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AUTOMOTIVE
AFTERMARKET
MANUFACTURER
S T O R A G E B O X L A T C H
• Low coefficient of friction (CoF) to allow for ease-of-use
• Colorable to a brand-specified Pantone color
• Low odor in the end product
• Maintain performance when exposed to outdoor elements
and extreme temperatures
• Offered lubricious polyketone (PK) material to
facilitate easy slide and effective latching
• Provided excellent chemical resistance to
cleaning and harsh chemicals, such as bleach,
isopropyl alcohol and automotive fluids
• Formulated a durable material with abrasion
resistance, UV stability, and tolerant of
temperatures from 0°-140°F
• Delivered surety of supply vs. incumbent material
LubriOne™ PKE Polyketone Formulations
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Slide 1: Fabricante de embalagens farmacêuticas
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&
Canada
64%
36%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
37%
9% 4% 4%
Building &
Energy Telecom
4
CREATING A WORLD-CLASS
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION
1. 6.5% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
GUIDANCE
12
14.8%
15.8%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
Better-than-expected margins
driven by:
• Resilient demand for
composites and sustainable
solutions which improved
mix of higher margin
applications
• Deceleration of raw material
inflation
• Cost reduction activities
Q1 EBITDA BRIDGE
13
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 19)
Inflation (4)
SEM:
Price / Mix 6)
Inflation (4)
Net Price Benefit 17)
Wage and Energy Inflation (13)
Cost Reductions 8)
FX (6)
Q1 2023 Actual $134)
Adjusted
EBITDA
Q1 2022 Pro Forma $ 176)
Demand (48) • Weak demand
conditions in-line
with previous
expectations
• Pricing continues to
cover inflation of raw
materials, wages
and energy
U.S. & Canada
38%
17%
Q1 2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
23%
Building and
6%Telecommunications
END MARKET REVENUE
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $846M and $134M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
$537M $91M
$310M $64M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$134M$846M
(1)
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Q1 2023 SALES BY REGION
Yo Y C H A N G E ( E X C L .
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 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
March 31,
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales 2023 2022
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
APM pro forma adjustments — 94.9
Pro forma sales $ 845.7 $ 987.1
1
Three Months Ended
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
Pro forma APM adjustments — 32.0
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 133.8 $ 175.8
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales 15.8 % 17.8 %
2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 537.0 $ 649.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 309.7 243.1
Corporate (1.0) (0.4)
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 65.6 $ 94.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 43.1 38.3
Corporate (51.6) (30.6)
Operating income $ 57.1 $ 102.2
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.8 $ 26.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.2 7.8
Corporate 3.5 3.8
Depreciation & Amortization $ 50.5 $ 37.6
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 91.4 $ 120.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 64.3 46.1
Corporate (48.1) (26.8)
Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6)
EBITDA $ 108.3 $ 139.2
AVNT June IR Conferences w Non GAAP Recs.pdf
AVNT Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation.pdf
AVNT Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation
5.2 221pm IR Deck - AVNT-2023.03.31 (002).pdf
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The Company acquired the Clariant Color business on July 1, 2020.
André Schuhmacher, Chief Quality Manager
“At L’Oréal, my job is to guarantee color consistency.
Avient’s PCR Color Prediction Service
helps me achieve this objective… The Redken launch would not have been possible
without this service.”
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Avient Q1 2022 Earnings Release.pdf
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5
Distribution 432.9 362.7
Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2)
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7
Distribution 39.3 39.3
Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9
Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5
Distribution 15.1 15.3
Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability
levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
$111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8
Distribution 0.2 0.2
Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 %
Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 %
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7
Income tax expense 26.6 22.9
Interest expense 16.9 19.3
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9
NEWS RELEASE
Attachment 1
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EPS $0.49 (3.9%) (1.9%) (5.8%)
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Color, Additives & Inks - Q4 2024 performance
459
468
84
82
EXCL.
Color, Additives & Inks
END MARKETS REGIONS
34%
21%
15%
11%
8%
Packaging
Telecom 1%Energy 1%
34%
US & Canada
Latin America
Europe, Middle East
Construction
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Three Months Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 48.3 $ 0.52 $ 27.8 $ 0.30
Special items, after-tax (18.0) (0.20) 5.4 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.17 15.0 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 45.1 $ 0.49 $ 48.2 $ 0.52
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 169.5 $ 1.84 $ 75.8 $ 0.83
Special items, after-tax 15.9 0.17 79.3 0.86
Amortization expense, after-tax 59.5 0.65 61.5 0.67
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 244.9 $ 2.66 $ 216.6 $ 2.36
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 48.5 $ 27.6 $ 170.7 $ 76.3
Income tax expense (benefit) 14.8 (7.0) 54.1 11.0
Interest expense 25.5 26.8 105.6 115.3
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 45.4 44.2 179.7 188.8
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 134.2 $ 91.6 $ 510.1 $ 391.4
Special items, before tax (23.9) 22.4 20.1 114.6
Interest expense included in special items — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.3) — (1.5) (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 110.0 $ 113.9 $ 526.4 $ 501.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 14.7 % 15.8 % 16.2 % 16.0 %
1
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 467.7 $ 459.4 $ 2,046.5 $ 2,007.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 279.7 259.8 1,196.8 1,138.2
Corporate (0.9) (0.2) (2.9) (2.8)
Sales $ 746.5 $ 719.0 $ 3,240.4 $ 3,142.8
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 152.6 $ 148.3 $ 681.1 $ 631.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 84.2 78.1 374.9 341.8
Corporate 22.7 (17.5) 0.7 (80.5)
Gross margin $ 259.5 $ 208.9 $ 1,056.7 $ 892.5
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.8 $ 86.5 $ 384.9 $ 371.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 49.6 48.7 207.7 199.3
Corporate 31.5 30.6 134.8 125.1
Selling and administrative expense $ 173.9 $ 165.8 $ 727.4 $ 695.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 59.8 $ 61.8 $ 296.2 $ 259.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 34.6 29.4 167.2 142.5
Corporate (8.8) (48.1) (134.1) (205.6)
Operating income $ 85.6 $ 43.1 $ 329.3 $ 196.8
Depreciation and amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 22.2 $ 87.5 $ 98.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.0 19.8 82.1 81.5
Corporate 2.5 2.2 10.1 9.0
Depreciation and amortization $ 45.4 $ 44.2 $ 179.7 $ 188.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 81.7 $ 84.0 $ 383.7 $ 358.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 55.6 49.2 249.3 224.0
Corporate (6.3) (45.9) (124.0) (196.6)
Other income, net 3.2 4.3 1.1 5.8
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 134.2 $ 91.6 $ 510.1 $ 391.4
Special items, before tax (23.9) 22.4 20.1 114.6
Interest expense included in special items — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.3) — (1.5) (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 110.0 $ 113.9 $ 526.4 $ 501.8
2
Year Ended December 31,
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Calculation 2024 2023
Cash provided by operating activities $ 256.8 $ 201.6
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business — 104.1
One-time payout associated with deferred compensation plans 20.8 —
Adjusted cash provided by operating activities $ 277.6 $ 305.7
Capital expenditures (121.9) (119.4)
Adjusted free cash flow $ 155.7 $ 186.3
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 49.4 $ 0.54
Special items, after-tax 5.5 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.9 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 69.8 $ 0.76
3
AVNT Q4 2024 webcast slides_w_non-GAAP.pdf
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Webcast slides w EPS fix.pdf
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Attachment
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They can also
be matched to any color, and can be formulated
and certified for end-use automotive, FDA, UL, ASTM,
NSF, military or customer-specific applications.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Vinyl powders in high performing,
versatile formulations
• A balance of fusion characteristics and
physical properties
• Customizable with additives such as heat
or light stabilizers, flame retardants or
blowing agents
• Matched to any color and to varied processing
and performance requirements
• VBX Series vinyl powders formulated to
automotive OEM needs
MARKET AND APPLICATIONS
CORE™ Vinyl Powder formulations offer endless
utility for nearly every consumer market.
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KEY BENEFITS
• Unique and personalized tracer for customer/
product lines
• Suitable for polyester and polyamide (nylon),
including recycled grades; possibility to develop
solutions for bio-polymers
• No impact on spinnability, color or yarn properties
• Can be combined with color into a single product
for convenience
• Complies with key regulatory requirements by EN,
DIN, UNI and others
• Supplied with a testing service package
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SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION TO ISO/IEC 17025:2017
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MECHANICAL
Valid To: October 31, 2023 Certificate Number: 0562.01
In recognition of the successful completion of the A2LA evaluation process, accreditation is granted to this
laboratory to perform the following automotive plastics tests:
Test Method: Test Name:
ASTM D412 Tensile
ASTM D523 Specular Gloss
ASTM D618 (A) Conditioning of Plastics
ASTM D624 (Die C) Tear Strength
ASTM D638 Tensile Properties
ASTM D792 (A) Density and Specific Gravity by Displacement
ASTM D1004 Initial Tear Resistance
ASTM D1203 (A) Volatile Loss
ASTM D1895 (A) Apparent Density, Bulk Factor, Pourability
ASTM D1921 Particle Size (Sieve Analysis)
ASTM D2240 Durometer Hardness (Shore A and D)
ASTM E1331 Color by Spectrophotometry Using Hemispherical Geometry
FMVSS 571.302 Flammability
FORD BN-102-01 (A) Low Temperature Flexibility
FORD BO-131-03 Interior Odor
ISO 3795 Determination of Burning Behavior of Interior Materials
SAE J323 (A) Cold Cracking (Mandrel Bend)
SAE J1351 Hot Odor for Insulation Materials
SAE J1545 Instrumental Color Difference Measurement
SAE J1756 Fogging Characteristics of Interior Automotive Materials (Photometric Only)
DOC-058151 Angle of Repose
1 Laboratory Developed Method
For the tests to which this accreditation applies, please refer to the laboratory’s Mechanical Scope of Accreditation.