Ashland Inc. (ASH) is a Chemicals - Specialty company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $55.35. It has a SharesGrow Score of 49/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of ASH = $386.26 (+597.9% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is ASH = $66 (+19.9% upside).
Valuation: ASH trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -3.7 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $1.8B, -8.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $845M (loss), growing at -228.6%/yr. Net profit margin is -46.3% (negative). Gross margin is 30.1% (-4.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.6B against $1.9B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.83, moderate). Current ratio is 2.85 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 34.2%. Total assets: $4.6B.
Analyst outlook: 15 / 24 analysts rate ASH as buy (63%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 75/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 51/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 10/100 (Fail).
