Ashland Financial Statements
Ashland Financial Information
| Company Type | Public Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | September |
Ashland Income Statement
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($ mil.) | 8,381.0 | 7,834.0 | 7,277.0 |
| Gross Profit ($ mil.) | 1,325.0 | 1,387.0 | 1,247.0 |
| Operating Income ($ mil.) | -- | 272.0 | -- |
| Total Net Income ($ mil.) | 167.0 | 230.0 | 407.0 |
| Diluted EPS (Net Income) | 2.63 | 3.60 | 5.64 |
Ashland Quarterly Statements
| Quarter Ending Mar 09 | Quarter Ending Dec 08 | Quarter Ending Sep 08 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($ mil.) | 1,990.0 | 1,966.0 | 2,215.0 |
| Gross Profit ($ mil.) | 459.0 | 325.0 | 317.0 |
| Operating Income ($ mil.) | -- | -- | -- |
| Total Net Income ($ mil.) | 48.0 | (119.0) | (10.0) |
| Diluted EPS (Net Income) | 0.65 | (1.73) | (0.15) |
Ashland Financial Ratios
| Company | Industry Median |
Market Median1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Price/Sales Ratio | 0.21 | 0.26 | 5.93 |
| Price/Earnings Ratio | (294.12) | 106.38 | 21.55 |
| Price/Book Ratio | 0.56 | 0.70 | 5.70 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 3.25 | 4.44 | 36.90 |
1 Public companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and the NASDAQ National Market.
Detailed Ashland Financial Ratios
Ashland Competitive Intelligence
| Arkema | Brenntag | Granite Construction | Hexion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Sales ($ mil.) | 8,353.0 | 0.4 | 2,674.2 | 6,093.0 |
| Employees | 18,600 | 4 | 3,500 | 6,800 |
| Market Cap ($ mil.) | 982.8 | -- | 1,266.6 | -- |
Competitive Landscape



