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Platform operating income mix percentage 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009* 2010* 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Q1 Global Color, Additives and Inks $ 4.3 $ 8.9 $ 25.7 $ 28.1 $ 25.2 $ 37.7 $ 50.2 $ 75.3 $ 104.0 $ 124.9 $ 33.8 Global Specialty Engineered Materials 0.4 3.9 4.9 17.6 20.6 49.7 45.9 47.0 57.2 72.4 23.1 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - - - - - - 33.4 45.1 3.2 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 12.8 $ 30.6 $ 45.7 $ 45.8 $ 87.4 $ 96.1 $ 122.3 $ 194.6 $ 242.4 $ 60.1 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 64.2 65.8 31.3 33.1 54.0 27.7 38.8 56.0 63.1 11.5 Distribution 19.5 19.2 22.1 28.1 24.8 42.0 56.0 66.0 63.3 68.2 15.7 Joint ventures 91.9 102.9 34.8 28.6 25.5 18.9 5.0 - - - - Corporate and eliminations (51.5) 34.5 (73.3) (425.1) 7.9 (27.7) 18.2 (89.6) (82.4) (218.6) (17.2) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ 233.6 $ 80.0 $ (291.4) $ 137.1 $ 174.6 $ 203.0 $ 137.5 $ 231.5 $ 155.1 $ 70.1 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 (34.5) 73.3 425.1 (7.9) 27.7 (18.2) 89.6 82.4 218.6 17.2 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 199.1 $ 153.3 $ 133.7 $ 129.2 $ 202.3 $ 184.8 $ 227.1 $ 313.9 $ 373.7 $ 87.3 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 6% 20% 34% 35% 43% 52% 54% 62% 65% 69% * Historical results have not been restated for the Resin business divestiture or the related resegmentation. 2 Adjusted EPS 2006Y* 2007Y* 2008Y* 2009Y* 2010Y 2011Y 2012Y 2013Y 2014Y 2015 Q1 Net income attributable to PolyOne common shareholders $ 130.9 $ 40.9 $ (417.0) $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 30.2 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (68.5) (26.1) (20.8) (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) - - - - Special items, after tax(1) (21.2) 41.4 310.0 (31.0) 15.8 (30.5) 35.7 30.4 101.0 5.5 Tax adjustments(2) (30.0) (30.7) 147.2 (44.9) (88.3) (42.3) 0.5 2.2 (10.5) 5.9 Adjusted net income $ 11.2 $ 25.5 $ 19.4 $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 41.6 Diluted shares 92.8 93.1 92.7 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 90.1 Adjusted EPS $ 0.12 $ 0.27 $ 0.21 $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 0.46 * Historical results are shown as presented in prior filings and have not been updated to reflect subsequent changes in accounting principal or discontinued operations. (1) Special items are a non-GAAP financial measure.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 20.8 $ 0.23 $ 64.4 $ 0.70 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 22.3 0.24 6.4 0.07 Amortization expense, after-tax 15.1 0.16 10.8 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 58.2 $ 0.63 $ 81.6 $ 0.89 8 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2 Cost of sales 598.1 637.8 Gross margin 247.6 254.4 Selling and administrative expense 190.5 152.2 Operating income 57.1 102.2 Interest expense, net (28.8) (16.9) Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 29.0 84.7 Income tax expense (7.7) (20.0) Net income from continuing operations 21.3 64.7 (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (0.9) 19.8 Net income 20.4 84.5 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) (0.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 19.9 $ 84.2 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70 Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.22 Total $ 0.22 $ 0.92 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70 Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.21 Total $ 0.22 $ 0.91 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.0 91.5 Diluted 91.8 92.3 9 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (6.6) $ (4.4) Environmental remediation costs (1.4) (2.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.6 Impact on cost of sales (8.0) (5.8) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (15.7) 1.9 Acquisition related costs (3.4) (2.9) Impact on selling and administrative expense (19.1) (1.0) Impact on operating income (27.1) (6.8) Other income (loss), net (0.2) 0.1 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (27.3) (6.7) Income tax expense (benefit) on above special items 6.9 1.8 Tax adjustments(2) (1.9) (1.5) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (22.3) $ (6.4) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) $ (0.07) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.8 92.3 (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; settlement gains or losses and 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, 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; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 582.7 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 484.4 440.6 Inventories, net 371.9 372.7 Other current assets 125.3 115.3 Total current assets 1,564.3 1,569.7 Property, net 1,045.7 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,689.7 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,601.7 1,597.6 Other non-current assets 209.8 196.6 Total assets $ 6,111.2 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 2.2 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 448.1 454.4 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 386.9 412.8 Total current liabilities 837.2 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,177.7 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 66.2 67.2 Deferred income taxes 332.5 342.5 Other non-current liabilities 329.0 276.4 Total non-current liabilities 2,905.4 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,349.8 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 18.8 18.3 Total equity 2,368.6 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 6,111.2 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Operating Activities Net income $ 20.4 $ 84.5 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 48.7 35.7 Accelerated depreciation 1.8 2.1 Share-based compensation expense 3.2 3.2 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (40.2) (118.8) Decrease (increase) in inventories 3.8 (15.1) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (9.9) 90.5 Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (50.0) (63.2) Net cash (used) provided by operating activities (22.2) 18.9 Investing activities Capital expenditures (20.3) (13.3) Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (13.0) (13.3) Financing activities Purchase of common shares for treasury — (15.8) Cash dividends paid (22.5) (21.7) Repayment of long-term debt (0.8) (2.4) Other financing (2.3) (3.9) Net cash used by financing activities (25.6) (43.8) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2.4 (0.4) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (58.4) (38.6) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 582.7 $ 562.6 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.
Three Months Ended March 31, Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2023 2022 Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2 Gross margin - GAAP 247.6 254.4 Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 8.0 5.8 Adjusted gross margin $ 255.6 $ 260.2 Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 30.2 % 29.2 % Operating income - GAAP 57.1 102.2 Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 27.1 6.8 Adjusted operating income $ 84.2 $ 109.0 Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.0 % 12.2 % Three Months Ended March 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2023 2022 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 21.3 $ 64.7 Income tax expense 7.7 20.0 Interest expense, net 28.8 16.9 Depreciation and amortization 50.5 37.6 EBITDA from continuing operations $ 108.3 $ 139.2 Special items, before tax 27.3 6.7 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.8) (2.1) Adjusted EBITDA $ 133.8 $ 143.8 Adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales 15.8 % 16.1 % NEWS RELEASE Attachment 1
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Investor Day POLYONE I N V E S T O R P R E S E N T A T I O N M A R C H 2 0 1 9 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS PolyOne Corporation 2 • • • • • • • • • • USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES PolyOne Corporation 3 • • • V I S I O N PolyOne Corporation 4 To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions C O R E V A L U E S P E R S O N A L V A L U E S Honesty IntegrityRespect Operational Excellence Commercial Excellence Specialization Globalization Collaboration ExcellenceInnovation To be the world’s premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions S A F E T Y F I R S T PolyOne Corporation 5 Injuries per 100 Workers Spartech Acquisition 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65 0.57 0.54 0.97 0.84 0.74 0.74 0.69 0.51 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 PolyOne Corporation 6 P O L Y O N E 2 0 1 8 R E V E N U E | $ 3 . 5 B I L L I O N Transportation 17% Industrial 15% Consumer 12% Packaging 11% Wire & Cable 10% Appliance 5% United States 57% Europe 16% Asia 10% Latin America 10% Canada 7% Distribution 35% Performance Products & Solutions 19% Specialty Engineered Materials 17% Color Additives & Inks 29% Segment End Market Geography Building & Construction 11% Electrical & Electronics 6% Healthcare 13% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018 $2.43 P R O O F O F P E R F O R M A N C E C O N S E C U T I V E Y E A R S PolyOne Corporation 7 9 $0.13 $0.68 $0.82 $1.00 $1.31 $1.80 $1.96 $2.06 $2.21 2006 2018 ROIC** 5.0% 14.1% Operating Income % of Sales Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 15.1% Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 11.2% Performance Products & Solutions 4.3% 10.0% Distribution 2.6% 5.6% A D J U S T E D E P S E X P A N S I O N S U S T A I N A B L E P A T H T O D O U B L E - D I G I T E P S G R O W T H PolyOne Corporation 8 P E O P L E P R O D U C T S P L A N E T P E R F O R M A N C E Double digit annual EPS growth strategic acquisitions Innovate 600K-1M commercial resources 5-7% Double acquired margins Lean Six Sigma commercial excellence 531 710 130 164 504 663 2014 2018 R&D / Technical Marketing Sales PolyOne Corporation 9 Increased commercial headcount + 34% + 26% + 32% I N V E S T M E N T I N COMMERCIAL RESOURCES D R I V I N G G R O W T H Sustained revenue increases led by organic business $2.9 $2.9 $3.2 $3.5 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total + 9% Organic + 5% Revenue in billions of $ Total + 10% Organic + 7% Lead Specialists T H E E V O L V I N G C U S T O M E R R E L A T I O N S H I P PolyOne Corporation 10 Expanded Path Traditional Path Strategic Accounts/ Field Sales Business Development Customer Service Web and Social Media Inside Sales PolyOne Corporation 11 Investments in digital and dedicated inside sales to improve customer experience 110% increase in leads (from 6,000 to 12,700) driven by website, phone, and online chat EXPANDED PATH A DDI N G C U S T O M E R T O U C H P O I N T S 4 24 2014 2018 Inside sellers $11M $109M 2014 2018 Inside sales/digital revenue A L I G N I N G W I T H T R E N D S F O R G R O W T H T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P A C K A G I N G H E A L T H C A R E C O N S U M E R PolyOne Corporation 12 Facilitate alternative energy solutions Light- weighting Reduce packaging materials Improve recyclability Reduce spread of infection I N N O V A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 13 Customization 55% M&A 30% Innovation Pipeline 15% Innovation comes from Research & Development Spend Vitality Index 12% 35% 2006 2018 $20 $56 2006 2018 Transformational Adjacent Core 3 H O R I Z O N S O F D E V E L O P M E N T PolyOne Corporation 14 Market Technical I N N O V A T I O N I N N O V A T I O N P I P E L I N E PolyOne Corporation 15 PrototypeFrame Opportunity Scale-up & Test Market Build Business Case Commercial Launch (since 2017) Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 6 11 4 4 3 2 28 0 5 10 7 2 5 5 Breakthrough Platform Derivative F L A M E R E T A R D A N T P O L Y M E R S A D V A N C E D C O M P O S I T E S B A R R I E R M A T E R I A L S C O L O R A N T T E C H N O L O G I E S T H E R M O P L A S T I C E L A S T O M E R S I N N O V A T I O N S P O T L I G H T : C O M P O S I T E S PolyOne Corporation 16 C O M P O S I T E S R E F R E S H E R PolyOne Corporation 17 Fiber Polymer Composite S T R A T E G I C I N V E S T M E N T H I S T O R Y Thermoplastic Composites Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Continuous Fiber Thermosets 2012 2015 20162009 2011 2018 PolyOne Corporation 2019 18 C O M P O S I T E S I N T R A N S P O R T A T I O N PolyOne Corporation 19 W A T E R C R A F TR A I L H E A V Y T R U C K F I B E R - L I N E H I G H L I G H T S PolyOne Corporation 20 $100M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Customer Value Fiber-Line Fiber Processing Capabilities Polymer Formulation Capabilities P O L Y O N E A P P L I C A T I O N S I N F I B E R O P T I C C A B L E S PolyOne Corporation 21 • • • • • • • • • F I B E R O P T I C A L G R O W T H D R I V E R S PolyOne Corporation 22 5G Networks 10x 8x 5G vs. 4G PolyOne Corporation 23 Safety Technology Geography Service FinancialPeople 8-10% with ability to double I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A S T R A T E G Y PolyOne Corporation 24 Capture sourcing synergies Cross-sell & blend technology 8-10% operating margins I N V E S T - T O - G R O W M & A P L A Y B O O K Protect customers Retain employees Implement LSS to drive efficiency improvements Innovate with combined portfolio Safety First!
Adjusted EPS attributable to PolyOne common shareholders is calculated as follows: 2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* 2015* 2016 2017 2018 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 $ 161.1 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 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) (25.3) 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 $ 195.3 Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 80.4 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 $ 2.43 * 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, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; 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; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
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