Ashland vs Texxon
ASH and NPT side by side, both in wholesale trade-non-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASH and NPT compare
Texxon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.5% versus −1.4% for Ashland).
Ashland pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Texxon does not pay one.
Ashland scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 1 for Texxon), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ASH | NPT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.5B | – |
| Share price | $76.72 | $1.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 53.8% | −58.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −29.8% | −87.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 2,900 | 26 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.9× | – |
| P/B | 1.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 14.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 7.1% | – |
| Fair value | $61.27 | – |
| Margin of safety | −25.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.4% | 18.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.0% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −198% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −200% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.5% (better) | 0.59% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% (better) | −0.08% |
| Net margin | – | −0.12% |
| FCF margin | 13.6% (better) | −5.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.8% (better) | −0.82% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.73 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.85 | – |
| Current ratio | 3.05 (better) | 0.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.51 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 114% | – |
| Held by insiders | 10.2% | 93.4% |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.3% | 0.11% |
Go deeper
- ASH stock overview
- ASH income statement
- ASH valuation and score
- NPT stock overview
- NPT income statement
- NPT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.