earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Ashland Q1 sales down 10% YoY to $473M; adj. EBITDA falls 35% to $70M
ASHLAND INC.
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.51
revenue$473,000,000
- Net income from continuing ops $28M ($0.54 diluted EPS) vs $42M ($0.76) a year ago; adjusted EPS excl. intangibles $0.45 vs $0.97.
- Sales $473M, down 10% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $70M, down 35% from $108M, above prior outlook range.
- Operating cash flow $201M; ongoing free cash flow $66M vs negative $21M a year ago, helped by inventory reduction.
- Repurchased 1.2M shares for $100M in Q1; $900M remaining under evergreen buyback authorization.