Ashland (NYSE:ASH) reported quarterly earnings of $0.26 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 7.14 percent decrease over earnings of $0.28 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $386.000 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $402.011 million by 3.98 percent. This is a 4.69 percent decrease over sales of $405.000 million the same period last year.