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$0.21 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.45, delivering a surprise of 114.29%. Over the last four quarters, the compa ...