[ASH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Mar-2005 [#Q2]

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[ASH] Ashland Inc.
Announcement Date
30-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Mar-2005 [#Q2]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -64.89%
YoY-
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 2,708,000 2,299,000 2,429,000 2,550,000 2,821,000 2,149,000 2,340,000 10.25%
PBT 136,000 55,000 107,000 65,000 1,531,000 57,000 149,000 -5.92%
Tax 43,000 6,000 40,000 -45,000 -236,000 24,000 55,000 -15.17%
NP 93,000 49,000 66,000 111,000 1,767,000 33,000 94,000 -0.71%
Tax Rate -31.62% -10.91% -37.38% 69.23% 15.41% -42.11% -36.91% -
Total Cost 2,615,000 2,250,000 2,363,000 2,439,000 1,054,000 2,116,000 2,246,000 10.70%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 3.43 2.13 2.72 4.35 62.64 1.54 4.02 -10.06%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 1.31 0.68 0.92 1.55 24.13 0.45 1.30 0.51%
EPS Diluted 1.29 0.67 0.91 1.53 23.65 0.44 1.28 0.52%

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.