EX-99.9 10 ex99-9.htm ASHLAND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GROSS PROFIT ex99-9.htm
 
Exhibit 99.9
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Performance Materials gross profit)
 
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
            
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
17.3
21.3
20.5
 17.3  17.1
February
18.6
22.2
19.7
 17.1  17.9
March
20.7
22.9
20.5
 18.1  19.5
April
21.5
23.4
21.0
 18.5  19.0
May
21.6
24.2
21.4
 18.1  18.0
June
22.6
25.0
21.9
  17.5   
July
22.7
24.6
 21.2
 16.1 
 
August
22.9
22.8
 20.1
14.6 
  
September
21.2
20.3
 18.1
 14.6 
  
October
21.6
20.4
 18.4
 14.8 
  
November
20.9
20.8
18.7
 16.1   
December
21.6
21.1
 18.2
 15.9   

 
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
           
 
2005
2006
2007
 2008 2009
January
18.9
21.8
22.2
 19.4  16.6
February
18.9
21.9
21.9
 19.4  16.5
March
18.8
22.1
21.7
 19.1  16.6
April
19.0
22.3
21.6
 18.9  16.5
May
19.3
22.5
21.2
 18.5  16.3
June
19.7
22.8
21.0
18.0 
  
July
19.9
22.8
 20.8
 17.6 
 
August
20.2
22.5
 20.5
17.1 
  
September
20.4
22.5
 20.3
17.0 
  
October
20.9
22.4
 20.2
16.7 
  
November
21.1
22.5
20.0
 16.5   
December
21.6
22.3
 19.6
 16.6   
 
 
*NOTE:  August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.