Ashland (ASH) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.97 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 114.29%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chemical company would post earnings of $0.47 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.41, delivering a surprise of -12.77%.Over the last four quarters, the compan ...