secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ASHLAND INC. (ASH)
CIK:        0001674862
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-091991
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ashland Q3 adjusted EBITDA up 5% to $139M; adjusted EPS $1.49 beats prior year $1.23
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- Sales $544M flat YoY; adjusted EBITDA $139M (+5%) on volume gains, favorable mix, and deflationary raw materials.
- GAAP continuing ops EPS $0.60 vs $0.79; adjusted EPS excl. intangibles amortization $1.49 vs $1.23.
- Repurchased 1.3M shares during Q3; $770M remaining under authorization.
- Operating cash flow $128M; ongoing free cash flow $112M, up from $97M in prior-year quarter.
- Personal Care and Specialty Additives volume growth offset by weaker Life Sciences; June softer than expected.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017024091991/0000950170-24-091991-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674862/000095017024091991/ash-20240806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-091991

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