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Ball Corporation BALL Reportable Legal Entities — Selling General And Administrative Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

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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:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed November 8, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense mean?
The overhead costs of running the business, such as administrative salaries and marketing expenses.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense?
Lower expenses relative to revenue indicate better operational efficiency and cost management.
How does reportable legal entities — selling general and administrative expense compare across companies?
Standardized as 'SG&A' on the income statement for almost all public companies.