Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc.
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About Ashland Inc.
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Guillermo Novo
- Headquarters
- 8145 Blazer Drive, Wilmington, DE, US
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- CEO
- Guillermo Novo
- Headquarters
- 8145 Blazer Drive, Wilmington, DE, US
Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients worldwide. It operates through Life Sciences; Personal Care & Household; Specialty Additives; and Intermediates and Solvents segments.
The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions.
The Personal Care & Household segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers.
The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding.
The Intermediates and Solvents segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical.
The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Ashland Inc.. Starting points for Ashland Inc.: P/E 62.3, EPS $1.13, beta 0.39 — an Chemicals - Specialty name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Ashland Inc.. Ashland Inc. paid $1.67 per share over the last year — a 2.4% yield at the current $70.91 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Ashland Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Ashland Inc. stands at $1.13. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Ashland Inc.. Ashland Inc. has reported as a listed company since 1980. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Buying and selling by Ashland Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Ashland Inc. have traded between $45.21 and $80.94 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Ashland Inc.. Ashland Inc. is a $3.25B Basic Materials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
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