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Profile - Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
50 E. RiverCenter Blvd., P.O. Box 391
Covington, KY 41012
Phone: (859) 815-3333
Fax: (859) 815-3559
Email: investor_relations@ashland.com
Employees (last reported count): 25,800
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 37%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 2 insider sells; 11.0K shares
·Institutional: 67% (106% of float)
(544 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 1.48M shares (+3.09%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Ashland Inc.'s businesses are grouped into five industry segments. APAC performs contract construction work, including highway paving and repair, excavation and grading, and bridge construction, and produces asphaltic and ready-mix concrete, crushed stone and other aggregate. Ashland Distribution distributes industrial chemicals, solvents, plastics, fiber reinforcements and fine ingredients in North America and plastics in Europe. Ashland Specialty Chemical manufactures and sells performance chemicals, resins, products and services and certain petrochemicals. Valvoline is a marketer of premium-branded, packaged motor oil and automotive chemicals, automotive appearance products, antifreeze, filters, rust preventives and coolants. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP), a joint venture with Marathon Oil Company, operates seven refineries with a total crude oil refining capacity of 935,000 barrels per day. Refined products are distributed through independent and Company-owned outlets.
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Financial Summary
Ashland, Inc. distributes industrial chemicals and solvents, markets Valvoline motor oil and automotive chemicals, performs contract construction work, and operates crude oil refineries. For the nine months ended 6/01, revenues rose less than 1% to $6.18 billion. Net income from continuing operations before acct. change and extraordinary item rose 44% to $281 million. Results reflect an increase in equity income and improvements in the Company's operating margins.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Paul Chellgren, 57
Chairman, CEO, Director
$2.8M$128K
J. Marvin Quin, 53
Sr. VP, CFO
1.1M--  
James Boyd, 54
Sr. VP and Group Operating Officer
1.2M--  
David D'Antoni, 55
Sr. VP and Group Operating Officer - Ashland Distribution Company and Ashland Specialty Chemical
1.1M51K
James O'Brien, 46
Sr. VP
801K--  
Dollar amounts are as of 30-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:ASHAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 30-Nov-2000
$30.625
Recent Price$42.40 
52-Week High
on 18-May-2001
$44.25 
Beta0.73 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)259.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)205.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+19.2%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+59.9%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$2.95B
Shares Outstanding69.5M
Float43.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$1.10 
Dividend Yield2.59%
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 29-July-1988
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$31.68 
Earnings (ttm)$5.37 
Earnings (mrq)$2.77 
Sales (ttm)$120.13 
Cash (mrq)$1.01 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)1.34 
Price/Earnings (ttm)7.90 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.35 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$8.45B
EBITDA (ttm)$1.04B
Income available to common (ttm)$379.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)4.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)9.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsSep 30
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)5.67%
Return on Equity (ttm)18.82%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.44 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.91 
Total Cash (mrq)$70.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short721.0K
Percent of Float1.6%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.04M
Short Ratio2.96 
Daily Volume244.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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