Ashland Inc.

NYSE: ASH · Real-Time Price · USD
49.55
-2.12 (-4.10%)
At close: Jun 13, 2025, 3:59 PM
49.59
0.07%
After-hours: Jun 13, 2025, 05:16 PM EDT

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
Financial Ratio History

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
Full Income Statement

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
Full Balance Sheet

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
Full Cash Flow Statement

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%
Dividend Details

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
Stock Forecasts

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