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ASH NYSE

Ashland Inc.
1W: +1.7% 1M: +4.8% 3M: +7.0% YTD: +23.4% 1Y: +49.2% 3Y: +2.4% 5Y: -16.8%
$72.78
+0.46 (+0.64%)
After Hours: $69.59 (-3.19, -4.38%)
Weekly Expected Move ±2.9%
$69 $71 $73 $75 $77
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 71 · $3.3B mcap · 38M float · 1.93% daily turnover · Short 72% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 54% of companies Debt: 30.8% of company value Bonds: $67.0M held by 98 funds, 128 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.18 (down 97%), Ashland Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.48B against a stock market value of $3.31B.
Distance to default 5.50 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $687.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 38.0%; Altman Z 2.19. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

📊 Key Metrics

TTM
$2B
Revenue
-1.4% YoY
$52M
Net Income
+106.0% YoY
$323M
Free Cash Flow
+447.5% YoY
31.2%
Gross Margin
8.2%
Op. Margin
3.2%
Net Margin

💰 Income Flow

How revenue becomes profit

💵 Cash Flow

Where cash goes

🏦 Balance Sheet

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

📈 Financial Health

Profitability

ROE2.8%
ROA1.1%
ROIC2.8%

Valuation

P/E63.8
P/B1.8
EV/EBITDA10.4

Leverage

Debt/Equity0.79
Current Ratio3.05
Interest Cov.3.1x

Quality Scores

Piotroski F7/9
Altman Z2.13
Beneish M-2.64

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