How do you interpret europe — number of manufacturing facilities acquired?

An increase indicates aggressive regional expansion or a strategic move to acquire new production capabilities, while a stable or zero count suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

How does europe — number of manufacturing facilities acquired compare across companies?

Peers in the packaging or industrial manufacturing sectors often report similar metrics under capital expenditure or M&A activity disclosures.

Ball Corporation BALL Europe — Number Of Manufacturing Facilities Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '16

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IREurope — Number of businesses acquired

1—

BWAEurope — Number of properties

2—

IRUnited States and Europe — Number of businesses acquired

0.5—

MKSIEurope — Number Of Facilities Yet To Close

0.50.0%

SWKEurope — Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

$290M+6.1%

CCKEuropean Food — Restructuringand Related Cost Numberof Facilities Closed

0.5—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+16.3%

Gross profit$646.0M+7.0%

Operating income$196.0M-26.6%

Net income$205.0M+14.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.77+22.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$730.0M+62.6%

Total debt$7.9B+16.0%

Total equity$5.6B+1.8%

Total assets$19.8B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$777.0M-16.8%

CapEx$161.0M+98.8%

Free cash flow-$938.0M-25.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.37B+7.0%

Enterprise value$22.53B+8.7%

P/E16.3×-12.0×

P/S1.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.2%-1.2pp

Operating margin9.6%+2.1pp

Net margin6.9%+2.7pp

FCF margin0.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17%+9.0pp

Debt / equity1.4×+0.2×

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ball Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept bll:NumberOfManufacturingFacilitiesAcquired.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-K, filed February 22, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does europe — number of manufacturing facilities acquired mean?: The total number of manufacturing plants bought by the company in Europe during the period.
How do you interpret europe — number of manufacturing facilities acquired?: An increase indicates aggressive regional expansion or a strategic move to acquire new production capabilities, while a stable or zero count suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does europe — number of manufacturing facilities acquired compare across companies?: Peers in the packaging or industrial manufacturing sectors often report similar metrics under capital expenditure or M&A activity disclosures.