Ball Corp. Q2 Profit Rises - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Ball Corporation (BLL) reported second quarter net earnings attributable to the corporation of $160.4 million, or $1.13 per share, compared to $153.1 million, or $1.07 per share in the comparable quarter last year.

Comparable earnings per share were $0.89 in the second quarter 2015, compared to $1.13 in the second quarter of 2014. On average, ten analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.94 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Sales for the latest second quarter were $2.17 billion, compared with $2.29 billion in the prior year period, while nine analysts expected revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter.