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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
Page 3
-150.00%
-50.00%
50.00%
150.00%
250.00%
350.00%
PolyOne S&P 500
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Page 4
All time closing high of
$29.48
August 1, 2013
• 15 consecutive quarters of
double digit EPS growth
• 42% CAGR adjusted EPS
expansion 2006-2012
• YTD stock price has
increased 42% versus 20%
growth in the S&P
• 275% increase in market cap:
$0.7b $2.6b since 2006
The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized
Polymer Materials, Services & Solutions
Four Pillar Strategy
Page 5
PP&S
15%
Specialty
Distribution
25%
0.12
0.27 0.21
0.13
0.68
0.82
1.00
2.50
$0.00
$0.25
$0.50
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$2.25
$2.50
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 2011* 2012* 2015
Target
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Appliance
6%
Building &
Construction
13%
Wire & Cable
Electrical &
Electronics
4%
Consumer
Packaging
18%
Industrial
10%
Misc.
5%
HealthCare
Transportation
16%
Textiles
1%
United
States
70%
Europe
14%
Canada
8%
Asia
5%
Latin
America
3%
2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion*
End Markets*
2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion*
EPS
Page 6
* Pro Forma includes FY2012 results for Spartech (11/03/12 YE) and Glasforms & excludes discontinued operations
PolyOne
At A Glance
* Restated to exclude discontinued operations
Old
PolyOne Transformation
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
**Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and excludes discontinued operations
2%
34% 43% 45%
60%
65-
75%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2012 2012 PF** 2015
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Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $114M $150M Target
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
2015
Target
Page 7
2006 H1 2013 2015
Where we were Where we are
Organic Consolidated
Target
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 12.7% 12.6% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 10.9% 9.2% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions — — 4.4% 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.4% 8.1% 8.2% 9 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6.1% 6 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 62% 65 – 75%
3) ROIC* (after-tax) 5.0% 9.4% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 26%
Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
Page 8
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
19.5%
46.5%
2006 Q2 2013
$20.3
$44.7
2006 TTM
Q2'13
14.3%
31.1%
2006 Q2 2013
Research & Development
Spending
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
Page 9
We are Experts in Polymer Science and Formulation
Polymer Science
Formulation
Chemistry
Processing
Inputs
Base Resins
Additives
Modifiers
Colorants
Specialized
Polymer Materials,
Services, and Solutions
Expertise
Satisfied
Consumers
PolyOne Customer
Innovative
Products & Services
Marketplace Demands
Performance Requirements
Value Drivers
Page 10
Positioned for Strong Growth
2015 Target
Rev: $5B
Adj.
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF**
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5
Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1
PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3
Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6)
Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9
Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0)
Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - -
Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9
Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
1.1%
3.4%
9.6% 8.6% 6.1%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** 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.
Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9
Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7
Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013*** H1 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0 $ 285.1
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7 409.2
Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4 -
Specialty Platform Sales $ 694.8 $ 1,027.1 $694.3
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7 317.5
PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1 543.1
Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2) (68.2)
Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7 $ 1,486.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5 $ 31.2
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7 52.0
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5 -
Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7 $ 83.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5 25.7
PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1 33.1
Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7) (20.3)
Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4) (20.3)
Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2 $ 101.4
Special items in OI 20.3 11.4 20.3
Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6 $ 121.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
8.8% 9.2% 10.9%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6% 12.7%
Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 4.4% -
Specialty platform - OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5% 12.0%
PP&S operating - OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2% 8.1%
Distribution OI - % of sales 6.3% 6.1% 6.1%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 6.7% 7.2% 8.2%
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7
Long-term debt 1,022.5
Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4)
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 $ 37.3
Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8
Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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Use of Non GAAP Measures
Page 3
-150.00%
-50.00%
50.00%
150.00%
250.00%
350.00%
PolyOne S&P 500
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Page 4
All time closing high of
$29.48
August 1, 2013
• 15 consecutive quarters of
double digit EPS growth
• 42% CAGR adjusted EPS
expansion 2006-2012
• YTD stock price has
increased 42% versus 20%
growth in the S&P
400% increase in market cap,
from $0.7b to $2.8b since
2006
The World’s Premier Provider of Specialized
Polymer Materials, Services & Solutions
Four Pillar Strategy
Page 5
PP&S
15%
Specialty
60%
Distribution
25%
0.12
0.27 0.21
0.13
0.68
0.82
1.00
2.50
$0.00
$0.25
$0.50
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
$2.25
$2.50
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 2011* 2012* 2015
Target
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Appliance
6%
Building &
Construction
13%
Wire & Cable
Electrical &
Electronics
4%
Consumer
Packaging
18%
Industrial
10%
Misc.
5%
HealthCare
Transportation
16%
Textiles
1%
United
States
70%
Europe
14%
Canada
8%
Asia
5%
Latin
America
3%
2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion*
End Markets*
2012 Revenues: $4.0 Billion*
EPS
Page 6
* Pro Forma includes FY2012 results for Spartech (11/03/12 YE) and Glasforms & excludes discontinued operations
PolyOne
At A Glance
* Restated to exclude discontinued operations
Old
PolyOne Transformation
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
**Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and excludes discontinued operations
2%
34% 43% 45%
60% 62%
65-
75%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2008 2010 2012 2012 PF** H1'13 2015
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JV's PP&S Distribution Specialty
Specialty OI $5M $46M $87M $114M $150M $98M Target
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
2015
Target
Page 7
2006 H1 2013 2015
Where we were Where we are Target
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 12.6% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 9.2% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions -- 4.4% 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.4% 8.3% 9 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 62% 65 – 75%
3) ROIC* (after-tax) 5.0% 9.4% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 26% Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period
Page 8
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
11.5%
46.5%
2006 Q2 2013
$20.3
$44.7
2006 TTM
Q2'13
14.3%
31.1%
2006 Q2 2013
Research & Development
Spending
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
Page 9
We are Experts in Polymer Science and Formulation
Polymer Science
Formulation
Chemistry
Processing
Inputs
Base Resins
Additives
Modifiers
Colorants
Specialized
Polymer Materials,
Services, and Solutions
Expertise
Satisfied
Consumers
PolyOne Customer
Innovative
Products & Services
Marketplace Demands
Performance Requirements
Value Drivers
Page 10
Positioned for Strong Growth
2015 Target
Rev: $5B
Adj.
Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2012Y* 2012PF**
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 514.0 $ 517.4 $ 543.6 $ 773.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 554.3 527.4 703.5 828.5
Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - 850.6
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 1,068.3 $ 1,044.8 $ 1,247.1 $ 2,452.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 1,166.2 1,001.4 776.3 837.0 696.1
PolyOne Distribution Sales 732.8 796.7 911.9 1,030.3 1,030.3
Corporate and Eliminations (153.7) (127.7) (111.1) (121.8) (121.6)
Total Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 2,738.7 $ 2,621.9 $ 2,992.6 $ 4,056.9
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 17.6 $ 49.7 $ 47.0 $ 47.7
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 28.1 37.7 66.8 81.6
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - - - - 20.9
Specialty Platform OI $ 12.8 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 113.8 $ 150.2
Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 31.3 54.0 74.9 37.4
PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 28.1 42.0 66.0 66.0
Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 28.6 18.9 - -
Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (28.9) (32.5) (33.7) (40.0)
Special items in OI 39.1 (396.2) 4.8 (53.9) (53.9)
Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 233.6 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 167.1 $ 159.7
Sunbelt equity income (107.0) (32.5) (23.1) - -
Special items in OI (39.1) 396.2 (4.8) 53.9 53.9
Operating income adjusted $ 87.5 $ 72.3 $ 146.7 $ 221.0 $ 213.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
1.1%
3.4%
9.6% 8.6% 6.1%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 5.1% 7.1% 9.5% 9.8%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - - - - 2.5%
Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 4.3% 8.4% 9.1% 6.1%
PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 3.1% 7.0% 9.0% 5.4%
Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 3.5% 4.6% 6.4% 6.4%
PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 2.6% 5.6% 7.4% 5.3%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
** Pro Forma results include Spartech and Glasforms acquisitions, Specialty Coatings reclass and exclude the Resin business assets.
*** 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.
Average Debt Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne Debt $ 705.8 $ 705.2 $ 706.9 $ 1,055.5 $ 1,031.2 $ 840.9
Average Equity Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Average
PolyOne shareholders’ equity $ 604.3 $ 629.3 $ 629.1 $ 871.8 $ 993.9 $ 745.7
Platform sales and operating income (OI) H1 2012*** H1 2013***
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 280.9 $ 352.0
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 413.9 434.7
Designed Structures & Solutions Sales - 240.4
Specialty Platform Sales 694.8 1,027.1
Performance Products and Solutions Sales 336.0 336.7
PolyOne Distribution Sales 533.6 543.1
Corporate and Eliminations (62.3) (68.2)
Total Sales $ 1,502.1 $ 1,838.7
Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 24.6 $ 32.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 44.0 54.7
Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 10.5
Specialty Platform OI $ 68.6 $ 97.7
Performance Products and Solutions OI 19.3 27.5
PolyOne Distribution OI 33.4 33.1
Corporate and eliminations (20.3) (25.7)
Special items in OI (20.3) (11.4)
Operating income - GAAP $ 80.7 $ 121.2
Special items in OI 20.3 11.4
Operating income adjusted $ 101.0 $ 132.6
Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales
8.8% 9.2%
Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 10.6% 12.6%
Designed Structures & Solutions – OI % of sales - 4.4%
Specialty platform OI % of sales 9.9% 9.5%
PP&S operating OI % of sales 5.7% 8.2%
Distribution OI % of sales 6.3% 6.1%
PolyOne OI adjusted, % of sales 6.7% 7.2%
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets H1 2013
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 8.7
Long-term debt 1,022.5
Less cash and cash equivalents (392.4)
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 2006Y* Q2 2013****
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Sales $ 345.3 $ 143.5
Global Color, Additives and Inks Sales 531.8 207.5
Specialty Platform Sales $ 877.1 $ 351.0
Global Specialty Engineered Materials Gross Margin $ 41.6 37.3
Global Color, Additives and Inks Gross Margin 83.6 71.8
Specialty Platform Gross Margin $ 125.2 $ 109.1
Specialty Platform Gross Margin Percentage 14.3% 31.1%
* Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
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