Ashland Inc
ASHAbove valueHeld by 2 superinvestors.
SEC 10-K · fundamentals
Business quality
as of 2025-09-30Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.
- Revenue growth
- -13.7%
- Net margin
- -46.3%
- ROE
- -44.4%
- FCF margin
- 2.0%
Valuation · value band
Above fair value
Zero-growth floor
$17
Central IV
$16
Optimistic top
$18
Ashland Inc (ASH): A conservative value band $17–$18 / sh (zero-growth floor to growth-capped optimistic top); central read about $16. Today’s price sits above that band (price $74 as of 2026-08-26).
The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.
- Recent earnings are below the multi-year average, so the band uses the lower run-rate.
Revenue growth 0% (history declining, capped at zero) · moat 0 yr · discount 13.8% · Zero-growth downside $17
Price as of 2026-08-26 · yahoo · DGS10 4.7% @ 2026-08-26.
Method & numbers
A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.
Owner-earnings DCF $14.22 – $17.49 · Greenwald zero-growth $17.71 · zero-growth base $17.71 · reproduction $16.90
Moat Below asset base · terminal value 28% of present value · owner-earnings yield 3% vs 10Y 4.7%.
Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$0.72 – $5.40 / sh
Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.
Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 73% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).
Buffett owner-earnings value$15.22 – $17.71 / sh
Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 12.2–14.2% band (9–11% base + 3.2pp leverage premium). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).
Years: TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
v1 simplifications: Net income is below its multi-year average (cyclical/declining): normalized owner earnings anchored to the latest year — no peak-earnings capitalization (audit #2). Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 73% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% base band plus a 3.2pp leverage premium (cost of equity rises with leverage — MM Proposition II). Net debt is about 9.4 years of owner earnings, adding 3.2pp of cost-of-equity risk premium.
Reproduction value = tangible net assets $657.00M + capitalized R&D $120.40M（FY 2026, 2024, 2023, 2022） = $16.90 / sh. Reproduction value = tangible net assets (equity − goodwill − intangibles) + capitalized R&D (5y straight-line), ÷ diluted shares.
Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.
Growth value gated to zero — no moat or ROIIC ≤ WACC, so no growth value is credited.
Window TTM 2026-06-30, FY 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 21% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.
Baseline 9%–11%, net debt ≈ 9.4 years of owner earnings → +3.2pp cost-of-equity premium → effective 12.2%–14.2%.
Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 0% (history declining → capped at 0) · OE FY TTM 2026-06-30, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 12.36%–15.20% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, each +3.20pp for leverage premium, as of 2026-08-26). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp.
Valuation basis: trailing twelve months to 2026-06-30 — latest 10-K plus unaudited 10-Q filings.
How to read intrinsic valueSEC 13F · holders
Superinvestors Holding This Security
2 holders · $158.4M combined · this quarter +1 opened / -1 exited
- Value$124.9MWeight (prev→now)3.1% → 3.5% ▲
- Value$33.5MWeight (prev→now)New · 17.5%
SEC 13F · notes
Written summary
Written summary
Ashland Inc (ASH) is held by 2 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $158.4M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Leon Cooperman, where it makes up 3.5% of the portfolio.
Other notable holders by value include Alex Roepers (17.5% of its book).
Over the latest quarter, 1 of the tracked filers opened a new position in ASH, 1 added to existing ones, 0 trimmed, and 1 sold out entirely.
Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.
SEC 13F · co-ownership
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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14
Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.
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