[ASH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q1]

Stock
[ASH] Ashland Inc.
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2005
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q1]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -40.54%
YoY- -29.79%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue -159,000 2,708,000 2,299,000 2,429,000 2,550,000 2,821,000 2,149,000 -
PBT -86,000 136,000 55,000 107,000 65,000 1,531,000 57,000 -
Tax -61,000 43,000 6,000 40,000 -45,000 -236,000 24,000 -
NP 200,000 93,000 49,000 66,000 111,000 1,767,000 33,000 232.04%
Tax Rate - -31.62% -10.91% -37.38% 69.23% 15.41% -42.11% -
Total Cost -359,000 2,615,000 2,250,000 2,363,000 2,439,000 1,054,000 2,116,000 -
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin -125.79 3.43 2.13 2.72 4.35 62.64 1.54 -
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 3.10 1.31 0.68 0.92 1.55 24.13 0.45 261.62%
EPS Diluted 3.06 1.29 0.67 0.91 1.53 23.65 0.44 263.91%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.