Ashland Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries  
OPERATING INFORMATION BY INDUSTRY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30 June 30
2003 2002 2003 2002
APAC
Construction backlog at June 30 (millions) (a)
$
1,824
$
1,797
Hot-mix asphalt production (million tons)
9.8
11.4
21.0
25.3
Aggregate production (million tons)
8.1
8.5
20.5
22.2
Ready-mix concrete production (million cubic yards)
     0.6
     0.6
     1.5
1.5
ASHLAND DISTRIBUTION (b)
Sales per shipping day (millions)
$
11.6
$
10.5
$
11.1
$
10.0
Gross profit as a percent of sales
    15.1%
    15.6%
    15.3%
    16.3%
ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL (b)
Sales per shipping day (millions)
$
4.9
$
4.5
$
4.6
$
4.3
Gross profit as a percent of sales
    33.1%
    38.0%
    33.8%
    37.2%
VALVOLINE
Lubricant sales (million gallons)
49.2
53.7
142.2
145.5
Premium lubricants (percent of U.S. branded volumes)
    19.8%
    17.2%
    18.5%
    15.7%
REFINING AND MARKETING (c)
Refinery runs (thousand barrels per day)
Crude oil refined
    951
    973
    878
    930
Other charge and blend stocks
    129
    134
    130
    156
Refined product yields (thousand barrels per day)
Gasoline
    582
    598
    544
    602
Distillates
    292
    308
    276
    298
Asphalt
      76
      77
      69
      71
Other
    138
    131
    123
    122
Total
 1,088
 1,114
 1,012
 1,093
Refined product sales (thousand barrels per day) (d)
 1,346
 1,351
 1,311
 1,299
Refining and wholesale marketing margin (per barrel) (e)
$
   2.94
$
   2.18
$
   2.21
$
   1.89
Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA)
Retail outlets at June 30
 1,802
 2,081
Gasoline and distillate sales (million gallons)
    882
    911
 2,608
 2,679
Gross margin - gasoline and distillates (per gallon)
$
.1229
$
.1116
$
.1134
$
.1032
Merchandise sales (millions) (f)
$
    590
$
    612
$
 1,695
$
 1,736
Merchandise margin (as a percent of sales)
    23.9%
    25.5%
    24.4%
    24.5%
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(a) Includes APAC's proportionate share of the backlog of unconsolidated joint ventures.
(b) Sales are defined as sales and operating revenues. Gross profit is defined as sales and operating revenues, less cost
of sales and operating expenses, and depreciation and amortization relative to manufacturing assets.
(c) Amounts represent 100% of MAP's operations, in which Ashland owns a 38% interest.
(d) Total average daily volume of all refined product sales to MAP's wholesale, branded and retail (SSA) customers.
(e) Sales revenue less cost of refinery inputs, purchased products and manufacturing expenses, including depreciation.
(f) Effective January 1, 2003, SSA adopted EITF 02-16, "Accounting by a Customer (Including a Reseller) for Certain
Consideration Received from a Vendor," which requires rebates from vendors to be recorded as reductions to cost of
sales. Rebates from vendors recorded in SSA merchandise sales for periods prior to January 1, 2003 have not been
restated and included $38 million in the three months ended June 30, 2002; $46 million in the nine months ended
June 30, 2003; and $129 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2002.