https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-appoints-uniflon-performance-additives-colorant-chromatics-distributor-brazil
Printing and striping inks for coating high-temperature materials used in wire insulation and jacketing
https://www.avient.com/news/cesa-withstand-sx-low-haze-antimicrobial-additives-now-available-clear-plastic-applications
Our patent-pending formulation solves a long-standing challenge,” said Felipe Reichert, Global Marketing Director for Color, Additives, and Inks at Avient.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-unveils-high-temperature-vibrant-colorants-healthcare-mdm-west-2022
This range of biocompatible and regulatory-compliant formulations answers a demand for cleaner, brighter colors in the healthcare space,” said Michael Garratt, president, Color, Additives & Inks, EMEA.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-promotion-robert-t-bindner-president-performance-products-solutions
predecessor company BF Goodrich in 1988 and thereafter ascended in his career through various sales and commercial roles of increasing responsibility – in PP&S; Color, Additives & Inks; and Distribution.
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives/laser-marking-additives/colorant-chromatics-uv-laser-marking-technology
Marking Inks for PFA/FEP: Colorant Chromatics™
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/avnt-november-investor-meetings.pdf
& Canada
51%
EMEA
25%
Asia
16%
Latin America
8%
2021 YTD SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
38
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
23%
Packaging
19%
Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
END MARKET REVENUE
(1) Total company sales and EBITDA of $3,617M and $455M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
All charts reflect YTD financials through September 30
$1,820M
$321M
$691M
$127M
$1,206M
$72M
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
Distribution
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$455M$3,617M
(1)
Transportation
12%
Healthcare
14%
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
7%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
10%
Transportation
9%
Energy
2% Telecommunications
1%
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 8 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
31%
EMEA
42%
Asia
21%
Latin America
6%
END MARKET REGION
39
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through September 30
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
Consumer
28%
Healthcare
10%
Packaging
6%
Telecommunications
16%
Transportation
12%
Industrial
11%
Building &
Construction
10%
Energy
7%
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 6 9 1 M I L L I O N
END MARKET
US & Canada
55%
EMEA
25%
Asia
20%
REGION
40
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through September 30
D I S T R I B U T I O N
Healthcare
26%
Consumer
22%
Packaging
6%
Industrial
20%
Transportation
16%
Building and
Construction
8%
Energy
1%
Telecommunications
1%
US & Canada
81%
Asia
4%
Latin
America
15%
END MARKET REGION
K E Y S U P P L I E R S
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N
41
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through September 30
T O T A L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Packaging
30%
Consumer
27%
Healthcare
12%
Industrial
14%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
2% Energy
2%
Asia
(16% of sales)
Transportation
8%
Packaging
31%
Consumer
14%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
17%
Building &
Construction
12%
Telecommunications
5%
Energy
4%
EMEA
(25% of sales)
Transportation
12%
42
Consumer
25%
Healthcare
19%
Packaging
10%
Industrial
17%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
US &
Canada
(51% of sales)
Transportation
13%
Packaging
42%
Consumer
33%
Healthcare
3%
Industrial
10%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
1%
LATAM
(8% of sales)
Transportation
6%
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through September 30
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Operating income $ 78.7 $ 20.0 $ 98.7
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 61.1 $ 19.9 $ 81.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (8.5) — (8.5)
Income tax impact of special items — (4.6) (4.6)
Tax adjustments — (3.6) (3.6)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.3 — 0.3
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 52.9 $ 11.7 $ 64.6
Net income / EPS $ 0.57 $ 0.13 $ 0.70
Weighted-average diluted shares 92.2 92.2 92.2
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Operating income $ 33.5 $ 40.4 $ 73.9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 5.3 $ 50.0 $ 55.3
Income tax expense - GAAP (2.7) — (2.7)
Income tax impact of special items — (12.7) (12.7)
Tax adjustments — 3.0 3.0
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.9) — (0.9)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 1.7 $ 40.3 $ 42.0
Net income / EPS $ 0.02 $ 0.44 $ 0.46
Weighted-average diluted shares 91.9 91.9 91.9
1
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Three
Months
Ended
Nine
Months
Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Pro Forma
Adjusted EBITDA 2021 2020
June 30,
2021
September
30, 2021 2020 2019 2018
Net income from continuing
operations – GAAP $ 52.6 $ 2.6 $ 69.4 $ 201.7 $ 133.8 $ 75.7 $ 87.4
Income tax expense 8.5 2.7 20.4 51.8 5.2 33.7 14.4
Interest expense 19.0 29.7 19.5 57.8 74.6 59.5 62.8
Debt extinguishment cost — — — — — — 1.1
Depreciation and amortization from
continuing operations 36.8 36.5 33.8 107.7 115.0 78.1 72.6
EBITDA $ 116.9 71.5 $ 143.1 $ 419.0 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3
Special items, before tax 19.9 50.0 14.2 36.5 66.2 61.7 59.5
Interest expense included in special
items — (9.6) — — (10.1) — —
Depreciation and amortization
included in special items (0.9) (1.3) 1.4 (0.1) (3.2) — (3.0)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 135.9 $ 110.6 $ 158.7 $ 455.4 $ 381.6 $ 308.7 $ 294.8
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — — — — 75.1 133.2 141.5
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 135.9 $ 110.6 $ 158.7 $ 455.4 $ 456.7 $ 441.9 $ 436.3
(1) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
2
Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
Year Ended
December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 586.6 $ 493.8 $ 1,820.3 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 233.6 174.1 690.7 708.8 745.7 645.8
Distribution 438.8 276.9 1,205.9 1,110.3 1,192.2 1,265.4
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (20.3) (99.6) (79.9) (79.0) (76.7)
Sales $ 1,219.8 $ 924.5 $ 3,617.3 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 $ 2,881.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 66.8 $ 50.5 $ 241.9 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 31.7 24.7 103.2 94.4 83.7 72.3
Distribution 23.8 17.5 71.5 69.5 75.4 71.5
Corporate and eliminations (43.6) (59.2) (109.4) (155.4) (149.7) (123.7)
Operating income $ 78.7 $ 33.5 $ 307.2 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 $ 178.6
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 1.4 $ 1.5 $ 4.1 $ 24.3 $ 12.1 $ (12.9)
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.6 $ 26.3 $ 79.2 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.9 7.5 23.8 30.0 29.5 23.2
Distribution 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7
Corporate and eliminations 2.1 2.5 4.1 9.2 5.4 4.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 36.8 $ 36.5 $ 107.7 $ 115.0 $ 78.1 $ 72.6
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.4 $ 76.8 $ 321.1 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.6 32.2 127.0 124.4 113.2 95.5
Distribution 24.0 17.7 72.1 70.2 75.9 72.2
Corporate and eliminations (41.5) (56.7) (105.3) (146.2) (144.3) (119.3)
EBITDA $ 116.9 $ 71.5 $ 419.0 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 15.9 % 15.6 % 17.6 % 17.0 % 18.9 % 19.4 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 17.0 % 18.5 % 18.4 % 17.6 % 15.2 % 14.8 %
Distribution 5.5 % 6.4 % 6.0 % 6.3 % 6.4 % 5.7 %
3
Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks
Year Ended
December 31,
2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) 540.4 1,118.6 1,209.8
Pro forma sales $ 2,043.3 $ 2,122.4 $ 2,256.3
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) 45.0 72.9 80.3
Pro forma operating income $ 225.8 $ 220.3 $ 238.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) 30.1 60.3 61.2
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 105.2 $ 103.0 $ 105.5
EBITDA
Color, Additives and Inks $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) 75.1 133.2 141.5
Pro forma EBITDA $ 331.0 $ 323.3 $ 344.3
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 16.2 % 15.2 % 15.3 %
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
4
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5
Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0
Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6)
Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7
Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.6
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3
Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4
Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9)
Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1
Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7
Weighted average diluted shares 77.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
5
AVNT November Investor Meetings.pdf
AVNT Q3 2021 Earnings Presentation.pdf
Final 10.27 606pm Q3 21 IR Deck Version v1.pdf
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-presentation.pdf
Operating Income
$3,783
$4,300
2020PF 2021E
Adjusted EPS
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
Previous
Guidance
Current
Guidance
$3,783
$4,650
2020PF 2021E
$308
$410
2020PF 2021E
$308
$430
2020PF 2021E
$1.93
$2.80
2020PF 2021E
$1.93
$3.00
2020PF 2021E
(1) (1)(1)
(1)(1) (1)
(in millions) (in millions)
$442
$457
$580
2019PF 2020PF 2021E
$1.74
$1.93
$3.00
2019PF 2020PF 2021E
FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 ORGANIC GROWTH
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
16
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
$3,981
$3,783
$4,650
2019PF 2020PF 2021E
+ 17%
Adjusted EPS
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
(1) (1)
(in millions) (in millions)
(1)(1)
+ 31% + 72%
(1) (1)
($ in millions)
2021E Adjusted EBITDA 580$
Free Cash Flow 280$
Total Debt 1,860
Less: Cash (755)
Net Debt 1,105$
2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.9x
17
BA L A N C E S H E E T
• Acquisition of Magna Colours completed on
July 1 – expands sustainable solutions
portfolio through water-based inks technology
• Deleveraging to 1.9x net debt to adjusted
EBITDA by the end of 2021
• Driven by record adjusted EBITDA
performance and strong free cash flow
generation from asset light business
• Future cash deployment: M&A, opportunistic
share repurchases and balance sheet /
continued leverage reduction
3.5x
2.7x
1.9x
2019PF 2020PF 2021E
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA
(1) (1)
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
S U S TA I NA B I L I T Y F O R A B ET T E R TO M O R ROW
18
• Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to
grow 14% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and
collaboration with customers continues to accelerate
• Investments centered around innovation and global
sustainability megatrends
o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that
allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled
(PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics
o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications
to reduce weight and material requirements, which
minimize energy and carbon emissions
o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety
applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials
to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less
eco-friendly options
18
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF**
Bio-polymers Reduced Energy Use Human Health & Safety
Sustainable Infrastructure VOC Reduction Recycle Solutions
Eco-Conscious Lightweighting
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2020
$405M
$455M
*Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”)
**2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Masterbatch business
$340M
$550M
$790M
18
19
Key Updates
• Includes Clariant Masterbatch performance
• Increases disclosures and ESG data
• Provides performance updates on 2030 Sustainability Goals
• Commits to operational carbon neutrality in 2050 and 100%
renewable energy by 2050 (RE 100)
• Announces Avient’s participation in U.N.
APPENDIX
Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
15%
TiO2
12%
Dyestuffs
4%Polyethylene
10%
Nylon
5%
Polypropylene
4%
Other Raw
Materials
29%
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
6%
~1/3 hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
28
• In Q2 2021, several raw material markets
experienced significant price inflation and
tight inventory
o Average cost of hydrocarbon based materials
was up 45% year-over-year and 20%
sequentially
o Average cost of non-hydrocarbon based
materials was up 10% year-over-year and 8%
sequentially
• Additionally, we experienced other supply
chain challenges during Q2 related to raw
material spot purchases, freight constraints
and productivity loss as a result of these
shortages
Annual Purchases
RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE
Based on 2020 pro forma purchases, excludes Distribution business
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
50%
EMEA
26%
Asia
16%
Latin America
8%
2021 YTD SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
30
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
23%
Packaging
20%
Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
9%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
END MARKET REVENUE
(1) Total company sales and EBITDA of $2,398M and $320M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
All charts reflect YTD financials through June 30
$1,234M
$228M
$457M
$87M
$767M
$48M
Sales EBITDA
Distribution
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$320M$2,398M
(1)
Transportation
12%
Healthcare
14%
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
7%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
10%
Transportation
9%
Energy
2% Telecommunications
1%
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 2 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
31%
EMEA
42%
Asia
21%
Latin America
6%
END MARKET REGION
31
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
Consumer
28%
Healthcare
10%
Packaging
6%
Telecommunications
16%
Industrial
12%
Transportation
11%
Building &
Construction
10%
Energy
7%
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 4 5 7 M I L L I O N
END MARKET
US & Canada
54%
EMEA
26%
Asia
20%
REGION
32
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30
D I S T R I B U T I O N
Healthcare
27%
Consumer
22%
Packaging
5%
Industrial
20%
Transportation
16%
Building and
Construction
8%
Energy
1%
Telecommunications
1%
US & Canada
81%
Asia
4%
Latin
America
15%
END MARKET REGION
K E Y S U P P L I E R S
2 0 2 1 Y T D R E V E N U E | $ 7 6 7 M I L L I O N
33
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30
T O T A L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Packaging
30%
Consumer
27%Healthcare
11%
Industrial
15%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
2% Energy
2%
Asia
(16% of sales)
Transportation
8%
Packaging
32%
Consumer
13%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
18%
Building &
Construction
11%
Telecommunications
5%
Energy
4%
EMEA
(26% of sales)
Transportation
12%
34
Consumer
25%
Healthcare
19%
Packaging
11%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
US &
Canada
(50% of sales)
Transportation
13%
Packaging
40%
Consumer
33%
Healthcare
4%
Industrial
10%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
1%
LATAM
(8% of sales)
Transportation
7%
All charts reflect 2021 YTD financials through June 30
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Operating income $ 108.1 $ 14.2 $ 122.3
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (20.4) — (20.4)
Income tax impact of special items — (3.4) (3.4)
Tax adjustments — 0.9 0.9
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) — (0.6)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 11.7 $ 80.5
Net income / EPS $ 0.74 $ 0.13 $ 0.87
Weighted-average diluted shares 92.4 92.4 92.4
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Operating income $ 33.5 $ 40.4 $ 73.9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 5.3 $ 50.0 $ 55.3
Income tax expense - GAAP (2.7) — (2.7)
Income tax impact of special items — (12.7) (12.7)
Tax adjustments — 3.0 3.0
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.9) — (0.9)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 1.7 $ 40.3 $ 42.0
Net income / EPS $ 0.02 $ 0.44 $ 0.46
Weighted-average diluted shares 91.9 91.9 91.9
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
June 30,
2020 2020 2019
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 69.4 $ 79.7 $ 23.4 $ 133.8 $ 75.7
Income tax expense 20.4 22.9 7.9 5.2 33.7
Interest expense 19.5 19.3 16.2 74.6 59.5
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 33.8 37.1 20.9 115.0 78.1
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 159.0 $ 68.4 $ 328.6 $ 247.0
Special items, before tax 14.2 2.4 2.4 66.2 61.7
Interest expense included in special items — — (0.5) (10.1) —
Depreciation and amortization included in special items 1.4 (0.5) (1.2) (3.2) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 160.9 $ 69.1 $ 381.6 $ 308.7
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — — 37.0 75.1 133.2
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 160.9 $ 106.1 $ 456.7 $ 441.9
(1) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
1
Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
Year Ended
December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 708.8 745.7
Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 1,110.3 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) (79.9) (79.0)
Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 94.4 83.7 72.3
Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 69.5 75.4 71.5
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (155.4) (149.7) (123.7)
Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 $ 178.6
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 1.2 $ 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 24.3 $ 12.1 $ (12.9)
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 8.1 7.6 15.9 30.0 29.5 23.2
Distribution 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.7
Corporate and eliminations 0.2 2.6 2.0 9.2 5.4 4.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 33.8 $ 20.9 $ 70.9 $ 115.0 $ 78.1 $ 72.6
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 124.4 113.2 95.5
Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 70.2 75.9 72.2
Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (146.2) (144.3) (119.3)
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 17.9 % 18.9 % 18.5 % 17.0 % 18.9 % 19.4 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 18.9 % 15.5 % 19.1 % 17.6 % 15.2 % 14.8 %
Distribution 5.9 % 6.2 % 6.3 % 6.3 % 6.4 % 5.7 %
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA
- Color, Additives and Inks
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
Year Ended
December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) — 261.1 — 540.4 1,118.6 1,209.8
Pro forma sales $ 624.4 $ 487.9 $ 1,233.7 $ 2,043.3 $ 2,122.4 $ 2,256.3
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) — 22.0 — 45.0 72.9 80.3
Pro forma operating income $ 86.3 $ 54.3 $ 175.1 $ 225.8 $ 220.3 $ 238.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 15.0 — 30.1 60.3 61.2
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 25.3 $ 25.6 $ 52.6 $ 105.2 $ 103.0 $ 105.5
EBITDA
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Clariant MB pro forma
adjustments(1) — 37.0 — 75.1 133.2 141.5
Pro forma EBITDA $ 111.6 $ 79.9 $ 227.7 $ 331.0 $ 323.3 $ 344.3
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 17.9 % 16.4 % 18.5 % 16.2 % 15.2 % 15.3 %
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per
Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2
Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0
Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5)
Other income, net 9.5 (6.6) 2.9 — 2.9
Income taxes (7.9) 0.2 (7.7) (3.8) (11.5)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 2.6 $ 25.6 $ 12.9 $ 38.5
Weighted average diluted shares 91.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
3
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5
Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0
Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6)
Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7
Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.6
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3
Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4
Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9)
Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1
Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7
Weighted average diluted shares 77.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
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& Canada
50%
EMEA
26%
Asia
16%
Latin America
8%
2020 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
33
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
23%
Packaging
21%Industrial
15%
Wire & Cable
6%
Building &
Construction
6%
Electrical &
Electronics
4%
END MARKET REVENUE
Transportation
10%
Healthcare
15%
All data reflects 2020 Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business.
(1) The total company sales and EBITDA of $3,783M and $457M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
$2,043M
$331M
$709M
$124M
$1,110M
$70M
Sales EBITDA
Distribution
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$457M$3,783M
(1)
Packaging
35%
Consumer
23%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
14%
Building &
Construction
8%
Transportation
7%
Wire & Cable
3%
Electrical &
Electronics
2%
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2 0 2 0 P F R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 0 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
31%
EMEA
40%
Asia
22%
Latin America
7%
END MARKET REGION
34
2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
Consumer
24%
Healthcare
10%
Packaging
6%
Wire & Cable(1)
24%
Electrical &
Electronics
13%
Transportation
11%
Industrial
10%
Building &
Construction
2%
2 0 2 0 R E V E N U E | $ 7 0 9 M I L L I O N
END MARKET
US & Canada
58%
EMEA
23%
Asia
19%
REGION
35
(1) Approximately 50% of Wire and Cable sales are associated with Fiber Optic Cabling
D I S T R I B U T I O N
2 0 2 0 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 1 B I L L I O N
Healthcare
29%
Consumer
25%
Packaging
2%
Industrial
20%
Transportation
14%
Electrical &
Electronics
5%
Building &
Construction
4%
Wire & Cable
1%
US & Canada
82%
Asia
3%
Latin
America
15%
END MARKET REGION
K E Y S U P P L I E R S
36
T O T A L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Packaging
32%
Consumer
27%
Healthcare
12%
Industrial
6%
Wire & Cable
6%
Building &
Construction
4%
Electrical &
Electronics
9%
Asia
(16% of sales)
Transportation
4%
Packaging
34%
Consumer
16%Healthcare
5%
Industrial
17%
Wire & Cable
10%
Building &
Construction
8%
Electrical &
Electronics
3%
EMEA
(26% of sales)
Transportation
7%
2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business
37
Transportation
10%
Consumer
26%
Healthcare
19%
Packaging
13%
Industrial
16%
Wire & Cable
7%
Building &
Construction
5%
Electrical &
Electronics
4%
US &
Canada
(50% of sales)
Packaging
45%
Consumer
29%
Healthcare
6%
Industrial
8%
Building &
Construction
3%
Electrical &
Electronics
2% Wire & Cable
1%
LATAM
(8% of sales)
Transportation
6%
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $ 102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (22.9) — (22.9)
Income tax impact of special items — (0.9) (0.9)
Tax adjustments — 1.1 1.1
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — (0.4)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 79.3 $ 2.6 $ 81.9
Net income / EPS $ 0.86 0.03 $ 0.89
Weighted-average diluted shares 92.2 92.2 92.2
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Operating income - GAAP $ 120.4
Special items in operating income 2.4
Adjusted Operating income $ 122.8
1
Business Segment Operations
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2021 2020 2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 609.3 $ 256.5 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 216.5 185.3 708.8 745.7 645.8
Distribution 362.7 289.5 1,110.3 1,192.2 1,265.4
Corporate and eliminations (26.2) (19.8) (79.9) (79.0) (76.7)
Sales $ 1,162.3 $ 711.5 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7 $ 2,881.0
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 197.5 $ 89.4 $ 484.4 $ 338.4 $ 353.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 64.7 52.6 207.6 200.2 171.7
Distribution 39.3 33.6 124.0 132.1 125.8
Corporate and eliminations 0.9 (4.1) (31.7) (13.5) (26.1)
Gross margin $ 302.4 $ 171.5 $ 784.3 $ 657.2 $ 624.8
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 108.7 $ 48.9 $ 303.6 $ 191.0 $ 194.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.5 30.3 113.2 116.5 99.4
Distribution 15.3 14.2 54.5 56.7 54.3
Corporate and eliminations 27.5 25.3 123.7 136.2 97.6
Selling and administrative expense $ 182.0 $ 118.7 $ 595.0 $ 500.4 $ 446.2
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 88.8 $ 40.5 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 34.2 22.3 94.4 83.7 72.3
Distribution 24.0 19.4 69.5 75.4 71.5
Corporate and eliminations (26.6) (29.4) (155.4) (149.7) (123.7)
Operating income $ 120.4 $ 52.8 $ 189.3 $ 156.8 $ 178.6
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 116.2 $ 51.4 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 42.0 29.8 124.4 113.2 95.5
Distribution 24.2 19.5 70.2 75.9 72.2
Corporate and eliminations (24.9) (28.0) (146.2) (144.3) (119.3)
Other income, net 1.5 1.6 24.3 12.1 (12.9)
EBITDA $ 159.0 $ 74.3 $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 19.1 % 20.0 % 17.0 % 18.9 % 19.4 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 16.1 % 17.6 % 15.2 % 14.8 %
Distribution 6.7 % 6.7 % 6.3 % 6.4 % 5.7 %
2
Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color,
Additives and Inks
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2021 2020 2020 2019 2018
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 609.3 $ 256.5 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,046.5
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 279.4 540.4 1,118.6 1,209.8
Pro forma sales $ 609.3 $ 535.9 $ 2,043.3 $ 2,122.4 $ 2,256.3
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 88.8 $ 40.5 $ 180.8 $ 147.4 $ 158.5
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 23.0 45.0 72.9 80.3
Pro forma operating income $ 88.8 $ 63.5 $ 225.8 $ 220.3 $ 238.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 27.4 $ 10.9 $ 75.1 $ 42.7 $ 44.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 15.1 30.1 60.3 61.2
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 27.4 $ 26.0 $ 105.2 $ 103.0 $ 105.5
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation
and Amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 116.2 $ 51.4 $ 255.9 $ 190.1 $ 202.8
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) — 38.1 75.1 133.2 141.5
Pro forma EBITDA $ 116.2 $ 89.5 $ 331.0 $ 323.3 $ 344.3
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 19.1 % 16.7 % 16.2 % 15.2 % 15.3 %
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per
Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 711.5 $ — $ 711.5 $ 279.4 $ 990.9
Operating income 52.8 9.7 62.5 23.0 85.5
Interest expense, net (9.4) — (9.4) (12.8) (22.2)
Other income, net 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 — 1.5
Income taxes (11.9) (1.0) (12.9) (2.4) (15.3)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 33.1 $ 8.6 $ 41.7 $ 7.8 $ 49.5
Weighted average diluted shares 86.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 6.1
Weighted average diluted shares 92.8
EPS $ 0.53
(1) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
3
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per
Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(2)
Pro
Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2
Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0
Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5)
Other income, net 9.5 (0.3) 9.2 — 9.2
Income taxes (7.9) 0.7 (7.2) (3.8) (11.0)
Net income attributable to non controlling interests
(0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 9.4 $ 32.4 $ 12.9 $ 45.3
Weighted average diluted shares 91.8
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 107.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42
(2) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA 2020 2019 2018
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.8 $ 75.7 $ 87.4
Income tax expense 5.2 33.7 14.4
Interest expense 74.6 59.5 62.8
Debt extinguishment cost — — 1.1
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 115.0 78.1 72.6
EBITDA $ 328.6 $ 247.0 $ 238.3
Special items, before tax 66.2 61.7 59.5
Interest expense included in special items (10.1) — —
Accelerated depreciation included in special items (3.2) — (3.0)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 381.6 $ 308.7 $ 294.8
4
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(3)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5
Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0
Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6)
Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7
Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.6
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
EBITDA from continuing operations
Operating income and other income, net $ 213.6 $ — $ 56.1 $ 269.7 $ 45.0 $ — $ 314.7
Depreciation and amortization 115.0 (3.2) 111.8 30.1 141.9
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 328.6 $ 52.9 $ 381.5 $ 75.1 $ 456.6
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3
Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4
Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9)
Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1
Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7
Weighted average diluted shares 77.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
EBITDA from continuing operations
Operating income and other income, net $ 168.9 $ — $ 61.7 $ 230.6 $ 72.9 $ — $ 303.5
Depreciation and amortization 78.1 — 78.1 60.3 138.4
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 247.0 $ 61.7 $ 308.7 $ 133.2 $ 441.9
(3) - Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects of the financing for the acquisition
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&
Canada
EMEA
Asia
Latin America
64%
36%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
41%
36%
18%
5%
7%
7%
23%
19%
9%
16%
10% 5% 4%
Defense
Healthcare
Packaging
Consumer
Building &
Construction
Industrial
Transportation
Energy Telecom
Geography
Segment
Industry
4
CRE AT ING A WORL D-CL AS S
S US TAINABL E ORGANIZ AT ION
1. 6% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
PY
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
$790
$719
2022 2023
$107
$114
2022 2023
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
$0.42
$0.52
2022 2023
Adjusted EPS
(in millions)
- 9% + 7% + 24%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
15
Q4 2023 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
16
CAI
$491
$459
Sales
(in millions)
$70
$84
EBITDA
SEM
$301
$260
Sales
$55
$49
EBITDA
- 7% - 14%+20% - 11%
2022 2023
(in millions)
Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
17
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 11
Deflation 14
SEM:
Price / Mix 4
Deflation 9
Net Price Benefit 38
Cost Reductions 13
Wage Inflation (8)
Other (2)
Q4 2023 $114
Adjusted
EBITDA
Q4 2022 $ 107
Demand (34) • Demand was down, but less than in previous
quarters, due to slowing pace of destocking
• Positive net price benefit:
o CAI – Pricing flat with favorable mix from
uptick in packaging and consumer end
markets and raw material deflation
o SEM - Pricing flat with favorable mix from
Composites and raw material deflation
• Cost reductions primarily driven by reduced
administrative costs and cost synergies
2 0 2 4 G U I D A N C E
2024 GUIDANCE
Full Year 2024 Guidance
Adjusted EBITDA $505 to $535 million
Adjusted EPS $2.40 to $2.65
Interest Expense $105 to $110 million
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25%
Capital Expenditures ~$140 million
19
Q1 Adjusted EPS of $0.68
A P P E N D I X
21
Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
13%
TiO2
9%
Dyestuffs
2%
Polyethylene
10%Nylon
5%
Polypropylene
4%
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
4%
Other Raw
Materials
38%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
RA W MATERIAL BASKET
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
41%
EMEA
36%
Asia
18%
Latin America
5%
2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
19%
Packaging
23%Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
9%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
5%
Defense
7%
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,007M $358M
$1,138M $224M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$502M$3,143M
(1)
Transportation
10%
Healthcare
7%
23
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 0 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
34%
EMEA
37%
Asia
21%
Latin America
8%
END MARKET REGION
24
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
15%
Transportation
9%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
1% Energy
2%
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 1 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
52%
EMEA
35%
Asia
13%
25
Packaging
5%
Consumer
16%
Healthcare
6%Industrial
16%
Transportation
12%
Telecommunications
9%
Energy
10% Defense
18%
Building &
Construction
8%
END MARKET REGION
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS
Packaging
32%
Consumer
26%
Healthcare
9%
Industrial
13%
Building &
Construction
6%
Telecommunications
2%
Energy
2% Defense
1%
Asia
(18% of sales)
Transportation
9%
2 0 2 3 AV I E N T R E G I O N A L S A L E S
Packaging
25%
Consumer
13%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
18%
Building &
Construction
9%
Energy
5%
Defense
8%
EMEA
(36% of sales)Transportation
13%
Packaging
13%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
10%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
12%
Energy
6%
Defense
8%
US &
Canada
(41% of sales)
Transportation
9%
Packaging
59%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
2%
Industrial
8%
Building &
Construction
4%
LATAM
(5% of sales)
Transportation
5%
Telecommunications
4%
Telecommunications
4%
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B Y E N D M A R K E T
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.
Three Months
Ended Year Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share December 31, 2022
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (17.0) $ 82.8
Special items, after tax 38.3 116.2
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.6 49.0
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special
items 35.9 248.0
Pro forma adjustments* 2.5 13.6
APM pro forma amortization expense, after-tax* — 19.1
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ 38.4 $ 280.7
Weighted average diluted shares 91.7 92.2
Pro forma adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for APM
acquisition $ 0.42 $ 3.04
* Pro forma adjustment to reflect APM results for the period before Avient ownership including the impacts of debt financing and paydown of
debt with net proceeds from the Distribution sale.
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 459.4 $ 490.8 $ 2,007.4 $ 2,355.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 259.8 300.8 1,138.2 1,044.4
Corporate (0.2) (1.2) (2.8) (2.5)
Sales $ 719.0 $ 790.4 $ 3,142.8 $ 3,396.9
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 61.8 $ 44.3 $ 259.9 $ 301.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 29.4 35.2 142.5 140.1
Corporate (48.1) (79.1) (205.6) (197.8)
Operating income $ 43.1 $ 0.4 $ 196.8 $ 243.3
Other expense, net: $ 4.3 $ (28.4) $ 5.8 $ (59.7)
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 22.2 $ 25.2 $ 98.3 $ 101.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.8 20.3 81.5 48.7
Corporate 2.2 3.1 9.0 12.5
Depreciation & amortization $ 44.2 $ 48.6 $ 188.8 $ 162.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 84.0 $ 69.5 $ 358.2 $ 402.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 49.2 55.5 224.0 188.8
Corporate (45.9) (76.0) (196.6) (185.3)
Other expense, net $ 4.3 $ (28.4) $ 5.8 $ (59.7)
EBITDA $ 91.6 $ 20.6 $ 391.4 $ 346.1
Special items in EBITDA 22.3 86.8 110.4 162.5
EBITDA - excluding special items $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 508.6
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — — 83.1
Pro forma EBITDA $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 591.7
* Pro forma adjustment for January - August 2022 APM results (period before Avient ownership).
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AVNT February IR Presentation.pdf
Avient corporation�investor presentation
DISCLAIMER
Slide Number 3
Creating a world-class�sustainable organization
Top-tier sustainability performance�and recognition
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Portfolio transformation
Slide Number 9
END MARKET observations�(% of company sales)
Regional observations�(% of company sales)
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2023 segment, end market and Geography
Color, Additives & Inks
Specialty Engineered Materials
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AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation.pdf
AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation_For Website_with Non-GAAP.pdf
IR Deck - AVNT-2023.12.31 (2.12.24 9PM Milestone February 12 0905 pm).pdf
Attachment
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/Avient Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results_1.pdf
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.1 $ 624.4 $ 1,298.6 $ 1,233.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 243.9 240.6 488.6 457.1
Distribution 443.2 404.4 876.1 767.1
Corporate and eliminations (33.8) (34.2) (67.1) (60.4)
Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 193.4 $ 385.5 $ 390.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 67.4 69.6 137.2 134.3
Distribution 42.9 40.1 82.2 79.4
Corporate and eliminations 0.1 (14.4) (7.4) (13.5)
Gross margin $ 303.8 $ 288.7 $ 597.5 $ 591.1
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 99.8 $ 107.1 $ 197.4 $ 215.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.8 32.3 60.9 62.8
Distribution 15.8 16.4 30.9 31.7
Corporate and eliminations 27.9 24.8 50.2 52.3
Selling and administrative expense $ 174.3 $ 180.6 $ 339.4 $ 362.6
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.6 $ 86.3 $ 188.1 $ 175.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 36.6 37.3 76.3 71.5
Distribution 27.1 23.7 51.3 47.7
Corporate and eliminations (27.8) (39.2) (57.6) (65.8)
Operating income $ 129.5 $ 108.1 $ 258.1 $ 228.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 119.5 $ 111.6 $ 240.0 $ 227.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 44.3 45.4 91.8 87.4
Distribution 27.3 23.9 51.7 48.1
Corporate and eliminations (25.1) (39.0) (51.1) (63.8)
Other income, net 1.4 1.2 0.8 2.7
EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1
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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 June 30,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Income from before income taxes $114.7 $ 3.4 $ 118.1 $ 89.8 $ 14.2 $ 104.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (30.0) — (30.0) (20.4) — (20.4)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (0.8) (0.8) — (3.4) (3.4)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 2.5 2.5 — 0.9 0.9
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (30.0) $ 1.7 $ (28.3) $ (20.4) $ (2.5) $ (22.9)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 26.1 % 23.9 % 22.7 % 22.0 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Six Months Ended June 30,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Income from before income taxes $225.8 $ 11.1 $ 236.9 $192.4 $ 16.6 $ 209.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (56.6) — (56.6) (43.3) — (43.3)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.8) (2.8) — (4.3) (4.3)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 4.0 4.0 — 2.0 2.0
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (56.6) $ 1.2 $ (55.4) $ (43.3) $ (2.3) $ (45.6)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 25.0 % 23.4 % 22.5 % 21.8 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.6 $ 86.3 $ 188.1 $ 175.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 36.6 37.3 76.3 71.5
Distribution 27.1 23.7 51.3 47.7
Corporate and eliminations (27.8) (39.2) (57.6) (65.8)
Operating income $ 129.5 $ 108.1 $ 258.1 $ 228.5
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 1.4 $ 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.9 $ 25.3 $ 51.9 $ 52.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.7 8.1 15.5 15.9
Distribution 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4
Corporate and eliminations 2.7 0.2 6.5 2.0
Depreciation & Amortization $ 36.5 $ 33.8 $ 74.3 $ 70.9
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 119.5 $ 111.6 $ 240.0 $ 227.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 44.3 45.4 91.8 87.4
Distribution 27.3 23.9 51.7 48.1
Corporate and eliminations (25.1) (39.0) (51.1) (63.8)
Other income, net 1.4 1.2 $ 0.8 $ 2.7
EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended June
30,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income – GAAP $ 84.7 $ 69.4 $ 169.2 $ 149.1
Income tax expense 30.0 20.4 56.6 43.3
Interest expense 16.2 19.5 33.1 38.8
Depreciation and amortization 36.5 33.8 74.3 70.9
EBITDA $ 167.4 $ 143.1 $ 333.2 $ 302.1
Special items, before tax 3.4 14.2 11.1 16.6
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.1) 1.4 (3.2) 0.8
Adjusted EBITDA $ 169.7 $ 158.7 $ 341.1 $ 319.5
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of
$ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items 80.5 0.87
FX adjustment (4.9) (0.05)
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items, adjusted for FX $ 75.6 $ 0.82
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