Ashland Valuation
Is AHT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of AHT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: AHT (€62.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€113.38)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AHT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AHT?
Key metric: As AHT is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is AHT's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 1.5x |
| Sales | US$2.05b |
| Market Cap | US$3.07b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 2.1x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 11.8x |
| PEG Ratio | 10.4x |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does AHT's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 0.8x | ||
WCH Wacker Chemie | 0.6x | 4.3% | €3.4b |
EVK Evonik Industries | 0.6x | 2.4% | €8.9b |
1COV Covestro | 0.8x | 4.0% | €10.9b |
ACT AlzChem Group | 1.2x | 6.8% | €649.3m |
AHT Ashland | 1.5x | 1.1% | €3.1b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the peer average (0.8x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does AHT's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?
| 24 Companies | Price / Sales | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Companies | Estimated Growth | Market Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (1.1x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is AHT's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 1.5x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 0.5x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: AHT is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | €62.50 | €82.91 +32.6% | 11.1% | €101.10 | €65.48 | n/a | 10 |
| Feb ’26 | €61.00 | €83.41 +36.7% | 10.5% | €100.91 | €65.35 | n/a | 10 |
| Jan ’26 | €68.00 | €88.48 +30.1% | 8.2% | €100.12 | €80.09 | n/a | 10 |
| Dec ’25 | €74.50 | €91.18 +22.4% | 6.9% | €100.04 | €79.08 | n/a | 10 |
| Nov ’25 | €77.00 | €92.97 +20.7% | 6.4% | €101.26 | €81.92 | n/a | 10 |
| Oct ’25 | €77.50 | €90.02 +16.2% | 6.6% | €98.43 | €79.64 | n/a | 10 |
| Sep ’25 | €80.00 | €91.85 +14.8% | 6.5% | €100.23 | €81.10 | n/a | 10 |
| Aug ’25 | €88.50 | €101.06 +14.2% | 8.5% | €115.97 | €82.84 | n/a | 10 |
| Jul ’25 | €87.00 | €102.27 +17.5% | 8.5% | €117.36 | €83.83 | n/a | 10 |
| Jun ’25 | €91.00 | €101.21 +11.2% | 8.1% | €115.93 | €82.81 | n/a | 11 |
| May ’25 | €90.00 | €101.61 +12.9% | 9.6% | €117.85 | €82.31 | n/a | 11 |
| Apr ’25 | €89.50 | €96.36 +7.7% | 9.5% | €115.73 | €80.83 | n/a | 11 |
| Mar ’25 | €86.00 | €94.88 +10.3% | 7.2% | €106.40 | €81.42 | n/a | 11 |
| Feb ’25 | €86.00 | €93.84 +9.1% | 7.4% | €105.80 | €80.96 | €61.00 | 10 |
| Jan ’25 | €76.00 | €82.81 +9.0% | 10.7% | €96.18 | €64.12 | €68.00 | 10 |
| Dec ’24 | €72.50 | €79.92 +10.2% | 12.3% | €95.58 | €63.72 | €74.50 | 10 |
| Nov ’24 | €71.50 | €93.13 +30.2% | 12.2% | €108.84 | €77.60 | €77.00 | 10 |
| Oct ’24 | €76.50 | €95.23 +24.5% | 12.0% | €108.62 | €79.59 | €77.50 | 10 |
| Sep ’24 | €79.00 | €94.09 +19.1% | 12.2% | €106.13 | €77.10 | €80.00 | 11 |
| Aug ’24 | €82.50 | €94.09 +14.0% | 12.2% | €106.13 | €77.10 | €88.50 | 11 |
| Jul ’24 | €79.50 | €96.36 +21.2% | 13.7% | €115.93 | €78.21 | €87.00 | 11 |
| Jun ’24 | €78.50 | €104.49 +33.1% | 12.0% | €128.92 | €85.34 | €91.00 | 11 |
| May ’24 | €90.50 | €115.76 +27.9% | 9.6% | €132.36 | €95.84 | €90.00 | 11 |
| Apr ’24 | €93.00 | €116.29 +25.0% | 8.8% | €131.95 | €96.21 | €89.50 | 11 |
| Mar ’24 | €95.00 | €116.29 +22.4% | 8.8% | €131.95 | €96.21 | €86.00 | 11 |
| Feb ’24 | €99.50 | €115.36 +15.9% | 8.9% | €131.08 | €94.67 | €86.00 | 11 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 22:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ashland Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| John McNulty | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Dmitry Silversteyn | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |