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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future;
• The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
• Changes in laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business;
• Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;
• Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
• Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
• Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials (APM);
• An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and
• Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, any recessionary conditions, and terrorism or hostilities
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.
PRIOR YEAR
$790
$710
2022 2023
$107
$112
2022 2023
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
$0.42
$0.47
2022 PF 2023
Adjusted EPS
- 10% + 5% + 12%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
12
$112
$500
$0.47
$2.30
Q4 AND FULL YEAR 2023 GUIDANCE
$710
$3,130
Sales Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
13
(in millions) (in millions)
Guidance: Free Cash Flow
$180 $180
Prior Guidance Guidance
FREE CASH FLOW & INCREASED DIVIDEND
13th Consecutive Dividend Increase
0.16
0.26
0.42
0.58
0.79
0.85
0.99
1.03
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2024
14
S U S TAI NABI L I T Y DAY
RE CAP
SUSTAINABILITY AS A GROWTH DRIVERLONG-TERM REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS
60%+
Key Growth
Drivers
Sustainable
Solutions
Composites, Healthcare,
Asia / LATAM
Overlap
Other
(GDP Growth)
Total Company Revenue
Growth Drivers Long-Term
Growth Rate
Sustainable Solutions 8–12%
Composites 8–10%
Healthcare 8–10%
Asia / LATAM 5%
Other (GDP growth) 0–2%
Avient 6%
17
SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS DRIVE LONG-TERM GROWTH
8-12%
Long Term
Growth
50
90
2022 2030
Medical Plastics
Market Size
(in $Billions)
2020 2030
Recycled
Plastics
Virgin
Plastics
Growing Demand
for Recycled
Content
Avient Sustainable
Solutions
18
46
2023 2032
Global Offshore Annual
Wind Installations
(in Gigawatts)
Sources: McKinsey, Bloomberg, Grand View Research
SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS DRIVE
LONG-TERM GROWTH
18
• Transformative acquisitions
combined with divestitures of
more cyclical businesses have
improved margins over 400 bps
since 2018
• 20% long-term margin goal to
be driven by key growth drivers,
with sustainable solutions
playing a meaningful role
5.4%
11.5%
16.0%
2006 2018 2023E Recovery Growth
Drivers
Strategic
Objective
20%+
+1%+
+3%+
ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION
19
• 6% annualized long-term sales growth leveraging
sustainable solutions, composites, healthcare, and
emerging regions
• Expand EBITDA margins to 20%
• Deliver annual EBITDA and EPS growth of
10% and 15%
• Maintain asset-light, 80% free cash flow conversion
profile and be valued as a specialty formulator
• Continue fostering our Great Place to Work® culture
CREATING A WORLD-CLASS
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION
20
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.
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