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NORBERT MERKLEIN
Vice President and General Manager EMEA, Color, Additives and Inks
Norbert Merklein serves as vice president and general manager for the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) region of Color, Additive and Inks at Avient Corporation, a premier
provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services.
Merklein previously served in management positions at
Clariant International, Ltd., including Head of Group Procurement; Vice President, Business
Line Plastics and Special Applications and Head of Region Europe for the Pigments and
Additives Division.
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WOUND CARE
MANUFACTURER
S E L F - A D H E S I V E B A N D A G E S
• Provided aqueous dispersions that are safe
for uses in contact with human skin and
produce low levels of VOCs
• Offered high antioxidant performance to
protect bandages from degradation and
improve storage time
• Collaborated to deliver effectively and
efficiently with accelerated development
cycles and streamlined operations
Aquamix Additive Formulations
WHY AVIENT?
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Slide 1: Wound care Manufacturer
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Once connected, the CMG
controller tracks the input signal
from the host machine and allows
the FlexCart to accurately meter
the required color or additive
for the process.
What is the normal liquid addition rate?
The packaging is designed to
effectively contain and transport Avient liquid
colors and additives.
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More complexities arose: the addition of an
antimicrobial ingredients had an adverse effect on
the color harmony.
The resulting Smartbatch solution was developed
specifically for the OEM’s patient mobility product,
but was so effective that the OEM has plans to
incorporate this technology into additional devices
currently being developed.
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ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY, CUSTOM COLORS
AND PERFORMANCE ADDITIVES IN ONE MASTERBATCH.
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&
Canada
64%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
41%
23%
19%
10% 5% 4%
Building &
Energy Telecom
Geography
Segment
Industry
CREATING A WORLD-CLASS
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION
1. 6% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant
computations.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 49.4 $ 0.54 $ 20.8 $ 0.23
Special items, after-tax 5.5 0.06 22.3 0.24
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.9 0.16 15.1 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 69.8 $ 0.76 $ 58.2 $ 0.63
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA 2024 2023
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 49.7 $ 21.3
Income tax expense 16.8 7.7
Interest expense, net 26.6 28.8
Depreciation and amortization 44.3 50.5
EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3
Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 17.3 % 15.8 %
1
2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 515.3 $ 537.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 314.4 309.7
Corporate (0.7) (1.0)
Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 74.8 $ 65.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 53.4 43.1
Corporate (34.2) (51.6)
Operating income $ 94.0 $ 57.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 25.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.6 21.2
Corporate 2.8 3.5
Depreciation & amortization $ 44.3 $ 50.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.7 $ 91.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 73.0 64.3
Corporate (31.4) (48.1)
Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7
EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3
Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.8 % 17.0 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 23.2 % 20.8 %
December 31, 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.8 $ 0.83
Special items, after-tax 79.3 0.86
Amortization expense, after-tax 61.5 0.67
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 216.6 $ 2.36
Free Cash Flow Calculation December 31, 2023
Cash provided by operating activities $ 201.6
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business 104.1
Adjusted cash provided by operating activities 305.7
Capital expenditures (119.4)
Free cash flow $ 186.3
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 2,007.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 1,138.2
Corporate (2.8)
Sales $ 3,142.8
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 259.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 142.5
Corporate (205.6)
Operating income $ 196.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 98.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 81.5
Corporate 9.0
Depreciation & amortization $ 188.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 358.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 224.0
Corporate (196.6)
Other income, net 5.8
EBITDA from continuing operations 391.4
Special items, before tax 114.6
Interest expense included in special items (2.3)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 501.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 16.0 %
3
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2006 2014
Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,835.5
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.5 $ 77.2
Income tax expense 29.7 11.2
Interest expense, net 63.1 62.2
Depreciation and amortization 57.1 123.9
EBITDA from continuing operations 283.4 274.5
Special items, before tax (34.0) 164.9
Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (23.1)
Joint venture equity income (107.0) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 142.4 $ 416.3
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 5.4 % 10.9 %
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS: 2006 2014
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 130.9 $ 78.0
Joint venture equity earnings, after-tax (68.5) —
Special items, after-tax (21.2) 101.0
Special items, tax adjustments (30.0) (10.5)
Amortization expense, after-tax 1.4 12.4
Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common
shareholders $ 12.6 $ 180.9
Diluted shares 92.8 93.5
Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 0.14 $ 1.93
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FX +8.5%
FX -0.4%
Total Avient +8.1%
Note: Regional Sales Percentages exclude impact of foreign exchange
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS SEGMENT
$487
$522
$89
$97
(in millions) (in millions)
10
+ 7%
(+8% excluding FX)
+ 9%
(+11% excluding FX)
18.3%
+40 bps *18.7%
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Sales growth driven by winning
new product specifications in
consumer & packaging, strong
underlying demand in healthcare
and improving demand in building
& construction
• Favorable mix and raw material
deflation contributed to EBITDA
margin expansion
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS SEGMENT
$268
$295
$51
$57
(in millions) (in millions)
11
• Sales growth driven by restocking
in healthcare & consumer end
markets and strong underlying
demand for composite
applications used in building &
construction, energy and defense
end markets
• Favorable mix contributed to
EBITDA margin expansion
+ 10%
(+10% excluding FX)
+ 12%
(+13% excluding FX)
19.0%
+40 bps *19.4%
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
2024 G U IDA N CE
FY 2024 GUIDANCE
Previous (Aug 6) Current
Adjusted EPS $2.55 to $2.70 $2.63 to $2.67
Adjusted EBITDA $515 to $540 million $525 to $530 million
Interest Expense $105 million $104 million
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25% 23% to 25%
Capital Expenditures &
Investment in S/4 Hana
~$140 million ~$140 million
13
14
• Investor Day to be held December 4, 2024 at
the NYSE, beginning at 10AM
• The focus will be to do a deep dive on the
Company’s strategy
• Registration available at
www.avient.com/investors
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AP P EN D IX
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Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
TiO2
Dyestuffs
Polyethylene
10%Nylon
Polypropylene
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
Other Raw
Materials
38%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
RAW MATERIAL BASKET
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
41%
2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
19%
23%Industrial
Building and
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,007M $358M
$1,138M $224M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$502M$3,143M
(1)
19
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2023 REVENUE | $2 .0 B ILL ION
34%
37%
21%
END MARKET REGION
20
34%
21%
15%
Building &
1% Energy
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
2023 REVENUE | $1 .1 B ILL ION
52%
35%
21
6%Industrial
12%
10% Defense
Building &
END MARKET REGION
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS
32%
26%
Building &
6%
2% Defense
1%
(18% of sales)
2023 AVIENT REGIONAL SALES
25%
Building &
(36% of sales)Transportation
22%
Building &
12%
6%
US &
Canada
(41% of sales)
59%
22%
Building &
LATAM
(5% of sales)
22
BY END MARKET
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders
and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special
items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant
computations.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 38.2 $ 0.41 $ 5.1 $ 0.06
Special items, after-tax 6.6 0.07 32.0 0.35
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.0 0.16 15.2 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 59.8 $ 0.65 $ 52.3 $ 0.57
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2024 2023
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 38.7 $ 5.1
Income tax expense (benefit) 11.3 (0.1)
Interest expense, net 26.9 30.3
Depreciation & amortization 45.1 46.4
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 122.0 $ 81.7
Special items, before tax 9.7 43.2
Interest expense included in special items (1.3) (2.2)
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 130.0 $ 122.7
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 15.9 % 16.3 %
1
2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 521.5 $ 486.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 294.6 267.9
Corporate (0.9) (0.7)
Sales $ 815.2 $ 753.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 75.5 $ 64.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 36.4 30.3
Corporate (34.7) (60.5)
Operating income $ 77.2 $ 34.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 24.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.7 20.5
Corporate 2.5 1.3
Depreciation & amortization $ 45.1 $ 46.4
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.4 $ 89.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 57.1 50.8
Corporate (32.2) (59.2)
Other (expense) income, net (0.3) 1.0
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 122.0 $ 81.7
Special items, before tax 9.7 43.2
Interest expense included in special items (1.3) (2.2)
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 130.0 $ 122.7
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.7 % 18.3 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.0 %
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.8 $ 0.83
Special items, after-tax 79.3 0.86
Amortization expense, after-tax 61.5 0.67
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 216.6 $ 2.36
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Calculation December 31, 2023
Cash provided by operating activities $ 201.6
Capital expenditures (119.4)
Free cash flow 82.2
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business 104.1
Adjusted free cash flow $ 186.3
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 2,007.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 1,138.2
Corporate (2.8)
Sales $ 3,142.8
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 259.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 142.5
Corporate (205.6)
Operating income $ 196.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 98.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 81.5
Corporate 9.0
Depreciation & amortization $ 188.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 358.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 224.0
Corporate (196.6)
Other income, net 5.8
EBITDA from continuing operations 391.4
Special items, before tax 114.6
Interest expense included in special items (2.3)
Depreciation & amortization included in special items (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 501.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 16.0 %
3
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Color & Additive
Solutions for
Biopolymers
In recent times, interest in using biopolymers has
grown in several industry sectors.
Constituents added to resins, such
as colorants and additives, must be adapted to
obtain a final article compliant with prescribed
standards such as EN13432 for Packaging
Applications and EN17033 for Agriculture Mulch
Films.
Color & Additive
Formulations for
Biodegradable Resins
& Blends
Using a selected list of pigments and additives,
Avient color experts know how to enhance
biodegradable starch blends or PLA without
affecting degradability of the resins.
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TRACTOR TRAILER
OEM
C A R G O T R A I L E R S I D E W A L L S
• Suitable CFA design for PE sheet extrusion in layered,
metal-laminated inner sidewall panels
• Improved fuel economy and reduced trailer tare weight
• Uncompromised outdoor durability and part strength
• Reduced polymer usage while maintaining physical and
dimensional requirements
• Delivered significant 20% part weight reduction
with CFA solution
• Provided formulation to enhance throughput,
leading to a 43% overall cost reduction
• Created value beyond initial technical challenge
with a credible problem solving approach
• Enhanced performance with excellent sidewalls,
uniform foamed plastic core, superior flatness,
and rigidity
Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Additives
(CFAs) and Cesa™ Nucleant Additives
KEY REQUIREMENTS
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Additives for FEP
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