ScoreWhy is Ashland, Inc. ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -18.37%
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -27 MM has Fallen at -74.09%
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 174 MM
- NET SALES(HY) At USD 942 MM has Grown at -15.82%
3
Risky - Negative Operating Profits
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.11%, its profits have fallen by -129.7%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -19.11% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Ashland, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Ashland, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Ashland, Inc.
-6.0%
-1.00
39.82%
S&P 500
17.78%
0.70
20.15%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-5.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-20.42%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.93
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.51
Tax Ratio
60.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
4.98%
ROE (avg)
5.12%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.21
EV to EBIT
41.07
EV to EBITDA
9.07
EV to Capital Employed
1.13
EV to Sales
1.82
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
93.49%
ROCE (Latest)
2.75%
ROE (Latest)
-6.57%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend13What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 10.23
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -12 MM has Grown at 50%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -11 MM has Grown at 59.99%
-9What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 305.88
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 11.17% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.53 times
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 386 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 52 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 13.47 %
Here's what is working for Ashland, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 10.23 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -12 MM has Grown at 50%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -24 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -11 MM has Grown at 59.99%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -27.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Ashland, Inc.
Net Sales
At USD 386 MM has Fallen at -15.4%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 456.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 305.88
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 386 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 52 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 13.47 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.53 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.17% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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