“PRELIMINARY DATA”
Exhibit 99.12
(Text of graph posted to Ashland Inc.'s website concerning
Ashland Consumer Markets (Valvoline) gross profit)
3 Month Rolling Average (%)* | |||||
# | |||||
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
January | 26.7 | 21.4 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.9 |
February | 27.4 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 24.0 | |
March | 28.3 | 22.0 | 25.6 | 24.4 | |
April | 28.8 | 21.4 | 25.1 | 24.6 | |
May | 28.1 | 20.4 | 25.3 | 24.6 | |
June | 25.9 | 20.2 | 25.1 | 23.9 | |
July | 25.4 | 19.6 | 25.9 | 21.8 | |
August | 25.6 | 19.0 | 25.5 | 19.5 | |
September | 25.4 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 19.2 | |
October | 24.5 | 17.9 | 24.3 | 20.1 | |
November | 23.0 | 19.7 | 24.6 | 21.1 | |
December | 22.1 | 23.8 | 24.7 | 21.8 |
12 Month Rolling Average (%)* | |||||
# | |||||
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
January | 28.0 | 25.1 | 20.7 | 24.9 | 22.5 |
February | 28.0 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 24.9 | |
March | 28.1 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 24.7 | |
April | 28.1 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 24.8 | |
May | 27.9 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 24.7 | |
June | 27.4 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 24.4 | |
July | 27.2 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 23.7 | |
August | 26.9 | 20.9 | 23.9 | 23.1 | |
September | 26.6 | 19.9 | 24.8 | 23.0 | |
October | 26.4 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 22.6 | |
November | 26.0 | 20.1 | 25.1 | 22.2 | |
December | 25.5 | 20.4 | 25.0 | 22.3 |
*NOTE: August and September 2007 information (and 3 and 12 month rolling averages that contain August and September 2007 information) is affected by the 13 month foreign reporting impact described on the Business Fundamentals page of this website.
# - January 2009 data is currently a preliminary estimate until Ashland completes its monthly close process and files an updated Form 8-K at the end of February 2009.