What does reportable legal entities — PP&E (net) mean?

The total value of physical assets like factories and machinery after accounting for wear and tear.

How do you interpret reportable legal entities — PP&E (net)?

An increase typically signals ongoing capital investment in capacity expansion, while a decrease may indicate asset depreciation or divestment.

How does reportable legal entities — PP&E (net) compare across companies?

Standardized as 'Net PP&E' across all capital-intensive manufacturing industries.

Ball Corporation BALL Reportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

CDWReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

$87.7M-15.2%

APTVReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

$2.97B-19.0%

RSReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

$1.35B—

WYReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

$1.21B—

CGReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

$97.8M+5.6%

TPX

TPXReportable Legal Entities — PP&E (Net)

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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 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — PP&E (net) mean?: The total value of physical assets like factories and machinery after accounting for wear and tear.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — PP&E (net)?: An increase typically signals ongoing capital investment in capacity expansion, while a decrease may indicate asset depreciation or divestment.
How does reportable legal entities — PP&E (net) compare across companies?: Standardized as 'Net PP&E' across all capital-intensive manufacturing industries.