TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 479.0M
Gross Profit 147.0M 30.69%
Operating Income 33.0M 6.89%
Net Income 31.0M 6.47%
EPS (Diluted) $0.65

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 5.2B
Total Liabilities 2.7B
Shareholders Equity 2.6B
Debt to Equity 1.04

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 93.0M
Free Cash Flow -20.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Ashland Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.1B2.2B2.4B2.1B2.0B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.5B1.5B1.6B1.4B1.4B
Gross Profit i618.0M668.0M830.0M670.0M599.0M
Gross Margin % i29.2%30.5%34.7%31.7%29.7%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i55.0M51.0M55.0M50.0M56.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i404.0M365.0M393.0M358.0M400.0M
Other Operating Expenses i-----8.0M
Total Operating Expenses i459.0M416.0M448.0M408.0M448.0M
Operating Income i83.0M159.0M288.0M172.0M59.0M
Operating Margin % i3.9%7.3%12.0%8.1%2.9%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i10.0M12.0M4.0M1.0M1.0M
Interest Expense i53.0M54.0M62.0M69.0M88.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-62.0M46.0M-20.0M51.0M-487.0M
Pre-tax Income i-24.0M160.0M206.0M135.0M-577.0M
Income Tax i-223.0M-8.0M25.0M-38.0M-22.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%-5.0%12.1%-28.1%0.0%
Net Income i169.0M178.0M927.0M220.0M-508.0M
Net Margin % i8.0%8.1%38.8%10.4%-25.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i343.0M409.0M553.0M404.0M244.0M
EPS (Basic) i$3.40$3.36$17.17$3.86$-8.33
EPS (Diluted) i$3.36$3.31$16.41$3.59$-8.39
Basic Shares Outstanding i4900000053000000540000005700000061000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i4900000053000000540000005700000061000000

Income Statement Trend

Ashland Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i300.0M417.0M646.0M210.0M454.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i243.0M338.0M402.0M369.0M437.0M
Inventory i545.0M626.0M629.0M473.0M506.0M
Other Current Assets107.0M125.0M91.0M68.0M87.0M
Total Current Assets i1.2B1.5B1.8B1.7B1.5B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i114.0M122.0M107.0M124.0M126.0M
Goodwill i3.5B3.6B3.6B4.0B3.6B
Intangible Assets i757.0M892.0M969.0M1.1B1.0B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets874.0M664.0M695.0M776.0M1.4B
Total Non-Current Assets i4.4B4.4B4.4B4.9B5.3B
Total Assets i5.6B5.9B6.2B6.6B6.9B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i214.0M210.0M265.0M236.0M211.0M
Short-term Debt i20.0M38.0M19.0M397.0M302.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities---50.0M28.0M
Total Current Liabilities i490.0M456.0M553.0M934.0M813.0M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i1.4B1.4B1.4B1.7B1.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i29.0M148.0M176.0M237.0M229.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities25.0M22.0M16.0M21.0M36.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i2.3B2.4B2.4B2.9B3.0B
Total Liabilities i2.8B2.8B3.0B3.9B3.8B
Equity
Common Stock i1.0M1.0M1.0M1.0M1.0M
Retained Earnings i3.3B3.6B3.7B2.8B2.6B
Treasury Stock i-----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i2.9B3.1B3.2B2.8B3.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i1.5B1.5B1.4B2.1B2.0B
Working Capital i705.0M1.0B1.2B783.0M734.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Ashland Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i199.0M168.0M181.0M173.0M-508.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i274.0M243.0M241.0M244.0M235.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i15.0M22.0M18.0M15.0M14.0M
Working Capital Changes i171.0M54.0M-271.0M77.0M55.0M
Operating Cash Flow i348.0M453.0M136.0M482.0M-287.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-137.0M-159.0M-62.0M-100.0M-128.0M
Acquisitions i26.0M00-295.0M9.0M
Investment Purchases i-53.0M-47.0M-87.0M-149.0M-21.0M
Investment Sales i53.0M47.0M87.0M150.0M21.0M
Investing Cash Flow i-51.0M-109.0M-102.0M-367.0M-85.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-380.0M-300.0M-200.0M-450.0M0
Dividends Paid i-78.0M-76.0M-70.0M-70.0M-66.0M
Debt Issuance i-00450.0M804.0M
Debt Repayment i00-250.0M-427.0M-826.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-479.0M-371.0M-896.0M-426.0M9.0M
Free Cash Flow i274.0M73.0M-326.0M455.0M70.0M
Net Change in Cash i-182.0M-27.0M-862.0M-311.0M-363.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Ashland Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 18.02
Forward P/E 9.34
Price to Book 1.30
Price to Sales 1.31
PEG Ratio 0.00

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -46.07%
Operating Margin 7.34%
Return on Equity -34.43%
Return on Assets 1.78%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.68
Debt to Equity 78.61
Beta 0.48

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $-17.97
Book Value per Share $41.33
Revenue per Share $39.98

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
ash2.4B18.021.30-34.43%-46.07%78.61
Linde plc 222.6B34.375.8617.01%20.02%60.56
Sherwin-Williams 91.5B36.3920.7062.43%11.03%308.57
Albemarle 9.9B33.521.26-9.99%-22.39%35.76
Eastman Chemical 7.6B9.291.3014.39%8.96%90.60
NewMarket 7.4B15.624.6033.74%17.28%56.98

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.