Sales of $544 millionNet income (including discontinued operations) of $6 million, or $0.12 per diluted shareIncome from continuing operations of $31 million, or $0.60 per diluted shareAdjusted income from continuing operations excluding intangibles amortization expense of $75 million, or $1.49 per diluted shareAdjusted EBITDA of $139 million, up five percent from the prior-year quarterCash flows provided by operating activities of $128 million; ongoing free cash flow2 of $112 millionRepurchased 1.3 million ...

Sales of $544 millionNet income (including discontinued operations) of $6 million, or $0.12 per diluted shareIncome from continuing operations of $31 million, or $0.60 per diluted shareAdjusted income from continuing operations excluding intangibles amortization expense of $75 million, or $1.49 per diluted shareAdjusted EBITDA of $139 million, up five percent from the prior-year quarterCash flows provided by operating activities of $128 million; ongoing free cash flow2 of $112 millionRepurchased 1.3 million ...

Investors might want to bet on Ashland (ASH) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.The power of a cha ...

Investors interested in stocks from the Chemical - Specialty sector have probably already heard of Ashland (ASH) and Novozymes A/S (NVZMY) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy tha ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Chemical - Specialty sector might want to consider either Ashland (ASH) or Novozymes A/S (NVZMY) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes compa ...

Investors interested in Basic Materials stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Aris Mining Corporation (ARMN) been one of those stocks this year? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.Aris Mining Corporation is one of 238 individual stocks in the Basic Materials sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #5 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to ...

WILMINGTON, Del., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to issue its third-quarter earnings release at approximately 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The company’s live webcast with securities analysts will include an executive summary and detailed remarks. The live webcast will take place at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 7. Simultaneously, the company will post a slide presentation in the Investor Relations section of its website at http://investor.ashland. ...

WILMINGTON, Del., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced plans to issue its third-quarter earnings release at approximately 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The company's live webcast with securities analysts will include an executive summary and detailed remarks. The live webcast will take place at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, August 7. Simultaneously, the company will post a slide presentation in the Investor Relations section of its website at http://investor.ashland. ...

WILMINGTON, Del., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) announced today that Omar Irani will join the company as vice president strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and portfolio management, effective July 22, 2024. Irani will report to Guillermo Novo, chair and chief executive officer, Ashland. Irani is an experienced business leader with a strong track record in strategy, profit improvement, and commercial excellence including organization design and product management, demand managemen ...

WILMINGTON, Del., June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) has strengthened its performance  towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and a more just and equitable society through  a relationship with the Fair Wage Network (FWN) to understand living wages for the company's 3,800 global employees. Following a rigorous and thorough process where compensation data for all employees was reviewed on an anonymous basis and steps were taken to remediate any pay gaps, Ashland ac ...