EX-99.12 13 ex99-12.htm ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS (VALVOLINE) GROSS PROFIT ex99-12.htm
 
Exhibit 99.12
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline) gross profit)
 
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
21.4
24.5
 24.2 23.6 33.1
February
21.6
25.1
 24.0 29.1 32.4
March
22.0
25.6
 24.4 32.2 33.0
April
21.4
25.1
 24.6 36.5 32.8
May
20.4
25.3
 24.6 36.2 33.8
June
20.2
25.1
 23.9
  37.5 32.4
July
19.6
 25.9
 21.8
  37.2 31.3
August
19.0
 25.5
19.5
  36.8 29.9
September
16.0
 24.6
19.2
  35.5  28.9
October
17.9
 24.3
 20.1
  34.4 29.8
November
19.7
24.6
 21.1 33.6 30.0
December
23.8
 24.7
 21.8 33.9 30.9
 

12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
          
            
 
2006
2007
 2008 2009 2010
January
25.1
20.7
 24.9 22.4 35.4
February
24.7
21.0
 24.9 23.4 34.9
March
23.9
21.4
 24.7 24.2 35.0
April
23.2
21.7
  24.8 25.5 34.4
May
22.6
22.3
 24.7 26.4 34.2
June
22.4
22.6
 24.4
  27.7 33.7
July
21.7
 23.3
 23.7
  29.5 32.9
August
20.9
23.9
23.1
  31.0 32.4
September
19.9
 24.8
 23.0
  32.0  32.0
October
20.0
 25.0
 22.6
  33.3 31.7
November
20.1
25.1
 22.2 34.1 31.5
December
20.4
 25.0
 22.3 34.8 31.3

*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.