Ashland Inc. (ASH)

Price$57.47

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)10.56%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)5.32%

Market Capitalization$2.63B

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)2.98%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)27.98x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$41.04

P/TBV (Annual)1.64x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$1.66

Revenue Growth (3Y)-8.63%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$3.37

Payout Ratio (TTM)60.32%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-7.76%

Gross Margin (TTM)33.28%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)-38.32%

EPS (TTM)$-15.01

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.59M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$-15.01

Revenue Growth (5Y)-1.98%

EPS (Annual)$-18.37

Dividend / Share (Annual)$1.63

ROI (Annual)-25.70%

Gross Margin (Annual)32.35%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)3.80%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$6.64

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)-4.69%

ROA (Last FY)-18.33%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)-11.73%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$-12.11

ROE (5Y Avg)0.81%

Operating Margin (TTM)-33.33%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$-0.09

P/B Ratio1.40x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)1.43x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$-0

EV / Revenue (TTM)2.06x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)-34.17x

ROA (TTM)-14.58%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)35.56x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

Current Ratio (Annual)2.85x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.61x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.71M

52-Week Price Return9.87%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)30.16x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$1

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$29.06

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.44x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.40x

52-Week High$65.64

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)-2.91%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

CapEx CAGR (5Y)-5.92%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)-7.91%

26-Week Price Return14.55%

Quick Ratio (Annual)1.51x

13-Week Price Return-13.49%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)3.15x

Enterprise Value$3,712.964

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)3.71%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.38x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)-3.62%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$1

Inventory Turnover (Annual)2.22x

Pretax Margin (Annual)-44.35%

Cash / Share (Annual)$4.67

3-Month Return Std Dev36.40%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)32.25%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$-0

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-34.82%

ROE (Last FY)-44.38%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)2.71x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

P/FCF (TTM)14.53x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)10.23x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)24.11x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.74x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$-15.01

Receivables Turnover (Annual)7.52x

ROI (TTM)-20.10%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)8.42%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.46x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)-4.63%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$39.65

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$29.04

Forward P/E14.72x

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-19.96%

Year-to-Date Return-5.11%

5-Day Price Return-1.15%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$-18.37

ROA (5Y Avg)1.18%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)-46.33%

Month-to-Date Return0.11%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$7.63

EBITD / Share (Annual)$-15.72

Operating Margin (Annual)-42.49%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

P/CF (TTM)10.82x

ROI (5Y Avg)1.53%

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.74x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$-15.01

P/TBV (Quarterly)2.02x

Payout Ratio (Annual)46.15%

P/B Ratio (Annual)1.15x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$1.64

Inventory Turnover (TTM)2.20x

Pretax Margin (TTM)-34.05%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$41.39

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-14.18%

Dividend Yield (TTM)2.89%

Beta0.46x

P/FCF (Annual)9.60x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$39.26

ROE (TTM)-33.63%

52-Week Low$46.30

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Industry Peers — Chemicals Wholesale(2)

Symbol	P/E Ratio (Annual)	ROE (TTM)	Operating Margin (TTM)	Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)	Price
ASHAshland Inc.	—	-33.63%	-33.33%	-11.73%	$57.47
HWKNHawkins Inc	36.35x	16.73%	11.51%	11.65%	$147.49
BHATBlue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology Ordinary Shares	—	-16.02%	-6.15%	3876.31%	$0.68

About

Ashland Inc. is a specialty materials company providing functional additives and ingredients to pharmaceuticals, personal care, food and beverage, coatings, construction, energy, and electronics markets. The company operates through four segments: Life Sciences (the largest, serving pharmaceutical and nutrition applications), Personal Care (skin, hair, oral, and household products), Specialty Additives (coating performance enhancers), and Intermediates (BDO and derivatives for polymers, electronics, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals). With operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, Ashland serves a diverse global customer base.