This document discusses Ball Corporation's use of non-GAAP financial measures like EBITDA and EBIT to evaluate pre-tax cash flows. It provides Ball's EBITDA and EBIT for the 12 months ended March 30, 2008, which were $928.3 million and $637.7 million respectively. It also discusses other measures like interest coverage, net debt, free cash flow that Ball uses internally and defines what these measures represent and how they are calculated. The document notes that these non-GAAP measures should be considered along with Ball's GAAP financial statements and earnings releases.