net earnings attributable to the corporation on a U.S. GAAP basis, were $55 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.55 billion compared to $297 million, or 90 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.67 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Ball's fourth quarter 2022 comparable diluted earnings per share were 44 cents versus fourth quarter 2021 comparable diluted earnings per share of 97 cents.
"The company's 2022 results were driven by macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions leading to lower volume across the Americas, higher costs to manage inventory levels and decisive actions to align supply/demand and sell our Russian operations in response to the war in Ukraine. Our employees' agility to execute during another year of unprecedented and challenging activities with speed and empathy speaks to their professionalism and ownership mindset. In 2023, inflationary cost recovery, actions to reduce costs and operating safely and efficiently to serve sustainable aluminum packaging demand and deliver critical aerospace programs will significantly improve results in 2023," said Daniel W. Fisher, president and CEO.
Outlook
"We are controlling the things we can control in today's global economic and geopolitical environment. Following actions executed in the second half of 2022, we remain well-positioned for earnings and free cash flow growth, achieving appropriate leverage targets and returning value to shareholders," said Scott C. Morrison, EVP and CFO.
"As a fellow shareholder, 2022 was a very challenging year,” Fisher concluded. “We continue to actively manage our businesses through the lens of Drive for 10 and EVA. Our team is focused on delivering free cash flow, cost savings and operational efficiencies while ensuring tight supply/demand across our global plant network in the current environment. We look forward to driving a circular economy through the broader use of sustainable aluminum packaging and exquisite environmental, aerospace and defense technologies to preserve our planet, unlocking value and EVA generation from existing operations and maximizing cash flow to deleverage and return value to shareholders in 2023 and beyond.”
Ball's full-year 2022 comparable net earnings were $891 million, or $2.78 per diluted share compared to $1.16 billion, or $3.49 per diluted share in 2021.
Ball's fourth quarter 2022 net earnings attributable to the corporation on a U.S. GAAP basis, were $55 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.55 billion compared to $297 million, or 90 cents per diluted share, on sales of $3.67 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Ball's fourth quarter 2022 comparable diluted earnings per share were 44 cents versus fourth quarter 2021 comparable diluted earnings per share of 97 cents.
"The company's 2022 results were driven by macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions leading to lower volume across the Americas, higher costs to manage inventory levels and decisive actions to align supply/demand and sell our Russian operations in response to the war in Ukraine. Our employees' agility to execute during another year of unprecedented and challenging activities with speed and empathy speaks to their professionalism and ownership mindset. In 2023, inflationary cost recovery, actions to reduce costs and operating safely and efficiently to serve sustainable aluminum packaging demand and deliver critical aerospace programs will significantly improve results in 2023," said Daniel W. Fisher, president and CEO.
Outlook
"We are controlling the things we can control in today's global economic and geopolitical environment. Following actions executed in the second half of 2022, we remain well-positioned for earnings and free cash flow growth, achieving appropriate leverage targets and returning value to shareholders," said Scott C. Morrison, EVP and CFO.
"As a fellow shareholder, 2022 was a very challenging year,” Fisher concluded. “We continue to actively manage our businesses through the lens of Drive for 10 and EVA. Our team is focused on delivering free cash flow, cost savings and operational efficiencies while ensuring tight supply/demand across our global plant network in the current environment. We look forward to driving a circular economy through the broader use of sustainable aluminum packaging and exquisite environmental, aerospace and defense technologies to preserve our planet, unlocking value and EVA generation from existing operations and maximizing cash flow to deleverage and return value to shareholders in 2023 and beyond.”