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(d) | Exhibits | |
99.1 |
Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ average sales per shipping day
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99.2
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Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ sales | |
99.3 | Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ volume in metric tons | |
99.4
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ average sales per shipping day
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99.5
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ sales
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99.6
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ gross profit
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99.7
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ average sales per shipping day
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99.8
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ sales
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99.9
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ gross profit
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99.10
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) premium lubricants % of branded volume
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99.11
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) sales
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99.12
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) gross profit
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99.13
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) lubricant sales gallons
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99.14
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Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change’s twelve month rolling average sales
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99.15 |
Website data concerning Ashland Inc.’s operating segment trade working capital
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ASHLAND INC.
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(Registrant)
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April 26, 2011 |
/s/ Lamar M. Chambers
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Lamar M. Chambers
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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99.1 |
Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ average sales per shipping day
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99.2
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Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ sales |
99.3 | Website data concerning Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients’ volume in metric tons |
99.4
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ average sales per shipping day
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99.5
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ sales
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99.6
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Website data concerning Ashland Hercules Water Technologies’ gross profit
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99.7
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ average sales per shipping day
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99.8
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ sales
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99.9
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Website data concerning Ashland Performance Materials’ gross profit
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99.10
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) premium lubricants % of branded volume
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99.11
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) sales
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99.12
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) gross profit
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99.13
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Website data concerning Ashland Consumer Markets’ (Valvoline’s) lubricant sales gallons
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99.14
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Website data concerning Valvoline Instant Oil Change’s twelve month rolling average sales
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99.15 |
Website data concerning Ashland Inc.’s operating segment trade working capital
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
2.851
|
3.208 | 2.864 | 3.743 | 3.814 |
February
|
4.005
|
4.093 | 3.616 |
3.387
|
4.072 |
March
|
3.465
|
4.945 | 4.112 | 4.240 | 4.880 |
April
|
4.050
|
4.048 | 3.125 | 2.673 | |
May
|
3.690
|
4.610
|
3.740 | 3.945 | |
June
|
4.686
|
5.558
|
4.197 | 4.176 | |
July
|
3.739
|
3.531
|
3.056 | 3.269 | |
August
|
3.748
|
4.715
|
3.768 | 3.533 | |
September
|
4.868
|
5.343
|
4.299 | 4.412 | |
October
|
3.164
|
3.125
|
3.055 | 3.249 | |
November
|
4.466
|
4.404 | 3.850 | 3.419 | |
December
|
4.560
|
3.817 | 3.289 | 3.771 |
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
62.7
|
70.6 | 60.1 | 74.9 | 76.3 |
February
|
80.1
|
86.0 | 72.3 | 67.7 | 81.4 |
March
|
76.2
|
98.9 | 90.5 | 97.5 | 112.2 |
April
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81.0
|
89.1 | 65.6 | 56.1 | |
May
|
81.2
|
96.8 | 74.8 | 78.9 | |
June
|
98.4
|
116.7
|
92.3 | 91.9 | |
July
|
78.5
|
77.7
|
67.2 | 68.6 | |
August
|
86.2
|
99.0
|
79.1 | 77.7 | |
September
|
92.5
|
112.2
|
90.3 | 92.7 | |
October
|
72.8
|
71.9
|
67.2 | 68.2 | |
November
|
89.3
|
79.3 | 73.2 | 68.4 | |
December
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86.6
|
80.1 | 69.1 | 79.2 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
74.3
|
82.8 | 89.0 | 76.4 | 76.9 |
February
|
75.2
|
83.3 | 87.8 | 76.0 | 78.1 |
March
|
75.5
|
85.2 | 87.1 | 76.6 | 79.3 |
April
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76.7
|
87.1 | 85.2 | 75.8 | |
May
|
76.7
|
87.1 | 83.4 | 76.1 | |
June
|
77.7
|
88.7
|
81.3 | 76.1 | |
July
|
77.5
|
88.6
|
80.5 | 76.2 | |
August
|
78.7
|
89.7
|
78.8 | 76.1 | |
September
|
79.2
|
91.3
|
77.0 | 76.3 | |
October
|
79.6
|
91.2
|
76.6 | 76.4 | |
November
|
81.2
|
90.4 | 76.0 | 76.0 | |
December
|
82.1
|
89.9 | 75.1 | 76.8 |
Metric Tons (in thousands)*
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
12.8
|
13.7 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 12.0 |
February
|
15.4
|
16.5 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 |
March
|
14.5
|
18.4 | 21.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 |
April
|
15.9
|
16.8 | 11.8 | 10.4 | |
May
|
16.2
|
18.0 | 13.4 | 14.6 | |
June
|
19.3
|
21.7
|
16.0 | 16.5 | |
July
|
16.0
|
15.1
|
12.2 | 12.5 | |
August
|
18.1
|
17.9
|
14.6 | 13.8 | |
September
|
18.7
|
20.2
|
15.2 | 16.5 | |
October
|
14.5
|
13.3
|
12.4 | 12.5 | |
November
|
18.3
|
15.2 | 12.8 | 11.8 | |
December
|
17.2
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15.8 | 12.2 | 14.2 |
12 Month Rolling Average (in thousands)*
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2007
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2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
15.2
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16.5 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 13.6 |
February
|
15.4
|
16.6 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
March
|
15.3
|
16.9 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
April
|
15.5
|
17.1 | 16.3 | 13.4 | |
May
|
15.5
|
17.1 | 15.9 | 13.5 | |
June
|
15.6
|
17.3
|
15.4 | 13.6 | |
July
|
15.5
|
17.3
|
15.2 | 13.6 | |
August
|
15.8
|
17.2
|
14.9 | 13.5 | |
September
|
15.9
|
17.4
|
14.5 | 13.6 | |
October
|
15.9
|
17.3
|
14.4 | 13.6 | |
November
|
16.3
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17.0 | 14.2 | 13.6 | |
December
|
16.4
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16.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*
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2007
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2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
3.038
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3.351 | 7.014 | 7.320 | 7.599 |
February
|
3.064
|
3.403 | 7.206 | 7.106 | 7.403 |
March
|
2.797
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3.613 | 6.422 | 6.967 | 7.425 |
April
|
3.299
|
3.767 | 6.945 | 6.121 | |
May
|
3.079
|
3.662 | 7.075 | 7.146 | |
June
|
3.193
|
4.022
|
6.959 | 7.255 | |
July
|
3.238
|
3.720
|
7.260 | 7.266 | |
August
|
4.209
|
3.251
|
7.203 | 6.794 | |
September
|
4.420
|
3.598
|
7.314 | 7.630 | |
October
|
3.077
|
3.090
|
6.737 | 6.843 | |
November
|
3.467
|
5.994
|
7.911 | 7.633 | |
December
|
3.445
|
6.640 | 6.895 | 7.347 |
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
66.8
|
73.7 | 147.3 | 146.4 | 151.9 |
February
|
61.3
|
71.5 | 144.1 | 142.1 | 148.1 |
March
|
61.5
|
72.3 | 141.3 | 160.2 | 170.8 |
April
|
66.0
|
82.9 | 145.8 | 128.5 | |
May
|
67.7
|
76.9 | 141.5 | 142.9 | |
June
|
67.1
|
84.5
|
148.8 | 159.6 | |
July
|
68.0
|
81.8
|
159.7 | 152.6 | |
August
|
96.8
|
68.3
|
151.3 | 149.5 | |
September
|
84.0
|
75.6
|
153.6 | 160.2 | |
October
|
70.8
|
71.1
|
148.2 | 143.7 | |
November
|
69.3
|
107.9 | 150.3 | 152.7 | |
December
|
65.4
|
139.4 | 144.8 | 154.3 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
51.4
|
71.0 | 89.9 | 148.1 | 149.9 |
February
|
53.8
|
71.8 | 96.0 | 147.9 | 150.4 |
March
|
56.1
|
72.7 | 101.8 | 149.4 | 151.2 |
April
|
58.5
|
74.1 | 107.0 | 148.0 | |
May
|
61.3
|
74.9 | 112.4 | 148.1 | |
June
|
63.4
|
76.3
|
117.7 | 149.0 | |
July
|
64.0
|
77.5
|
124.2 | 148.4 | |
August
|
66.7
|
75.1
|
131.1 | 148.2 | |
September
|
68.2
|
74.4
|
137.7 | 148.8 | |
October
|
69.1
|
74.4
|
144.2 | 148.4 | |
November
|
70.2
|
77.7 | 147.6 | 148.6 | |
December
|
70.4
|
83.8 | 148.1 | 149.4 |
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
39.1
|
38.1 | 30.5 | 36.2 | 31.6 |
February
|
38.4
|
36.4 | 31.6 | 35.9 | 30.5 |
March
|
38.8
|
37.3 | 32.6 | 34.5 | 31.3 |
April
|
39.6
|
36.9 | 34.6 | 35.0 | |
May
|
39.6
|
37.8 | 36.3 | 33.5 | |
June
|
38.2
|
37.2
|
34.7 | 33.7 | |
July
|
39.3
|
37.1
|
35.7 | 32.8 | |
August
|
39.0
|
36.2
|
34.8 | 32.8 | |
September
|
39.7
|
32.9
|
36.7 | 31.7 | |
October
|
39.0
|
33.0
|
36.1 | 30.8 | |
November
|
39.8
|
31.5 | 36.0 | 31.2 | |
December
|
39.3
|
32.5 | 36.6 | 31.6 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
41.0
|
39.0 | 34.0 | 35.6 | 32.5 |
February
|
40.5
|
38.7 | 33.1 | 35.8 | 32.0 |
March
|
40.2
|
38.6 | 33.0 | 35.6 | 32.0 |
April
|
39.8
|
38.3 | 33.0 | 35.7 | |
May
|
39.4
|
38.3 | 33.2 | 35.1 | |
June
|
38.9
|
38.4
|
32.7 | 35.4 | |
July
|
39.2
|
37.8
|
33.2 | 35.0 | |
August
|
39.2
|
37.5
|
33.3 | 34.6 | |
September
|
39.2
|
36.7
|
33.9 | 34.1 | |
October
|
39.3
|
36.3
|
33.9 | 33.7 | |
November
|
39.2
|
35.3 | 34.7 | 33.4 | |
December
|
39.0
|
34.8 | 35.2 | 32.8 |
Average Sales per Shipping Day ($ in millions)*#
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
6.061
|
6.040 | 4.403 | 4.901 | 5.212 |
February
|
5.593
|
6.446 | 4.042 | 4.856 | 5.113 |
March
|
5.965
|
6.494 | 3.896 | 4.746 | 5.142 |
April
|
6.637
|
6.552 | 3.966 | 5.659 | |
May
|
6.112
|
6.741 | 4.024 | 5.718 | |
June
|
6.313
|
6.612
|
4.176 | 5.604 | |
July
|
6.073
|
6.889
|
4.058 | 5.388 | |
August
|
6.642
|
6.254
|
3.822 | 5.078 | |
September
|
8.307
|
6.867
|
4.673 | 6.119 | |
October
|
5.968
|
6.074
|
4.505 | 5.585 | |
November
|
6.642
|
5.872 | 4.902 | 6.075 | |
December
|
5.318
|
3.738 | 3.764 | 4.129 |
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*#
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
133.3
|
132.9 | 92.5 | 98.0 | 104.3 |
February
|
111.6
|
135.4 | 80.8 | 97.1 | 102.2 |
March
|
131.2
|
129.9 | 85.7 | 109.1 | 118.3 |
April
|
132.7
|
144.2 | 83.3 | 118.8 | |
May
|
134.5
|
141.6 | 80.5 | 114.4 | |
June
|
132.6
|
138.9
|
91.8 | 123.3 | |
July
|
127.5
|
151.6
|
89.3 | 113.1 | |
August
|
152.8
|
131.3
|
80.3 | 111.7 | |
September
|
157.8
|
144.2
|
98.1 | 128.5 | |
October
|
137.3
|
139.7
|
99.1 | 117.3 | |
November
|
132.8
|
105.7 | 93.2 | 121.5 | |
December
|
101.0
|
78.5 | 79.0 | 86.7 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*#
|
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2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
121.9
|
132.1 | 127.8 | 88.3 | 112.2 |
February
|
121.5
|
134.0 | 123.2 | 89.6 | 112.6 |
March
|
122.4
|
133.9 | 119.6 | 91.6 | 113.3 |
April
|
123.8
|
134.9 | 114.5 | 94.5 | |
May
|
124.6
|
135.5 | 109.4 | 97.4 | |
June
|
125.0
|
136.0
|
105.5 | 100.0 | |
July
|
125.8
|
138.0
|
100.3 | 102.0 | |
August
|
128.0
|
136.2
|
96.0 | 104.6 | |
September
|
131.7
|
135.1
|
92.2 | 107.1 | |
October
|
132.1
|
135.3
|
88.8 | 108.6 | |
November
|
132.9
|
133.0 | 87.8 | 111.0 | |
December
|
132.1
|
131.1 | 87.8 | 111.6 |
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*#
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
20.5
|
17.3 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 13.0 |
February
|
19.7
|
17.1 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 10.9 |
March
|
20.5
|
18.1 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 12.0 |
April
|
21.0
|
18.5 | 19.0 | 16.8 | |
May
|
21.4
|
18.1 | 18.0 | 16.6 | |
June
|
21.9
|
17.5 | 16.9 | 16.7 | |
July
|
21.2
|
16.1
|
17.4 | 16.9 | |
August
|
20.1
|
14.6
|
17.0 | 17.9 | |
September
|
18.1
|
14.6
|
16.0 | 12.8 | |
October
|
18.4
|
14.8
|
16.7 | 12.6 | |
November
|
18.7
|
16.1 | 17.8 | 11.5 | |
December
|
18.2
|
15.9 | 18.4 | 14.6 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*#
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
22.2
|
19.4 | 16.6 | 17.4 | 14.8 |
February
|
21.9
|
19.4 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 14.3 |
March
|
21.7
|
19.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 14.1 |
April
|
21.6
|
18.9 | 16.5 | 16.9 | |
May
|
21.2
|
18.5 | 16.3 | 16.9 | |
June
|
21.0
|
18.0
|
16.4 | 16.9 | |
July
|
20.8
|
17.6
|
16.8 | 16.8 | |
August
|
20.5
|
17.1
|
17.1 | 17.1 | |
September
|
20.3
|
17.0
|
17.0 | 16.0 | |
October
|
20.2
|
16.7
|
17.5 | 15.6 | |
November
|
20.0
|
16.5 | 17.7 | 15.4 | |
December
|
19.6
|
16.6 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
Premium Lubricants % of Branded Volume
|
|||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
24.1
|
25.3 | 27.6 | 31.1 | 31.1 |
February
|
21.5
|
25.7 | 27.6 | 28.8 | 31.9 |
March
|
24.3
|
26.0 | 31.3 | 29.2 | 33.8 |
April
|
24.0
|
23.0 | 27.7 | 30.7 | |
May
|
26.3
|
26.3 | 28.4 | 28.1 | |
June
|
23.2
|
25.6
|
30.4 | 31.5 | |
July
|
22.2
|
23.6
|
27.2 | 32.1 | |
August
|
24.8
|
27.6
|
27.4 | 30.5 | |
September
|
23.9
|
27.5
|
26.7 | 28.8 | |
October
|
23.6
|
26.9
|
28.1 | 29.5 | |
November
|
23.4
|
27.0 | 26.4 | 31.1 | |
December
|
21.8
|
27.4 | 30.0 | 30.0 |
Monthly Sales ($ in millions)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
122.8
|
135.7 | 128.6 | 129.0 | 146.2 |
February
|
122.3
|
127.4 | 127.3 | 133.9 | 139.3 |
March
|
137.3
|
137.5 | 151.6 | 167.3 | 206.0 |
April
|
135.2
|
154.1 | 144.4 | 151.3 | |
May
|
133.2
|
130.8 | 133.9 | 155.4 | |
June
|
139.1
|
143.0
|
162.6 | 156.5 | |
July
|
129.1
|
150.9
|
145.6 | 148.2 | |
August
|
131.6
|
147.8
|
141.8 | 159.2 | |
September
|
123.5
|
155.1
|
126.7 | 154.0 | |
October
|
141.2
|
143.9
|
144.2 | 151.5 | |
November
|
129.6
|
119.5 | 124.8 | 144.2 | |
December
|
109.5
|
124.1 | 131.2 | 144.8 |
12 Month Rolling Average ($ in millions)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
121.6
|
130.6 | 138.5 | 138.6 | 151.0 |
February
|
122.7
|
131.0 | 138.5 | 139.1 | 151.5 |
March
|
123.3
|
131.0 | 139.7 | 140.5 | 154.7 |
April
|
124.8
|
132.6 | 138.9 | 141.0 | |
May
|
125.4
|
132.4 | 139.2 | 142.8 | |
June
|
126.7
|
132.7
|
140.8 | 142.3 | |
July
|
127.8
|
134.6
|
140.4 | 142.5 | |
August
|
128.0
|
135.9
|
139.9 | 144.0 | |
September
|
127.1
|
138.5
|
137.5 | 146.3 | |
October
|
128.0
|
138.8
|
137.5 | 146.9 | |
November
|
129.3
|
137.9 | 138.0 | 148.5 | |
December
|
129.5
|
139.1 | 138.6 | 149.6 |
3 Month Rolling Average (%)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
24.5
|
24.2 | 23.6 | 33.1 | 29.6 |
February
|
25.1
|
24.0 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 29.0 |
March
|
25.6
|
24.4 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 29.3 |
April
|
25.1
|
24.6 | 36.5 | 32.8 | |
May
|
25.3
|
24.6 | 36.2 | 33.8 | |
June
|
25.1
|
23.9
|
37.5 | 32.4 | |
July
|
25.9
|
21.8
|
37.2 | 31.3 | |
August
|
25.5
|
19.5
|
36.8 | 29.9 | |
September
|
24.6
|
19.2
|
35.5 | 28.9 | |
October
|
24.3
|
20.1
|
34.4 | 29.8 | |
November
|
24.6
|
21.1 | 33.6 | 30.0 | |
December
|
24.7
|
21.8 | 33.9 | 30.9 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
20.7
|
24.9 | 22.4 | 35.4 | 30.9 |
February
|
21.0
|
24.9 | 23.4 | 34.9 | 30.7 |
March
|
21.4
|
24.7 | 24.2 | 35.0 | 30.4 |
April
|
21.7
|
24.8 | 25.5 | 34.4 | |
May
|
22.3
|
24.7 | 26.4 | 34.2 | |
June
|
22.6
|
24.4
|
27.7 | 33.7 | |
July
|
23.3
|
23.7
|
29.5 | 32.9 | |
August
|
23.9
|
23.1
|
31.0 | 32.4 | |
September
|
24.8
|
23.0
|
32.0 | 32.0 | |
October
|
25.0
|
22.6
|
33.3 | 31.7 | |
November
|
25.1
|
22.2 | 34.1 | 31.5 | |
December
|
25.0
|
22.3 | 34.8 | 31.3 |
3 Month Rolling Average (in millions)*
|
|||||
2007
|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
12.3
|
13.2 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
February
|
12.7
|
13.1 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
March
|
13.9
|
14.0 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
April
|
14.5
|
14.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | |
May
|
14.8
|
14.6 | 14.3 | 15.9 | |
June
|
14.5
|
14.6
|
15.2 | 15.4 | |
July
|
15.0
|
14.0
|
15.4 | 15.2 | |
August
|
14.9
|
14.4
|
15.7 | 15.2 | |
September
|
14.4
|
14.5
|
14.1 | 14.7 | |
October
|
14.0
|
13.6
|
14.0 | 14.6 | |
November
|
13.8
|
12.3 | 13.2 | 13.8 | |
December
|
13.3
|
11.0 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Stores 2 Years and Older ($ in millions)
|
|||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
January
|
11.5
|
12.4
|
13.2 | 13.9 | 15.1 |
February
|
11.6
|
12.4
|
13.3 | 13.9 | 15.2 |
March
|
11.7
|
12.4
|
13.4 | 14.0 | 15.2 |
April
|
11.7
|
12.5
|
13.4 | 14.1 | |
May
|
11.8
|
12.6
|
13.5 | 14.2 | |
June
|
11.9
|
12.5
|
13.5 | 14.3 | |
July
|
12.0
|
12.7
|
13.6 | 14.5 | |
August
|
12.2
|
12.7
|
13.6 | 14.6 | |
September
|
12.2
|
12.8
|
13.7 | 14.7 | |
October
|
12.3
|
12.9
|
13.9 | 14.9 | |
November
|
12.4
|
13.0 | 13.9 | 15.0 | |
December
|
12.4
|
13.1 | 13.9 | 15.1 | |
|
% of Annualized Sales#
|
||||||||||
Monthly Actual % | ||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||
January
|
|
17.8
|
* | 18.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | ||||
February
|
|
17.9
|
* | 18.5 | 14.5 | 14.9 | ||||
March
|
|
17.1
|
* | 18.1 | 13.3 | 14.8 | ||||
April
|
|
16.7
|
* | 17.7 | 13.1 | |||||
May
|
|
16.4
|
* | 17.9 | 12.4 | |||||
June
|
|
16.5
|
* | 17.0 | 13.5 | |||||
July
|
|
16.3
|
* | 16.5 | 13.4 | |||||
August
|
|
15.7
|
* | 16.0 | 12.9 | |||||
September
|
|
15.0
|
* | 14.9 | 12.1 | |||||
October
|
18.5
|
* |
14.6
|
* | 14.8 | 12.4 | ||||
November
|
18.6
|
* | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | |||||
December
|
18.4
|
* | 17.2 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
# Selected Working Capital Components - March 31, 2011
|
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Unaudited Data
|
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($ in millions)
|
Operating |
Other
|
||||||||||||||
segments | (a) |
components
|
(b) |
Total
|
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable (c)
|
1,079 | 63 |
|
1,142 | ||||||||||||
Inventories (d)
|
590 | (56 | ) | 534 | ||||||||||||
(Less) Trade and other payables
|
(773 | ) | (476 | ) |
|
(1,249 | ) | |||||||||
Net
|
896 | (469 | ) | 427 | ||||||||||||
(a) Represents amounts considered in internal performance metrics applicable to most employees.
|
||||||||||||||||
(b) Amount relates primarily to items classified within the unallocated and other category.
|
||||||||||||||||
(c) Accounts receivable is shown net of allowances for doubtful accounts.
|
||||||||||||||||
(d) Operating segment amount excludes LIFO reserve, which is presented under other components.
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