Ashland Inc ASH
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News
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Ashland sets date for fiscal 2024 second-quarter earnings release and conference call webcast
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Ashland Board appoints Scott A. Tozier as new director
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Ashland announces executive organization changes to personal care and specialty additives
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Ashland drives gender parity, shines spotlight on the inspirational power of women from lab bench to real life, and announces Responsible Solvers™ speaker series
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Ashland reports financial results1 for first quarter fiscal 2024; issues outlook for second quarter and full-year fiscal 2024
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Ashland board authorizes quarterly dividend
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $93.94
- Day Range
- $93.58–94.67
- 52-Week Range
- $70.82–105.15
- Bid/Ask
- $37.75 / $105.00
- Market Cap
- $4.70 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 314,524 / 369,982
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 27.31
- Price/Sales
- 2.33
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.64%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.64%
- Total Yield
- 8.02%
Company Profile
Ashland Inc is a world-wide specialty materials company that serves a wide range of industrial markets. The company has a business-centric operating model and is organized into four distinct segments: life sciences, personal care, specialty additives, and intermediates. Key customers for the firm include pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of personal care products, food and beverages, and nutraceuticals and supplements. The life sciences segment derives maximum revenue. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada in its North America designation and includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa in its Europe designation.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Stock Style Box
- Small Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 3,800
- Website
- http://www.ashland.com
Comparables
Valuation
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Metric
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ASH
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ECVT
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AMRSQ
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 27.31 | 12.66 | — |
Price/Book Value | 1.54 | 1.63 | — |
Price/Sales | 2.33 | 1.72 | — |
Price/Cash Flow | 17.05 | 7.49 | — |
Price/Earnings
ASH
ECVT
AMRSQ
Financial Strength
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Metric
|
ASH
|
ECVT
|
AMRSQ
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 1.42 | 0.22 |
Current Ratio | 3.30 | 2.07 | 0.52 |
Interest Coverage | 2.93 | 2.83 | −18.44 |
Quick Ratio
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ECVT
AMRSQ
Profitability
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Metric
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ASH
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ECVT
|
AMRSQ
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.20% | 4.89% | −70.03% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 4.19% | 13.08% | — |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 3.61% | 8.10% | −99.14% |
Return on Assets
ASH
ECVT
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