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Ashland (FRA:AHT) Net Cash per Share : €-43.59 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ashland Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Ashland's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €-43.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ashland's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:AHT's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 8.02
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Ashland Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashland's Net Cash per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Ashland Net Cash per Share Chart

Ashland Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -52.18 -47.14 -54.43 -43.90 -44.55

Ashland Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Net Cash per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -44.52 -45.59 -44.55 -43.44 -43.59

Competitive Comparison of Ashland's Net Cash per Share

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ashland's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ashland's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ashland's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ashland's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Ashland Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Ashland's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(390.729-2662.954-0)/51
=-44.55

Ashland's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(403.88-2588.88-0)/50.1274
=-43.59

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Ashland  (FRA:AHT) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Ashland (FRA:AHT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8145 Blazer Drive, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19808
Ashland Inc is a world-wide specialty materials company that serves a wide range of industrial markets. The company has a business-centric operating model and is organized into four distinct segments: life sciences, personal care, specialty additives, and intermediates. Key customers for the firm include pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of personal care products, food and beverages, and nutraceuticals and supplements. The life sciences segment derives maximum revenue. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada in its North America designation and includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa in its Europe designation.