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 (%)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
21.3
20.5
 17.3  17.1 16.5
February
22.2
19.7
 17.1  17.9  
March
22.9
20.5
 18.1  19.5  
April
23.4
21.0
 18.5  19.0  
May
24.2
21.4
 18.1  18.0  
June
25.0
21.9
  17.5  16.9  
July
24.6
 21.2
 16.1 
 17.4  
August
22.8
 20.1
14.6 
  17.0  
September
20.3
 18.1
 14.6 
  16.0  
October
20.4
 18.4
 14.8 
  16.7  
November
20.8
18.7
 16.1  17.8  
December
21.1
 18.2
 15.9  18.4  

 
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
           
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
21.8
22.2
 19.4  16.6 17.4
February
21.9
21.9
 19.4  16.5  
March
22.1
21.7
 19.1  16.6  
April
22.3
21.6
 18.9  16.5  
May
22.5
21.2
 18.5  16.3  
June
22.8
21.0
18.0 
  16.4  
July
22.8
 20.8
 17.6 
 16.8  
August
22.5
 20.5
17.1 
  17.1  
September
22.5
 20.3
17.0 
  17.0  
October
22.4
 20.2
16.7 
  17.5  
November
22.5
20.0
 16.5  17.7  
December
22.3
 19.6
 16.6  17.7  
 
 
*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.