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ADVENTURE CAMPER
MANUFACTURER
W A L L & F L O O R P A N E L S
• Ability to customize the face sheet structure, core material,
and thickness to meet performance requirements
• Lightweight, high strength-to-weight ratio compared to
wood and aluminum
• UV, chemical, and moisture resistant
• Custom formulated the panel construction to meet
lightweight, durability, and insulation requirements
• Avient engineering team provided on-going
material sampling and technical support
throughout the development cycle
• Ensured the face sheet structure provided a
smooth surface finish and good adherence to
paint or aluminum fixtures
Polystrand™ Thermoplastic Composite
Sandwich Panels
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
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Name of topic
CARGO TRAILER
MANUFACTURER
T R A I L E R W A L L S & F L O O R
• Replace metal sheet skin and framing on current trailer
design
• Reduce trailer weight and labor costs
• Provide a reliable supply chain and quality control system
• Provided an impact resistant and corrosion-
proof composite material to prevent dents
and rust
• Reduced labor costs by delivering a
customized three-layer composite with a
polymer film to replace sheet metal and
metal framing
• Ensured supply chain reliability with fast
delivery and quality control located in North
America
Polystrand™ APET Thermoplastic Composite
Tri-ply Laminate
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Spain.pdf
Seller warrants good and
clear title in goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that
the Product conforms at the time of shipment to a
Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance, or a
Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists,
and other specifications signed by Seller
(“Specifications”).
Buyer
acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing
materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive
publications distributed or published on its websites may
vary from time to time without notice.
El Vendedor podrá, durante cualquier
período de escasez debido a cualquier causa, prorratear y
asignar el suministro de dichos materiales entre sí para su
propio consumo, sus subsidiarias, empresas afiliadas, sus
pedidos aceptados, clientes con contrato y clientes habituales
furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include
warnings together with safety and health information
concerning the Product and/or the containers for such
Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Argentina %28English and Spanish Translation%29.pdf
Seller warrants good and clear
title in goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that the
Product conforms at the time of shipment to a Certificate of
Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance, or a Product
Specification Sheet, if any such document exists, and other
specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Salvo que se haya acordado lo
contrario por escrito y firmado por el Vendedor, éste podrá
modificar sus Productos y procesos sin notificación previa al
Comprador y sin necesidad de su aprobación, siempre que las
Especificaciones de los Productos no cambien y el Producto
information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical data
sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or
published on its websites may vary from time to time without
notice.
Buyer
acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Safety Data
Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and health
information concerning the Product and/or the containers for
such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Slovakia.pdf
Seller warrants good and
clear title in goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that
the Product conforms at the time of shipment to a
Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance, or a
Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists,
and other specifications signed by Seller
(“Specifications”).
Buyer
acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing
materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive
publications distributed or published on its websites may
vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller
has furnished to Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include
warnings together with safety and health information
concerning the Product and/or the containers for such
Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Terms and Conditions of Sale for the United Arab Emirates.pdf
Seller warrants good and clear title in
goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that the Product conforms at the
time of shipment to a Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of Compliance,
or a Product Specification Sheet, if any such document exists, and other
specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Buyer
acknowledges that information in Seller’s marketing materials, technical
data sheets and other descriptive publications distributed or published on
its websites may vary from time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to
Buyer Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety and
health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for such
Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Pakistan.pdf
Seller warrants good and clear title in
goods subject to the sale (“Product”) and that the Product conforms
at the time of shipment to a Certificate of Analysis, a Certificate of
Compliance, or a Product Specification Sheet, if any such document
exists, and other specifications signed by Seller (“Specifications”).
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s
marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive
publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from
time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer
Safety Data Sheets, which include warnings together with safety
and health information concerning the Product and/or the containers
for such Product.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/AVNT Q2 2023 Earnings Press Release%5B43%5D.pdf
Rose
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Avient Corporation
+1 440-930-3162
kyle.rose@avient.com
mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com
mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com
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Attachment 1
Avient Corporation
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2
Operating Income 62.3 100.1 119.4 202.3
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders 22.1 62.8 42.9 127.2
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 0.24 $ 0.69 $ 0.47 $ 1.39
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 0.24 $ 0.68 $ 0.47 $ 1.38
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.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 22.1 $ 0.24 $ 62.8 $ 0.68
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 19.6
0.21 3.2 0.03
Amortization expense, after-tax 16.2 0.18 10.5 0.12
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 57.9 $ 0.63 $ 76.5 $ 0.83
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 42.9 $ 0.47 $ 127.2 $ 1.38
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 41.9 0.46 9.6 0.10
Amortization expense, after-tax 31.3 0.34 21.3 0.23
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 116.1 $ 1.27 $ 158.1 $ 1.71
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2
Cost of sales 583.7 630.1 1,181.8 1,267.9
Gross margin 240.7 260.9 488.3 515.3
Selling and administrative expense 178.4 160.8 368.9 313.0
Operating income 62.3 100.1 119.4 202.3
Interest expense, net (29.4) (16.2) (58.2) (33.1)
Other (expense) income, net (0.2) 1.6 0.5 1.0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 32.7 85.5 61.7 170.2
Income tax expense (10.4) (22.7) (18.1) (42.7)
Net income from continuing operations 22.3 62.8 43.6 127.5
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 21.9 (0.9) 41.7
Net income 22.3 84.7 42.7 169.2
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) — (0.7) (0.3)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 22.1 $ 84.7 $ 42.0 $ 168.9
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.24 $ 0.69 $ 0.47 $ 1.39
Discontinued operations — 0.24 (0.01) 0.46
Total $ 0.24 $ 0.93 $ 0.46 $ 1.85
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.24 $ 0.68 $ 0.47 $ 1.38
Discontinued operations — 0.24 (0.01) 0.45
Total $ 0.24 $ 0.92 $ 0.46 $ 1.83
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 $ 0.4950 $ 0.4750
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.1 91.4 91.1 91.4
Diluted 91.9 92.1 91.9 92.2
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1) Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (1.2) $ (2.6) $ (7.8) $ (7.0)
Environmental remediation costs (13.0) (3.0) (14.4) (5.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 7.6 — 8.2
Impact on cost of sales (14.2) 2.0 (22.2) (3.8)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring (0.5) (2.9) (11.9) (1.3)
Legal and other (6.4) 1.2 (10.6) 1.5
Acquisition related costs (0.7) (2.1) (4.2) (5.0)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (7.6) (3.8) (26.7) (4.8)
Impact on operating income (21.8) (1.8) (48.9) (8.6)
Other income (loss), net 0.1 0.9 (0.1) 1.0
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (21.7) (0.9) (49.0) (7.6)
Income tax expense (benefit) on above special items 5.5 0.2 12.4 2.0
Tax adjustments(2) (3.4) (2.5) (5.3) (4.0)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (19.6) $ (3.2) $ (41.9) $ (9.6)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.21) $ (0.03) $ (0.46) $ (0.10)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.9 92.1 91.9 92.2
(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 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
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 524.5 $ 649.1 $ 1,061.5 $ 1,298.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 242.3 610.5 485.4
Corporate (0.9) (0.4) (1.9) (0.8)
Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 164.1 $ 193.4 $ 326.1 $ 385.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 91.5 66.0 185.4 134.4
Corporate (14.9) 1.5 (23.2) (4.6)
Gross margin $ 240.7 $ 260.9 $ 488.3 $ 515.3
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.1 $ 99.8 $ 192.5 $ 197.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 51.8 30.8 102.6 60.9
Corporate 30.5 30.2 73.8 54.7
Selling and administrative expense $ 178.4 $ 160.8 $ 368.9 $ 313.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 68.0 $ 93.6 $ 133.6 $ 188.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 35.2 82.8 73.5
Corporate (45.4) (28.7) (97.0) (59.3)
Operating income $ 62.3 $ 100.1 $ 119.4 $ 202.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.7 $ 25.8 $ 51.5 $ 51.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.9 7.6 41.1 15.5
Corporate 2.0 3.1 5.5 6.9
Depreciation & Amortization $ 47.6 $ 36.5 $ 98.1 $ 74.3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.7 $ 119.4 $ 185.1 $ 240.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 59.6 42.8 123.9 89.0
Corporate (43.4) (25.6) (91.5) (52.4)
Other income (expense), net (0.2) 1.6 0.5 1.0
EBITDA including special items $ 109.7 $ 138.2 $ 218.0 $ 277.6
Total Company special items in EBITDA 21.6 (0.2) 47.1 4.4
Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 131.3 $ 138.0 $ 265.1 $ 282.0
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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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-release.pdf
Rose
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Avient Corporation
+1 440-930-3162
kyle.rose@avient.com
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Attachment 1
Avient Corporation
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6
Operating Income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 68.8 23.0 148.1 56.1
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63
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.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 $ 23.0 $ 0.25
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 2.6 0.03
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 80.5 $ 0.87 $ 25.6 $ 0.28
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 148.1 $ 1.60 $ 56.1 $ 0.63
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 14.3 0.16 11.2 0.12
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 162.4 $ 1.76 $ 67.3 $ 0.75
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6
Cost of sales 946.5 459.4 1,806.4 999.4
Gross margin 288.7 149.7 591.1 321.2
Selling and administrative expense 180.6 111.7 362.6 230.4
Operating income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8
Interest expense, net (19.5) (16.2) (38.8) (25.6)
Other income, net 1.2 9.5 2.7 11.1
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 89.8 31.3 192.4 76.3
Income taxes (20.4) (7.9) (43.3) (19.8)
Net income from continuing operations 69.4 23.4 149.1 56.5
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.2) — (0.5)
Net income 69.4 23.2 149.1 56.0
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) (0.4) (1.0) (0.4)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 68.8 $ 22.8 $ 148.1 $ 55.6
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63
Discontinued operations — — — —
Total $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63
Discontinued operations — — — (0.01)
Total $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.62
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.4250 $ 0.4050
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per
common share:
Basic 91.3 91.4 91.3 88.8
Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and
amortization $ (1.5) $ (1.2) $ (3.3) $ (1.2)
Environmental remediation costs (12.5) (3.1) (13.0) (3.5)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 8.5 4.5 8.7
Acquisition related costs 1.4 — 1.4 —
Impact on cost of sales (12.6) 4.2 (10.4) 4.0
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (1.4) (3.5) (2.7) (5.3)
Acquisition earn-out adjustments — — — (1.0)
Acquisition related costs (0.2) (9.7) (3.5) (16.4)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (1.6) (13.2) (6.2) (22.7)
Impact on operating income (14.2) (9.0) (16.6) (18.7)
Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — (0.5) — (0.5)
Other income, net — 0.2 — 0.3
Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market adjustment — 6.9 — 6.9
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (14.2) (2.4) (16.6) (12.0)
Income tax benefit on above special items 3.4 0.7 4.3 2.7
Tax adjustments(2) (0.9) (0.9) (2.0) (1.9)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (11.7) $ (2.6) $ (14.3) $ (11.2)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.13) $ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ (0.12)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4
(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, 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
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1
Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3
Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1)
Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1
Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8
Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2
Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8
Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8
Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3
Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3)
Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4
Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2
Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4)
Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7
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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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/AVNT Q3 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
Rose
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Avient Corporation
+1 440-930-3162
kyle.rose@avient.com
mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com
mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com
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Attachment 1
Avient Corporation
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5
Operating Income 34.3 40.6 153.7 242.9
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders 5.1 (27.4) 48.0 99.8
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.53 $ 1.09
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.52 $ 1.08
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.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 5.1 $ 0.06 $ (27.4) $ (0.30)
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 32.0 0.35 68.3 0.75
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.2 0.16 13.4 0.14
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 52.3 $ 0.57 $ 54.3 $ 0.59
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 48.0 $ 0.52 $ 99.8 $ 1.08
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 73.9 0.81 77.9 0.85
Amortization expense, after-tax 46.5 0.51 34.9 0.38
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 168.4 $ 1.84 $ 212.6 $ 2.31
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5
Cost of sales 558.4 627.9 1,740.2 1,895.8
Gross margin 195.3 195.4 683.6 710.7
Selling and administrative expense 161.0 154.8 529.9 467.8
Operating income 34.3 40.6 153.7 242.9
Interest expense, net (30.3) (37.3) (88.5) (70.4)
Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 5.0 (29.0) 66.7 141.2
Income tax benefit (expense) 0.1 1.2 (18.0) (41.5)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations 5.1 (27.8) 48.7 99.7
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 17.1 (0.9) 58.8
Net income (loss) 5.1 (10.7) 47.8 158.5
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests — 0.4 (0.7) 0.1
Net income (loss) attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 5.1 $ (10.3) $ 47.1 $ 158.6
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.53 $ 1.09
Discontinued operations — 0.19 (0.01) 0.65
Total $ 0.06 $ (0.11) $ 0.52 $ 1.74
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.52 $ 1.08
Discontinued operations — 0.19 (0.01) 0.64
Total $ 0.06 $ (0.11) $ 0.51 $ 1.72
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 $ 0.7425 $ 0.7125
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.1 90.9 91.1 91.3
Diluted 91.9 90.9 91.8 92.0
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1) Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (2.1) $ (2.8) $ (9.9) $ (9.8)
Environmental remediation costs (38.1) (18.8) (52.5) (23.8)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.1 — 8.3
Acquisition related costs — (10.3) — (10.3)
Impact on cost of sales (40.2) (31.8) (62.4) (35.6)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.0) 0.3 (13.8) (1.0)
Legal and other 1.7 (0.5) (9.1) 1.0
Acquisition related costs (0.5) (8.2) (4.6) (13.2)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (0.8) (8.4) (27.5) (13.2)
Impact on operating income (41.0) (40.2) (89.9) (48.8)
Interest expense, net - financing costs (2.2) (10.0) (2.2) (10.0)
Mark-to-market on derivative instruments — (31.8) — (30.9)
Other — — (0.1) 0.1
Impact on other expense, net — (31.8) (0.1) (30.8)
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (43.2) (82.0) (92.2) (89.6)
Income tax benefit on above special items 10.8 20.5 23.2 22.5
Tax adjustments(2) 0.4 (6.8) (4.9) (10.8)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (32.0) $ (68.3) $ (73.9) $ (77.9)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.35) $ (0.75) $ (0.81) $ (0.85)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.9 91.6 91.8 92.0
(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 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
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 486.5 $ 565.6 $ 1,548.0 $ 1,864.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 267.9 258.2 878.4 743.6
Corporate (0.7) (0.5) (2.6) (1.3)
Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 156.8 $ 161.3 $ 482.9 $ 546.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 78.3 66.9 263.7 201.3
Corporate (39.8) (32.8) (63.0) (37.4)
Gross margin $ 195.3 $ 195.4 $ 683.6 $ 710.7
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.3 $ 92.7 $ 284.8 $ 290.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 48.0 35.5 150.6 96.4
Corporate 20.7 26.6 94.5 81.3
Selling and administrative expense $ 161.0 $ 154.8 $ 529.9 $ 467.8
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 64.5 $ 68.6 $ 198.1 $ 256.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.3 31.4 113.1 104.9
Corporate (60.5) (59.4) (157.5) (118.7)
Operating income $ 34.3 $ 40.6 $ 153.7 $ 242.9
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 24.6 $ 24.2 $ 76.1 $ 76.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.5 12.9 61.6 28.4
Corporate 1.3 2.7 6.8 9.2
Depreciation & Amortization $ 46.4 $ 39.8 $ 144.5 $ 113.7
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 89.1 $ 92.8 $ 274.2 $ 332.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 44.3 174.7 133.3
Corporate (59.2) (56.7) (150.7) (109.5)
Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3)
EBITDA including special items $ 81.7 $ 48.1 $ 299.7 $ 325.3
Special items in EBITDA 41.0 71.2 88.1 75.6
Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 122.7 $ 119.3 $ 387.8 $ 400.9
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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.