BLL: Key Statistics for BALL CORP

Market Cap (intraday):	4.23B
Enterprise Value (27-Oct-04)³:	5.94B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	16.37
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-05)¹:	13.99
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	1.39
Price/Sales (ttm):	0.81
Price/Book (mrq):	4.74
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.13
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	8.62

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	30-Jun-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	4.79%
Operating Margin (ttm):	9.11%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	5.96%
Return on Equity (ttm):	34.09%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	5.25B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	46.14
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	29.00%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	884.20M
EBITDA (ttm):	688.50M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	261.60M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	2.299
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	47.30%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	35.90M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	0.32
Total Debt (mrq)²:	1.74B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	1.953
Current Ratio (mrq):	1.198
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	7.937

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	593.70M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	461.00M

View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
Income Statement - Balance Sheet
Cash Flow

TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.093
52-Week Change:	33.62%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	25.88%
52-Week High (7-Oct-04):	38.80
52-Week Low (17-Nov-03):	26.60
50-Day Moving Average:	42.68
200-Day Moving Average:	60.73

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	562,170
Average Volume (10 day):	581,000
Shares Outstanding:	112.37M
Float:	107.80M
% Held by Insiders:	4.07%
% Held by Institutions:	72.26%
Shares Short (as of 8-Oct-04):	2.72M
Daily Volume (as of 8-Oct-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 8-Oct-04):	4.095
Short % of Float (as of 8-Oct-04):	2.52%
Shares Short (prior month):	2.67M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	0.40
Dividend Yield:	1.06%
Dividend Date:	15-Sep-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	30-Aug-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	24-Aug-04

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Jun-04)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Jun-04)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-03)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
¹ = Data provided by Thomson; ² = Data provided by EDGAR Online;
³ = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance