Ashland (ASH) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.23 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.36%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chemical company would post earnings of $1.19 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.27, delivering a surprise of 6.72%.Over the last four quarters, the company ha ...