Ashland (NYSE:ASH) reported quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.18 by 55.56 percent. This is a 37.78 percent decrease over earnings of $0.45 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $405.00 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $428.92 million by 5.58 percent. This is a 14.38 percent decrease over sales of $473.00 million the same period last year.