EX-99.6 7 ex99-6.htm ASHLAND HERCULES WATER TECHNOLOGIES GROSS PROFIT ex99-6.htm
 
Exhibit 99.6
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
 Ashland Hercules Water Technologies gross profit)
 
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
48.2
39.1
 38.1 30.5 36.2
February
47.5
38.4
 36.4 31.6 35.9
March
47.2
38.8
 37.3 32.6 34.5
April
46.8
39.6
 36.9 34.6 35.0
May
46.6
39.6
 37.8 36.3  
June
45.5
38.2
 37.2
  34.7  
July
42.3
 39.3
 37.1
  35.7  
August
39.6
 39.0
 36.2
  34.8  
September
38.4
 39.7
32.9
  36.7  
October
38.7
 39.0
 33.0
  36.1  
November
39.9
39.8
 31.5 36.0  
December
40.3
 39.3
 32.5 36.6  
 

12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
47.6
41.0
 39.0 34.0 35.6
February
47.4
40.5
 38.7 33.1 35.8
March
47.4
40.2
 38.6 33.0 35.6
April
47.2
39.8
 38.3 33.0 35.7
May
47.2
39.4
 38.3 33.2  
June
46.9
38.9
 38.4
  32.7  
July
45.7
 39.2
 37.8
  33.2  
August
44.5
 39.2
37.5
  33.3  
September
43.7
 39.2
36.7
  33.9  
October
43.0
 39.3
 36.3
  33.9  
November
42.4
39.2
 35.3 34.7  
December
41.9
 39.0
 34.8 35.2  

*NOTE:  Information from October 2008 and prior does not include the Paper Technologies and Ventures operations of Hercules acquired on November 13, 2008.  The calculated gross profit percentages for November and December of 2008 exclude the impact of purchase accounting inventory step-up adjustments.  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.  In May 2006 Ashland acquired the water treatment business of Degussa AG.