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.
20.61%
-1.00
39.82%
S&P 500
22.99%
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
97
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.30
EV to EBIT
51.26
EV to EBITDA
9.66
EV to Capital Employed
1.19
EV to Sales
1.93
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.22%
ROCE (Latest)
2.32%
ROE (Latest)
1.33%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend18What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 24 MM has Grown at 283.74%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 7.7
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 119.32%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.96% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 482 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 32 MM has Grown at 58.02%
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Ashland, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 24 MM has Grown at 283.74%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 6.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 7.7 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 482 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 32 MM has Grown at 58.02%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 20.25 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 119.32%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.96% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
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