Ashland (ASH) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.43 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 6.72%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this chemical company would post earnings of $0.21 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.45, delivering a surprise of 114.29%.Over the last four quarters, the company ...