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Purchase price multiple rapidly
declining on strength of business and
synergy capture
(1) (1) (1)
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
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SEM
• Composites and Outdoor High
Performance applications drove
positive mix within SEM
• Clariant Masterbatch synergy
realization under way and
expected to drive further margin
expansion in 2021
• Portfolio transformation to high
growth end markets with focus on
sustainable solutions megatrend
10.1%
11.8%
EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION
Distribution
6.3% 6.0%
15.2%
17.6%
11.1%
12.1%
14.5%
19.8%
13.5%
16.1%
6.4% 6.3%
15.2% 16.2%
Full YearQ4
(2)
(2) Total company reflects adjusted EBITDA margins
SPOTLIGHT: COMPOSITES
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• SEM delivers a record year in 2020 – 13%
operating income growth and over 200 bps
in margin expansion year-over-year
• Prior investments in composites platform
and outdoor high performance applications
paying off, resulting in substantial growth
over the last two years
SEM
Operating
Income
(OI % of Sales)
$(0.1) $(1.0)
$2.2
$19.1
$26.8
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Composites
Performance
(Operating Income)
$83.7
$94.4
2019 2020
(11.2%)
(13.3%)
0.1 0.1
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9 1.0
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$19
$160
$338
2011 2019 2020
0.16
0.20
0.26
0.34
0.42
0.50
0.58
0.72
0.79 0.81
0.85
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21E
FREE CASH FLOW AND CAPITAL ALLOCATION
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Free Cash Flow Dividends Share Repurchases Deleveraging
3.5x
2.7x
Growing Dividend Cumulative Buybacks Net Leverage
$B
n
$
p
e
r
sh
ar
e
Cash Generation
~$1Bn
REPURCHASED
OVER LAST 10 YEARS
~$350MM
PAID OVER LAST 10 YEARS
~$338MM 2.7x
NET LEVERAGE
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
GREAT PLACE TO WORK!
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. & Canada
50%
26%
16%
Latin America
2020 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
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GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
21%Industrial
Building &
Electrical &
END MARKET REVENUE
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
35%
14%
Building &
Electrical &
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2020 PF REVENUE | $2 .0 BILLION
31%
40%
22%
Latin America
END MARKET REGION
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2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business
S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S
24%
Wire & Cable(1)
24%
Electrical &
13%
Transporation
11%
Building &
2020 REVENUE | $709 MILLION
END MARKET
58%
19%
REGION
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(1) Approximately 50% of Wire and Cable sales are associated with Fiber Optic Cabling
DI S TR IBU T I ON
2020 REVENUE | $1 .1 B ILL ION
29%
25%
20%
14%
Electrical &
Building &
1%
82%
Latin
America
END MARKET REGION
K E Y S U P P L I ER S
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AMERICAS EMEA ASIA
26%
19%
13%
16%
Building &
Electrical &
34%
16%Healthcare
17%
Building &
Electrical &
32%
27%
12%
Building &
Electrical &
9%
2020 figures Pro forma for acquisition of the Clariant Masterbatch business
TOTA L C O M PA N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S
BY END MARKET
(58% of sales) (26% of sales) (16% of sales)
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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.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Year Ended
2020 2019 2020 2019
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 525.8 $ 226.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 190.6 177.5 708.8 745.7
Distribution 305.1 272.4 1,110.3 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (24.5) (18.0) (79.9) (79.0)
Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 57.5 $ 27.2 $ 180.8 $ 147.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.4 18.8 94.4 83.7
Distribution 18.0 17.0 69.5 75.4
Corporate and eliminations (40.9) (42.5) (155.4) (149.7)
Operating Income $ 65.0 $ 20.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8
Items Below Operating Income in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 11.7 $ 10.7 $ 24.3 $ 12.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 27.3 $ 10.7 $ 75.1 $ 42.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.4 7.0 30.0 29.5
Distribution 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.5
Corporate and eliminations 2.8 1.0 9.3 5.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 18.8 $ 115.1 $ 78.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 84.8 $ 37.9 $ 255.9 $ 190.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.8 25.8 124.4 113.2
Distribution 18.3 17.1 70.2 75.9
Corporate and eliminations (26.4) (30.8) (121.8) (132.2)
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
EBITDA as a % of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 16.1 % 16.7 % 17.0 % 18.9 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.8 % 14.5 % 17.6 % 15.2 %
Distribution 6.0 % 6.3 % 6.3 % 6.4 %
Corporate and eliminations nm nm nm nm
Total Company 11.5 % 7.6 % 10.1 % 8.6 %
nm - not meaningful
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA: 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 74.7 $ 6.4 $ 133.8 $ 75.7
Income tax expense (17.3) 12.9 5.2 33.7
Interest expense 19.3 11.9 74.6 59.5
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 37.8 18.8 115.1 78.1
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
Special items, before tax 4.2 15.0 66.2 61.7
Interest expense included in special items — — (10.1) —
Accelerated depreciation included in special items (0.7) — (3.2) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 118.0 $ 65.0 $ 381.6 $ 308.7
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings per Share: Avient
Special
Adjusted
Sales $ 997.0 $ — $ 997.0
Operating income $ 65.0 $ 14.6 $ 79.6
Interest expense, net (19.3) — (19.3)
Other income, net 11.7 (10.4) 1.3
Income taxes 17.3 (30.9) (13.6)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 74.2 $ (26.7) $ 47.5
Weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Adjusted EPS - excluding special items $ 0.52
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
Operating income and other income, net $ 76.7 $ 4.2 $ 80.9
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 (0.7) 37.1
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 114.5 $ 3.5 $ 118.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.8 %
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Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 658.6 $ — $ 658.6 $ 263.5 $ 922.1
Operating income $ 20.5 $ 24.6 $ 45.1 $ 13.2 $ 58.3
Interest expense, net (11.9) — (11.9) (11.1) (23.0)
Other income, net 10.7 (9.6) 1.1 — 1.1
Income taxes (12.9) 4.9 (8.0) (0.5) (8.5)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 6.4 $ 19.9 $ 26.3 $ 1.6 $ 27.9
Weighted average diluted shares 77.5
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.30
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 31.2 $ 15.0 $ 46.2 $ 13.2 $ 59.4
Depreciation and amortization 18.8 — 18.8 15.1 33.9
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 50.0 $ 15.0 $ 65.0 $ 28.3 $ 93.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 10.1 %
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
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
Operating income and other income, net $ 213.6 $ — $ 56.1 $ 269.7 $ 45.0 $ — $ 314.7
Depreciation and amortization 115.1 (3.2) 111.9 30.1 142.0
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 328.7 $ 52.9 $ 381.6 $ 75.1 $ 456.7
EBITDA as a % of sales 12.1 %
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
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
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
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.1 %
March 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
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
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.53
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Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
Year Ended
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
CAI CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 226.7 $ 263.5 $ 490.2 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,118.6 $ 2,122.4
Operating income $ 27.2 $ 13.2 $ 40.4 $ 147.4 $ 72.9 $ 220.3
EBITDA $ 37.9 $ 28.3 $ 66.2 $ 190.1 $ 133.2 $ 323.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 13.5 % 15.2 %
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 1,502.9 $ 540.4 $ 2,043.3
Operating income $ 180.8 $ 45.0 $ 225.8
EBITDA $ 255.9 $ 75.1 $ 331.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 16.2 %
Free cash flow, defined as cash provided by operating activities excluding items associated with acquisitions and divestitures,
less capital expenditures, is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.