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BALL CORP (NYSE)
BLL	50.73	0.34	(0.67%)	Vol. 706,328	16:00 ET

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.

General Information

BALL CORP

10 Longs Peak Drive P.O. Box 5000 Broomfield, CO 80021-2510 Phone: 303 469-3131 Fax: 303-4693131 Web: www.ball.com Email: ascott@ball.com

Industry	CONTNRS-MTL/GLS
Sector:	Industrial Products

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/28/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	50.39
52 Week High	52.46
52 Week Low	30.69
Beta	0.66
20 Day Moving Average	811,645.63
Target Price Consensus	56.1

% Price Change
4 Week	0.46
12 Week	3.34
YTD	21.16

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-0.63
12 Week	-2.57
YTD	0.27

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	94.12
Market Capitalization (millions)	4,742.61
Short Ratio	2.01
Last Split Date	08/24/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.79%
Annual Dividend	$0.40
Payout Ratio	0.11
Change in Payout Ratio	-0.02
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/28/2009 / $0.10

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.71
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	3.90
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	5.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/28/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	1.89
30 Days Ago	1.89
60 Days Ago	1.89
90 Days Ago	1.89

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	12.93
Trailing 12 Months:	13.37
PEG Ratio	2.59

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	9.73%
vs. Previous Quarter	3.33%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-1.95%
vs. Previous Quarter:	2.23%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	3.21
Price/Cash Flow	7.36
Price / Sales	0.66

ROE
09/30/09	28.76
06/30/09	28.46
03/31/09	26.77

ROA
09/30/09	5.54
06/30/09	5.53
03/31/09	5.37

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.72
06/30/09	1.27
03/31/09	1.37

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	1.14
06/30/09	0.69
03/31/09	0.73

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.97
06/30/09	4.82
03/31/09	4.63

Net Margin
09/30/09	6.62
06/30/09	6.51
03/31/09	5.89

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	6.62
06/30/09	6.51
03/31/09	5.89

Book Value
09/30/09	15.72
06/30/09	13.94
03/31/09	11.85

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	6.05
06/30/09	5.98
03/31/09	5.99

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	1.71
06/30/09	1.54
03/31/09	2.12

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	63.13
06/30/09	60.59
03/31/09	67.95


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