Ashland Inc. (ASH)

Price$58.01

Value ScoreD

Growth ScoreD

Momentum ScoreB

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)4.24%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)6.76%

VGM Score43.19

Market Capitalization$2.65B

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)2.90%

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)28.20x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$40.75

P/TBV (Annual)1.64x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$1.68

Revenue Growth (3Y)-8.63%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$4.32

Payout Ratio (TTM)79.17%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)-12.25%

Gross Margin (TTM)32.73%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)-39.08%

EPS (TTM)$-15.32

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.99M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$-15.32

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)$7.49

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)0.63%

ROA (Last FY)-18.33%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)-7.23%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$-12.22

ROE (5Y Avg)0.81%

Operating Margin (TTM)-33.94%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$-0.09

P/B Ratio1.42x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)1.36x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$-291,400

EV / Revenue (TTM)2.04x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)-34.17x

ROA (TTM)-15.50%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)-47.27%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)30.33x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

Current Ratio (Annual)2.85x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.78x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.79M

52-Week Price Return13.71%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)30.16x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$623,800

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$29.20

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.45x

Asset Turnover (Annual)0.40x

52-Week High$65.65

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 Return20.17%

Quick Ratio (Annual)1.51x

13-Week Price Return-7.02%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)3.06x

Enterprise Value$3.68B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)3.71%

Asset Turnover (TTM)0.40x

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

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$629,000

Inventory Turnover (Annual)2.22x

Pretax Margin (Annual)-44.35%

Cash / Share (Annual)$4.67

3-Month Return Std Dev47.83%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)32.25%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$-243,800

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)-3.64%

ROE (Last FY)-44.38%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)1.23x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$-18.37

P/FCF (TTM)12.93x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)7.70x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)18.60x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.74x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$-15.32

Receivables Turnover (Annual)7.52x

ROI (TTM)-21.65%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)8.42%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.47x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)-4.63%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$39.65

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$29.04

Forward P/E14.12x

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-14.50%

Year-to-Date Return-1.31%

5-Day Price Return1.21%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$-18.37

ROA (5Y Avg)1.18%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)-46.33%

Month-to-Date Return8.71%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$7.63

EBITD / Share (Annual)$-15.48

Operating Margin (Annual)-42.49%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.73x

P/CF (TTM)9.37x

ROI (5Y Avg)1.53%

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.74x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$-15.32

P/TBV (Quarterly)1.90x

Payout Ratio (Annual)46.15%

P/B Ratio (Annual)1.15x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$1.66

Inventory Turnover (TTM)2.32x

Pretax Margin (TTM)-35.05%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$41.39

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-16.76%

Dividend Yield (TTM)2.87%

Beta0.44x

P/FCF (Annual)9.68x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$39.33

ROE (TTM)-37.52%

52-Week Low$46.30

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Earnings Surprise History

Q2 260.91est. 0.95

Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Chemicals Wholesale(3)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
ASHAshland Inc.	D	D	B	$58.01
HWKNHawkins Inc	F	B	B	$157.90
NPTTexxon Holding Limited Ordinary shares	C	A	F	$1.25
BHATBlue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology Ordinary Shares	—	B	F	$0.00

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.