Ashland Inc. (ASH)
Ashland Statistics
Share Statistics
Ashland has 45.69M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by -5.87% in one year.
| 45.69M |
| -5.87% |
| 0.01% |
| 94.44% |
| 45.16M |
| 36 |
| 0.01% |
Short Selling Information
The latest short interest is 1.53M, so 3.24% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.
| 1.53M |
| 3.24% |
| 3.27% |
| 3.15 |
Valuation Ratios
The PE ratio is 22.02 and the forward PE ratio is 11.3. Ashland's PEG ratio is 3.08.
| 22.02 |
| 11.3 |
| 1.76 |
| 1.2 |
| 1.3 |
| 11.45 |
| 3.08 |
Enterprise Valuation
Ashland has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 4.89B.
| 2.31 |
| 13.58 |
| 10.58 |
| 15.04 |
Financial Position
The company has a current ratio of 2.44, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.51.
| 2.44 |
| 1.33 |
| 0.51 |
| 4.08 |
| 4.52 |
| -0.49 |
Financial Efficiency
Return on Equity is 5.89% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.17%.
| 5.89% |
| 2.99% |
| 4.17% |
| $660,312.5 |
| $52,812.5 |
| 3,200 |
| 0.37 |
| 2.74 |
Taxes
| -223M |
| 929.17% |
Stock Price Statistics
The stock price has increased by -46.99% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.51, so Ashland's price volatility has been higher than the market average.
| 0.51 |
| -46.99% |
| 50.91 |
| 68.63 |
| 52.11 |
| 683,226 |
Income Statement
In the last 12 months, Ashland had revenue of 2.11B and earned 169M in profits. Earnings per share was 3.6.
| 2.11B |
| 618M |
| -26M |
| 169M |
| 360M |
| 29M |
| 3.6 |
Balance Sheet
The company has 300M in cash and 1.47B in debt, giving a net cash position of -1.17B.
| 300M |
| 1.47B |
| -1.17B |
| 3.31B |
| 5.23B |
| 612M |
Cash Flow
In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 462M and capital expenditures -137M, giving a free cash flow of 325M.
| 462M |
| -137M |
| 325M |
| 7.6 |
Margins
Gross margin is 29.25%, with operating and profit margins of -1.23% and 8%.
| 29.25% |
| -1.23% |
| -1.14% |
| 8% |
| 17.04% |
| -1.23% |
| 15.38% |
Dividends & Yields
ASH pays an annual dividend of $2.04, which amounts to a dividend yield of 3.29%.
| $2.04 |
| 3.29% |
| 5.19% |
| -108.24% |
| 4.54% |
| 8.73% |
Analyst Forecast
The average price target for ASH is $70.5, which is 36.6% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".
| $70.5 |
| 36.6% |
| Buy |
| 5 |
Fair Value
There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.
| n/a |
| n/a |
| 77.19 |
| 49.54% |
Stock Splits
The last stock split was on May 15, 2017. It was a forward split with a ratio of 511:250.
| May 15, 2017 |
| forward |
| 511:250 |
Scores
| 0.96 |
| 5 |