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Organic sales grew in all
geographic regions with the U.S. and Canada growing at 6%, EMEA at 1%, Asia at 7% and
Latin America at 14%.”
2
Commenting on full year 2024 results, Dr.
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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 (Attachment 3) (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
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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 (Attachment 3) 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
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 746.5 $ 719.0 $ 3,240.4 $ 3,142.8
Cost of sales 487.0 510.1 2,183.7 2,250.3
Gross margin 259.5 208.9 1,056.7 892.5
Selling and administrative expense 173.9 165.8 727.4 695.7
Operating income 85.6 43.1 329.3 196.8
Interest expense, net (25.5) (26.8) (105.6) (115.3)
Other income, net 3.2 4.3 1.1 5.8
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 63.3 20.6 224.8 87.3
Income tax (expense) benefit (14.8) 7.0 (54.1) (11.0)
Net income from continuing operations 48.5 27.6 170.7 76.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 0.8 — (0.1)
Net income 48.5 28.4 170.7 76.2
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) 0.2 (1.2) (0.5)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 48.3 $ 28.6 $ 169.5 $ 75.7
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.53 $ 0.30 $ 1.86 $ 0.83
Discontinued operations — 0.01 — —
Total $ 0.53 $ 0.31 $ 1.86 $ 0.83
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.52 $ 0.30 $ 1.84 $ 0.83
Discontinued operations — 0.01 — —
Total $ 0.52 $ 0.31 $ 1.84 $ 0.83
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2700 $ 0.2575 $ 1.0425 $ 1.0000
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.4 91.2 91.3 91.1
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.8
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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
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (4.6) $ (2.0) $ 1.0 $ (11.9)
Environmental remediation costs (6.8) (17.2) (35.0) (69.7)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 34.7 1.6 34.7 1.6
Impact on cost of sales 23.3 (17.6) 0.7 (80.0)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.6) (1.1) (9.2) (14.9)
Legal and other (0.3) (6.1) (10.4) (15.2)
Acquisition related costs — (1.3) (2.5) (5.9)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (2.9) (8.5) (22.1) (36.0)
Impact on operating income 20.4 (26.1) (21.4) (116.0)
Interest expense, net - financing costs — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Pension and post retirement mark-to-market adjustments and other 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7
Impact on other income, net 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes 23.9 (22.4) (20.1) (114.6)
Income tax (expense) benefit on above special items (5.8) 4.5 6.1 27.7
Tax adjustments(2) (0.1) 12.5 (1.9) 7.6
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ 18.0 $ (5.4) $ (15.9) $ (79.3)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ 0.20 $ (0.06) $ (0.17) $ (0.86)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.8
(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 facility or
property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose
prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or
other such laws or provisions affecting reported results
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Compared to our prior adjusted EPS expectations, raw material deflation as
well as improving mix from composites and sustainable solutions positively impacted the quarter
and more than offset weaker demand conditions.”
2
“Sequentially, we’ve seen modest improvement in Asia, but demand across other regions remains
sluggish, particularly in Europe, as consumers remain cautious with continued inflation and rising
interest rates,” Mr.
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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
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The underlying
growth in these regions helped offset softer demand in Europe and Southeast Asia."
2
2024 Outlook
“Looking ahead to the second quarter, we expect adjusted EPS of $0.71, a 13% increase over
the prior year," said Jamie Beggs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Avient
Corporation.
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 49.4 $ 0.54 $ 20.8 $ 0.23
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 5.5 0.06 22.3 0.24
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.9 0.16 15.1 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 69.8 $ 0.76 $ 58.2 $ 0.63
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 2023
Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7
Cost of sales 550.8 598.1
Gross margin 278.2 247.6
Selling and administrative expense 184.2 190.5
Operating income 94.0 57.1
Interest expense, net (26.6) (28.8)
Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 66.5 29.0
Income tax expense (16.8) (7.7)
Net income from continuing operations 49.7 21.3
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.9)
Net income 49.7 20.4
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) (0.5)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 49.4 $ 19.9
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.54 $ 0.23
Discontinued operations — (0.01)
Total $ 0.54 $ 0.22
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.54 $ 0.23
Discontinued operations — (0.01)
Total $ 0.54 $ 0.22
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.2 91.0
Diluted 92.0 91.8
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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
March 31,
2024 2023
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 3.6 $ (6.6)
Environmental remediation costs (4.0) (1.4)
Impact on cost of sales (0.4) (8.0)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (0.7) (11.3)
Legal and other (3.5) (4.4)
Acquisition related costs (1.6) (3.4)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (5.8) (19.1)
Impact on operating income (6.2) (27.1)
Other income (loss), net — (0.2)
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (6.2) (27.3)
Income tax benefit on above special items 1.4 6.9
Tax adjustments(2) (0.7) (1.9)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (5.5) $ (22.3)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.24)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.0 91.8
(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
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This performance reflects our team's focus to
capitalize on growth opportunities across the many end markets we serve, with particular
success this quarter in packaging and consumer, our two largest end markets.”
2
Dr.
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.6 $ 0.36 $ 22.1 $ 0.24
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 21.8 0.24 19.6 0.21
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.16 16.2 0.18
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.2 $ 0.76 $ 57.9 $ 0.63
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 83.0 $ 0.90 $ 42.9 $ 0.47
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 27.3 0.30 41.9 0.46
Amortization expense, after-tax 29.7 0.32 31.3 0.34
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 140.0 $ 1.52 $ 116.1 $ 1.27
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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,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 849.7 $ 824.4 $ 1,678.7 $ 1,670.1
Cost of sales 592.1 583.7 1,142.9 1,181.8
Gross margin 257.6 240.7 535.8 488.3
Selling and administrative expense 185.1 178.4 369.3 368.9
Operating income 72.5 62.3 166.5 119.4
Interest expense, net (26.6) (29.4) (53.2) (58.2)
Other (expense) income, net (0.9) (0.2) (1.8) 0.5
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 45.0 32.7 111.5 61.7
Income tax expense (11.2) (10.4) (28.0) (18.1)
Net income from continuing operations 33.8 22.3 83.5 43.6
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (0.9)
Net income $ 33.8 $ 22.3 $ 83.5 $ 42.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) (0.2) (0.5) (0.7)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 33.6 $ 22.1 $ 83.0 $ 42.0
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.37 $ 0.24 $ 0.91 $ 0.47
Discontinued operations — — — (0.01)
Total $ 0.37 $ 0.24 $ 0.91 $ 0.46
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.36 $ 0.24 $ 0.90 $ 0.47
Discontinued operations — — — (0.01)
Total $ 0.36 $ 0.24 $ 0.90 $ 0.46
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 $ 0.5150 $ 0.4950
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.3 91.1 91.3 91.1
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.9
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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,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 0.2 $ (1.2) $ 3.8 $ (7.8)
Environmental remediation costs (21.8) (13.0) (25.8) (14.4)
Impact on cost of sales (21.6) (14.2) (22.0) (22.2)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.8) (0.5) (3.5) (11.9)
Legal and other (2.3) (6.4) (5.8) (10.6)
Acquisition related costs (0.5) (0.7) (2.1) (4.2)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (5.6) (7.6) (11.4) (26.7)
Impact on operating income (27.2) (21.8) (33.4) (48.9)
Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.0) — (1.0) —
Other income (loss) 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.1)
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (28.1) (21.7) (34.3) (49.0)
Income tax benefit on above special items 7.0 5.5 8.4 12.4
Tax adjustments(2) (0.7) (3.4) (1.4) (5.3)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (21.8) $ (19.6) $ (27.3) $ (41.9)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) $ (0.21) $ (0.30) $ (0.46)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.9
(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
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