Ashland Inc ASH
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News
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Ashland announces strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and portfolio management leader
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Ashland achieves certification by Fair Wage Network
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Ashland announces Life Sciences business leader
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Ashland Board appoints Ashish K. Kulkarni as new director
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Ashland board authorizes quarterly dividend
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Turnspire Capital Partners to Acquire Ashland Nutraceuticals Business
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Ashland signs definitive agreement to sell nutraceuticals business to Turnspire Capital Partners
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Ashland reports financial results1 for second quarter fiscal 2024; issues outlook for third quarter and full-year fiscal 2024
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $94.00
- Day Range
- $94.02–97.62
- 52-Week Range
- $70.82–102.50
- Bid/Ask
- $96.81 / $97.88
- Market Cap
- $4.88 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 240,505 / 353,893
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 29.70
- Price/Sales
- 2.40
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.60%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.66%
- Total Yield
- 6.88%
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
|
Metric
|
ASH
|
ECVT
|
4369
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 29.70 | 12.32 | 60.78 |
Price/Book Value | 1.56 | 1.59 | 5.07 |
Price/Sales | 2.40 | 1.65 | 12.35 |
Price/Cash Flow | 21.29 | 6.15 | 53.38 |
Price/Earnings
ASH
ECVT
4369
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
ASH
|
ECVT
|
4369
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.54 | 1.69 | 3.08 |
Current Ratio | 3.15 | 2.50 | 4.56 |
Interest Coverage | 1.58 | 2.76 | 133.46 |
Quick Ratio
ASH
ECVT
4369
Profitability
|
Metric
|
ASH
|
ECVT
|
4369
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.29% | 4.82% | 9.51% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 4.36% | 12.80% | 11.34% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 3.72% | 8.20% | 10.53% |
Return on Assets
ASH
ECVT
4369
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