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Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of March 12, 2021
Avient reflects 2021 estimated revenue of $4,100M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M)
Avient Specialty
Formulators
Other
Chemical/Specialty
Companies
Free Cash Flow Conversion (1)
2021E (%)
Being asset light helps us to generate
strong free cash flow that is in line
with specialty formulators.
Free cash flow conversion calculated as (EBITDA – Capex) / EBITDA
Median: 84% Median: 77%
H I G H F R E E C A S H F L OW
C O N V E R S I O N
Avient reflects 2021 estimated EBITDA of $510M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M)
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of March 12, 2021
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Total Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA
Our current valuation implies an
EBITDA multiple that is below
specialty formulator peers and some
of our more highly valued chemical
peers.
In 2021 we expect substantial earnings growth and strong cash flow generation as we emerge from the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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Median: 5%Median: 3%
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of February 5, 2021
Avient reflects 2021 estimated revenue of $4,100M and excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX ($20M)
Avient Specialty
Formulators
Other
Chemical/Specialty
Companies
Free Cash Flow Conversion (1)
2021E (%)
Being asset light helps us to generate
strong free cash flow that is in line
with specialty formulators.
In 2021 we expect substantial earnings growth and strong cash flow generation as we emerge from the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Free Cash Flow Calculation
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Cash provided (used) by operating activities $ 221.6
Capital expenditures (63.7)
Free Cash Flow 157.9
Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability 38.1
Taxes paid on gain on divestiture 142.0
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 338.0
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Free Cash Flow Calculation Total
Discontinued
Operations
Continuing
Operations
Cash provided by operating activities $ 300.8 $ 74.4 $ 226.4
Capital expenditures 81.7 14.1 67.6
Free Cash Flow $ 219.1 $ 60.3 $ 158.8
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Avient IR Presentation - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.pdf
Avient IR Presentation - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley - Website.pdf
Avient Q4 Earnings and 2021 Outlook.pdf
Avient Q4 Earnings and 2021 Outlook.pdf
Avient Q4 Earnings and 2021 Outlook.pdf
Avient Q4 Earnings and 2021 Outlook.pdf
Avient Q4 Earnings and 2021 Outlook.pdf
2.5.21 IR Deck Attachments clean
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Avient Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results.pdf
Rose
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Avient Corporation
+1 440-930-3162
kyle.rose@avient.com
http://www.avient.com/news
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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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5
Operating Income 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders (27.4) 33.7 99.8 143.3
Basic (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.09 $ 1.57
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.08 $ 1.56
Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings
per share (EPS) attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability
of results.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5
Gross margin - GAAP 195.4 215.6 710.7 727.3
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 31.8 17.3 35.6 27.7
Adjusted gross margin $ 227.2 $ 232.9 $ 746.3 $ 755.0
Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 27.7 % 28.5 % 28.6 % 30.1 %
Operating income - GAAP 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 40.2 20.0 48.8 36.6
Adjusted operating income $ 80.8 $ 72.8 $ 291.7 $ 266.2
Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 9.8 % 8.9 % 11.2 % 10.6 %
The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US
GAAP figures.
Three Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income
taxes $ (29.0) $ 82.0 $ 53.0 $ 35.4 $ 19.9 $ 55.3
Income tax expense - GAAP 1.2 — 1.2 (2.0) — (2.0)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (20.5) (20.5) — (4.6) (4.6)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 6.8 6.8 — (3.6) (3.6)
Income tax (expense) benefit $ 1.2 $ (13.7) $ (12.5) $ (2.0) $ (8.2) $ (10.2)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 4.1 % 23.7 % 5.7 % 18.4 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
Income from continuing operations before income taxes $141.2 $ 89.6 $ 230.8 $176.1 $ 36.5 $ 212.6
Income tax expense - GAAP (41.5) — (41.5) (32.1) — (32.1)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (22.5) (22.5) — (8.9) (8.9)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 10.8 10.8 — (1.6) (1.6)
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (41.5) $ (11.7) $ (53.2) $ (32.1) $ (10.5) $ (42.6)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 29.4 % 23.1 % 18.2 % 20.0 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021 2022 2021
Net (loss) income from continuing operations – GAAP $ (27.8) $ 33.4 $ 99.7 $ 144.0
Income tax (benefit) expense (1.2) 2.0 41.5 32.1
Interest expense 37.3 19.0 70.4 57.8
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 39.8 36.6 113.7 107.1
EBITDA $ 48.1 $ 91.0 $ 325.3 $ 341.0
Special items, before tax 82.0 19.9 89.6 36.5
Interest expense included in special items (10.0) — (10.0) —
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.8) (0.9) (4.0) (0.1)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 119.3 $ 110.0 $ 400.9 $ 377.4
NEWS RELEASE
Attachment 1
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Avient Q1 2022 Earnings Release.pdf
About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and
sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing
new products to life for a better world.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Gross margin - GAAP 293.7 302.4
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 5.8 (2.2)
Adjusted gross margin $ 299.5 $ 300.2
Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 23.2 % 25.8 %
Operating income - GAAP 128.6 120.4
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 7.8 2.4
Adjusted operating income $ 136.4 $ 122.8
Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.5 % 10.6 %
The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US
GAAP figures.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
$111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8
Distribution 0.2 0.2
Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 %
Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 %
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7
Income tax expense 26.6 22.9
Interest expense 16.9 19.3
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9
NEWS RELEASE
Attachment 1
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/existencia-y-represnentacion-avient-colombia-sas.pdf
Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Sede Virtual
CERTIFICADO DE EXISTENCIA Y REPRESENTACIÓN LEGAL
Fecha Expedición: 12 de abril de 2021 Hora: 13:04:47
Recibo No.
REFORMAS ESPECIALES
Por Acta No. 17 del 9 de abril de 2021 de Accionista Único, inscrito
en esta Cámara de Comercio el 12 de abril de 2021, con el No. 02683838
del Libro IX, la sociedad cambió su denominación o razón social de
CLARIANT PLASTICS & COATINGS (COLOMBIA) SAS a AVIENT COLOMBIA S.A.S.
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/shanghai-9001.pdf
RTF Template
Place and date:
For the issuing office:
Shanghai, 19 March, 2021 DNV GL - Business Assurance
Suite A, Building 9, No.1591 Hongqiao
Road, Changning District, Shanghai
200336, P.R.
TEL:+31(0)102922689. www.dnvgl.com/assurance
Certificate No:
7071-1998-AQ-RGC-RvA
Initial certification date:
28 April, 1998
Valid:
29 March, 2021 – 29 March, 2024
This is to certify that the management system of
PolyOne-Shanghai, China
No. 88, Guo Shou Jing Road, Z.
Park, Pudong, Shanghai China, 201203
and the sites as mentioned in the appendix accompanying this certificate
has been found to conform to the Quality Management System standard:
GB/T 19001-2016/ISO 9001:2015
This certificate is valid for the following scope:
Design and Manufacture of Masterbatch
Certificate No: 7071-1998-AQ-RGC-RvA
Place and date: Shanghai, 19 March, 2021
Lack of fulfilment of conditions as set out in the Certification Agreement may render this Certificate invalid.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-02/avient-canada-ulc-qst-number-2.4.2021.pdf
Registration number 1019288451 TQ 0004
Status Valid
Effective date of status 2017-08-01
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Despite these challenges, Avient’s pro forma
adjusted EPS increased 1% compared to 2021.
a semiconductor company based in California) from April 2019 to June 2021.
No such impairments were recognized during 2022, 2021 or 2020.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Press Release-1.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
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
Operating Income 0.4 50.2 243.3 279.7
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders (17.0) 11.2 82.8 151.8
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ (0.19) $ 0.12 $ 0.90 $ 1.65
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
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 490.8 $ 581.3 $ 2,355.0 $ 2,401.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 226.3 1,044.4 911.6
Corporate (1.2) (0.5) (2.5) 2.3
Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 134.5 $ 164.5 $ 681.3 $ 727.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 82.4 58.3 283.7 250.9
Corporate (44.9) (6.2) (82.3) (34.6)
Gross margin $ 172.0 $ 216.6 $ 882.7 $ 943.8
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 90.2 $ 103.3 $ 380.3 $ 424.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.2 31.2 143.6 125.4
Corporate 34.2 31.9 115.5 114.3
Selling and administrative expense $ 171.6 $ 166.4 $ 639.4 $ 664.1
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 44.3 $ 61.2 $ 301.0 $ 303.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 35.2 27.1 140.1 125.5
Corporate (79.1) (38.1) (197.8) (148.9)
Operating income $ 0.4 $ 50.2 $ 243.3 $ 279.7
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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.
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
Gross margin - GAAP 172.0 216.6 882.7 943.8
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) 45.5 5.9 81.1 33.6
Adjusted Gross margin $ 217.5 $ 222.5 $ 963.8 $ 977.4
Adjusted Gross margin as a percent of sales 27.5 % 27.6 % 28.4 % 29.5 %
Operating income - GAAP 0.4 50.2 243.3 279.7
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 59.9 11.2 108.7 47.8
Adjusted Operating income $ 60.3 $ 61.4 $ 352.0 $ 327.5
Adjusted Operating income as a percent of sales 7.6 % 7.6 % 10.4 % 9.9 %
The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US
GAAP figures.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-11/avient-material-solutions-uk-cert-of-incorporation-name-change-nov-9-2021.pdf
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
ON CHANGE OF NAME
Company Number 3141094
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales hereby certifies that under the
Companies Act 2006:
POLYONE CORPORATION UK LIMITED
a company incorporated as private limited by shares, havingits registered office
situated in England and Wales, has changed its name to:
AVIENT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Given at Companies House on9th November 2021.