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The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating
income, Specialty platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income,
return on invested capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate
charges in certain calculations.
EPS: $1.00
$0.54
$0.68
$0.30
$0.45
$0.60
$0.75
H1'12 H1'13
Adjusted EPS
$101.0
$132.6
$50.0
$100.0
$150.0
H1'12 H1'13
Adjusted Operating Income
(millions)
+31%
$68.6
$97.7
$50.0
$75.0
$100.0
H1'12 H1'13
Specialty Operating Income
(millions)
First Half 2013 Financial Highlights
• Adjusted EPS increased 26% over prior
year first half
• Operating Income expanded 31%
versus first half 2012
• Specialty operating income up 42%
• Revenue grew 22% versus 1H ‘12
• Portfolio transformation activities
Completed acquisition of Spartech
Divested non-core Resin business
+26%
+42%
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• Significant Debt Maturities $ 1,010
Other Debt 21
• Total Debt at 6/30/13
Less: Cash
Net Debt
• Available Liquidity
Cash
ABL Availability
Total Liquidity
• Net Debt / EBITDA = 1.9x
• Net Debt / EBITDA = 2.1x*(tax adjusted)
$392
310
$702
$1,031
392
$639
$50
$360
$600
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2015 2020 2023
Significant Debt Maturities
As of June 30, 2013
($ millions)
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Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250%
*Pro Forma TTM for taxes on resin gain
Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 6/30/13
Cash Balance = $392M
Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x
• Repurchased
~3.0M shares
YTD in 2013
• 17 million shares
are available for
repurchase under
the current
authorization
Share
Repurchase
• Introduced a
quarterly dividend
in Q1 2011 and
increased in Q1
2012 (25%) and
Q1 2013 (20%)
• Objective of
maintaining and
growing
Dividends
• Expanding our
sales, marketing,
and technical
capabilities is top
priority
• Investing in
operational and
LSS initiatives
(including synergy
capture)
• CAPEX
Organic
Growth
• Targets that expand our:
• Specialty offering
• End market presence
• Geographic footprint
• Synergy opportunities
• Adjacent material solutions
• North American
manufacturing alignment
Acquisitions
*TTM 6/30/2013
Use of Cash
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Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y 2010Y*** 2011Y*** 2012Y***
*Net Income attributable to PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3
SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00
Adjusted EPS H1 2012*** H1 2013***
*Net Income attributable to PolyOne common
shareholders $ 33.7 $ 49.8
Special items, after tax 14.1 15.0
Tax adjustments 1.0 0.7
Adjusted net income $ 48.8 $ 65.5
Diluted shares 90.7 95.8
Adjusted EPS $ 0.54 $ 0.68
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability
and cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with
inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working
capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates
and changes in the rate of inflation.
The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty
platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested
capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain
calculations.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y
YTD
Net income attributable to
PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 92.6
Joint venture equity
earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - - -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4 49.9
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2 (6.9)
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 135.6
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 94.3
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.44
* Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal or discontinued operations.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability
and cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with
inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working
capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates
and changes in the rate of inflation
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty
platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested
capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain
calculations.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y 2014 Q2
Net income attributable to
PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 60.3
Joint venture equity
earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - - -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4 36.7
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2 (6.8)
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 90.2
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 94.9
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 0.95
* Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal or discontinued operations.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability
and cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with
inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working
capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates
and changes in the rate of inflation
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty
platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested
capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain
calculations.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y
YTD
Net income attributable to
PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 92.6
Joint venture equity
earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - - -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4 49.9
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2 (6.9)
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 135.6
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 94.3
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.44
* Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal or discontinued operations.
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated
savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition
being accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability
and cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with
inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working
capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates
and changes in the rate of inflation
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty
platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested
capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain
calculations.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y 2014 Q2
Net income attributable to
PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 60.3
Joint venture equity
earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - - -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4 36.7
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2 (6.8)
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 90.2
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 94.9
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 0.95
* Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal or discontinued operations.
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The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating
income, Specialty platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income,
return on invested capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate
charges in certain calculations.
Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y 2010Y*** 2011Y*** 2012Y***
*Net Income attributable to PolyOne common
shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3
SunBelt equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) -
Special items, after tax (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7
Tax adjustments (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5
Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5
Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8
Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00
Adjusted EPS H1 2012*** H1 2013***
*Net Income attributable to PolyOne common
shareholders $ 33.7 $ 49.8
Special items, after tax 14.1 15.0
Tax adjustments 1.0 0.7
Adjusted net income $ 48.8 $ 65.5
Diluted shares 90.7 95.8
Adjusted EPS $ 0.54 $ 0.68
*** Restated results to exclude the Resin business and to remove Specialty Coatings from the Performance Products and Solutions segment into
Global Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Net debt $ 638.8
Adjusted EBITDA Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Total
PolyOne Income before income taxes $ 30.6 $ (1.1) $ 15.7 $ 62.9 $ 108.1
PolyOne Interest expense, net 12.4 13.7 15.6 16.6 58.3
PolyOne Depreciation and amortization 17.0 15.5 19.0 25.8 77.3
PolyOne Special items in EBITDA 8.3 26.5 27.7 (5.2) 57.3
PolyOne Adjusted EBITDA 68.3 54.6 78.0 100.1 301.0
Pro forma Spartech EBITDA 16.8 14.7 11.2 - 42.7
Pro forma EBITDA $ 85.1 $ 69.3 $ 89.2 $ 100.1 $ 343.7
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Forward – Looking Statements
Use of Non GAAP Measures
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Four Pillar Strategy
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
We are Experts in Polymer Science and Formulation
Positioned for Strong Growth
First Half 2013 Financial Highlights
Debt Maturities & Liquidity Summary – 6/30/13
Use of Cash
Why Invest In PolyOne?
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Staying close to our customers to help them navigate the
uncertain environment and execute their respective plans
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growth in healthcare applications
was offset by weak
transportation demand, as well
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Regional manufacturing capabilities
and supply chains help us serve
our customers locally
Global reach with a local touch
Sales exposure
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THAN
Raw materials exposure
$100M ~7.5%
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Tariff exposure
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ADJ.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (20.2) $ (0.22) $ 49.4 $ 0.54
Special items, after-tax 75.7 0.82 5.5 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.5 0.16 14.9 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.0 $ 0.76 $ 69.8 $ 0.76
March 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2025 2024
Net (loss) income – GAAP $ (19.9) $ 49.7
Income tax (benefit) expense (6.7) 16.8
Interest expense, net 26.9 26.6
Depreciation & amortization 45.3 44.3
EBITDA $ 45.6 $ 137.4
Special items, before tax 101.2 6.2
Interest expense included in special items (1.7) —
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 144.7 $ 143.1
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 17.5 % 17.3 %
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March 31,
2025 2024
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 519.7 $ 515.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 308.4 314.4
Corporate (1.5) (0.7)
Sales $ 826.6 $ 829.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 78.6 $ 74.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.1 53.4
Corporate (125.0) (34.2)
Operating income $ 0.7 $ 94.0
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.7 $ 21.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.5 19.6
Corporate 2.1 2.8
Depreciation & amortization $ 45.3 $ 44.3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 100.3 $ 96.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 68.6 73.0
Corporate (122.9) (31.4)
Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9)
EBITDA $ 45.6 $ 137.4
Special items, before tax 101.2 6.2
Interest expense included in special items (1.7) —
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 144.7 $ 143.1
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 19.3 % 18.8 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 22.2 % 23.2 %
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
Net income – GAAP $ 170.7
Income tax expense 54.1
Interest expense 105.6
Depreciation & amortization 179.7
EBITDA $ 510.1
Special items, before tax 20.1
Interest expense included in special items (2.3)
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (1.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 526.4
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 16.2 %
2
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 20.8 $ 0.23
Special items, after tax 22.3 0.24
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.1 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 58.2 $ 0.63
June 30, 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 33.6 $ 0.36
Special items, after-tax 21.8 0.24
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.2 $ 0.76
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 169.5 $ 1.84
Special items, after-tax 15.9 0.17
Amortization expense, after-tax 59.5 0.65
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 244.9 $ 2.66
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AVNT Q1 2025 webcast slides_v16.pdf
Q1 2025 Earnings webcast
Slide 1
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Slide 3: Q1 2025 highlights
Slide 4: Q1 2025 organic revenue growth - by region
Slide 5: Playbook in current environment
Slide 6
Slide 7: Color, Additives & Inks – Q1 2025 performance
Slide 8: Specialty Engineered Materials – Q1 2025 performance
Slide 9: Global reach with a local touch
Slide 10
Slide 11: 2025 financial guidance unchanged...
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
� Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability
and cost of credit in the future;
� The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate
liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
� The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
� The amount and timing of repurchases, if any, of PolyOne common shares and our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and
timing of any future dividends;
� The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Forward Looking Statements
� Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
� Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
� Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
� Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
� Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
� An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital
reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
� The ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies, and retain
relationships with customers of acquired companies, including without limitation, Color Matrix Group, Inc.
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating
income and gross margin, adjusted operating income, free cash flow, return on
invested capital, GLS operating income, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of
corporate charges in certain calculations.
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The company noted that GAAP EPS includes special items of
$0.29 (Attachment 3) primarily associated with one-time tax benefits of $0.35, which was
partially offset by acquisition-related and restructuring costs.
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2020 2019 2020 2019
Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Gross margin - GAAP 252.9 153.3 784.3 657.2
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 1.7 (0.8) 25.3 7.3
Adjusted Gross margin $ 254.6 $ 152.5 $ 809.6 $ 664.5
Adjusted Gross margin as a percent of sales 25.5 % 23.2 % 25.0 % 23.2 %
Operating income - GAAP 65.0 20.5 189.3 156.8
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 14.6 24.6 73.7 71.7
Adjusted Operating income $ 79.6 $ 45.1 $ 263.0 $ 228.5
Adjusted Operating income as a percent of sales 8.0 % 6.8 % 8.1 % 8.0 %
The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US
GAAP figures.
December 31,
GAAP
Special
Adjusted
GAAP
Special
Adjusted
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 57.4 $ 4.2 $ 61.6 $ 19.3 $ 15.0 $ 34.3
Income tax (expense) benefit - GAAP 17.3 — 17.3 (12.9) — (12.9)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — 1.3 1.3 — 0.4 0.4
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — (32.2) (32.2) — 4.5 4.5
Income tax (expense) benefit $ 17.3 $ (30.9) $ (13.6) $ (12.9) $ 4.9 $ (8.0)
Effective Tax Rate(1) (30.1) % 22.1 % 66.8 % 23.3 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
12
Year Ended
GAAP
Special
Adjusted
GAAP
Special
Adjusted
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 139.0 $ 66.2 $ 205.2 $ 109.4 $ 61.7 $ 171.1
Income tax expense - GAAP (5.2) — (5.2) (33.7) — (33.7)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (14.1) (14.1) — (11.1) (11.1)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — (27.3) (27.3) — 5.2 5.2
Income tax expense $ (5.2) $ (41.4) $ (46.6) $ (33.7) $ (5.9) $ (39.6)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 3.7 % 22.7 % 30.8 % 23.1 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
The following pro forma adjustments are referenced by management to provide comparable business performance by
incorporating the Clariant Masterbatch business in periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020).
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Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows:
2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017
Net income from continuing operations attributable
to PolyOne common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5
Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — —
Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9
Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8)
Adjusted net income from continuing operations
attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6
Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1
Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common
shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21
* Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principle, discontinued operations or the related resegmentation
1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from
personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation
costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or
disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; the effect of changes in accounting principles or other
such laws or provisions affecting reported results and tax adjustments.
Tax adjustments include the net tax expense/benefit from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance
adjustments.