[ASH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2006 [#Q2]

Stock
[ASH] Ashland Inc.
Announcement Date
30-Mar-2006
Financial Year
2006
Quarter
31-Mar-2006 [#Q2]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -25.76%
YoY- 48.48%
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Quarter Result
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
Revenue 1,813,000 -159,000 2,708,000 2,299,000 2,429,000 2,550,000 2,821,000 -25.46%
PBT 74,000 -86,000 136,000 55,000 107,000 65,000 1,531,000 -86.65%
Tax 21,000 -61,000 43,000 6,000 40,000 -45,000 -236,000 -
NP 49,000 200,000 93,000 49,000 66,000 111,000 1,767,000 -90.77%
Tax Rate -28.38% - -31.62% -10.91% -37.38% 69.23% 15.41% -
Total Cost 1,764,000 -359,000 2,615,000 2,250,000 2,363,000 2,439,000 1,054,000 40.83%
Ratio Analysis
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
NP Margin 2.70 -125.79 3.43 2.13 2.72 4.35 62.64 -87.63%
Per Share
31/12/06 30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 CAGR
EPS 0.76 3.10 1.31 0.68 0.92 1.55 24.13 -89.96%
EPS Diluted 0.75 3.06 1.29 0.67 0.91 1.53 23.65 -89.91%

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.