Ashland Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 23.03% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Ashland Inc.'s free cash flow has increased 6.38K% from $-4.00M last year to $251.00M, signaling increasing performance

Ashland Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.80, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Ashland Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.83 last year to 0.80 today, signaling strengthened financials

Ashland Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.37x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

Ashland Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is 1.56, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Ashland Inc.'s profit margin was -46.33% last year and is 0.21% this year, signaling increasing performance

Ashland Inc.'s short-term assets of $1.34B exceed its short-term liabilities of $452.00M

Ashland Inc.'s return on assets of 0.09% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Ashland Inc.'s return on equity of 0.21%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Ashland Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Ashland Inc. had positive net income in 4 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Ashland Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Ashland Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 7.15%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Ashland Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 100.47% since last year from $-845.00M to $4.00M, signaling increasing performance

Ashland Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 2.14% since last year from $1.82B to $1.86B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 0.90% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Ashland Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -5.26% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Ashland Inc. had revenue growth in only 2 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

Ashland Inc. had positive ROE in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Ashland Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 49.28 based on Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF) model

Ashland Inc. has an earnings yield of 0.11%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Ashland Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 23.18 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model

Ashland Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 15.31x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Ashland Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 3.70 based on Base Earnings Fair Value model

Ashland Inc.'s earnings growth over the measurement period is negative; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Ashland Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.91x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Ashland Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.89x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue