About ashland inc. - ASH
Ashland, Inc. is an additives and specialty ingredients company, which engages in the provision of architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical products. It operates through the following segments: Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates. The Life Sciences segment is involved in pharmaceuticals, nutrition, nutraceuticals, agricultural chemicals, diagnostic films, and fine chemicals. The Personal Care segment consists of biofunctionals, microbial protectants, skin care, sun care, oral care, hair care, and household solutions. The Specialty Additives segment focuses on rheology and performance-enhancing additives serving the architectural coatings, construction, energy, automotive, and various industrial markets. The Intermediates segment refers to production of 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.
ASH At a Glance
Ashland, Inc.
8145 Blazer Drive
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
| Phone | 1-302-995-3000 | | Revenue | 1.82B |
| Industry | Food: Specialty/Candy | | Net Income | -845,000,000.00 |
| Sector | Consumer Non-Durables | | Employees | 2,900 |
| Fiscal Year-end | 09 / 2026 | | | |
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ASH Valuation
| P/E Current | 64.517 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | N/A |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.208 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.157 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 16.45 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 8.883 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.88 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.435 |
ASH Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 628,965.517 |
| Income Per Employee | -291,379.31 |
| Receivables Turnover | 7.537 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.356 |
ASH Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 2.849 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.506 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.626 |
ASH Profitability
| Gross Margin | 23.958 |
| Operating Margin | 5.373 |
| Pretax Margin | -44.353 |
| Net Margin | -46.327 |
| Return on Assets | -16.03 |
| Return on Equity | -34.451 |
| Return on Total Capital | -24.219 |
| Return on Invested Capital | -21.381 |
ASH Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 78.256 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 43.901 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 32.314 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 77.153 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 43.282 |