https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/avient-abac-sweden-200721.pdf
2 Bestickning av offentliga tjänstemän 2 Kommersiella mutor 3 Betalningar av smörjpengar (facilitation payments) och kickbacks 3 Att arbeta med ombud, distributörer och andra tredje parter 3 Due diligence och godkännandeprocessen 3 Varningssignaler 4 Krav avseende redovisning och bokföring 4 Rapportering av eventuella överträdelser 4 Avients jourlinje för etikfrågor 5 Skydd mot repressalier 5 Snabbreferens: BEKÄMPANDE AV MUTOR OCH KORRUPTION – VAD DU BÖR GÖRA OCH INTE GÖRA 6 1 Vår globala policy för bekämpande av mutor och korruption Avient förbjuder strängeligen bedrägeri, bestickning och andra korrupta affärsmetoder i all vår affärsverksamhet överallt i världen.
subject= 4 För att minimera denna risk, måste Avient överväga vissa faktorer innan någon förbindelse inleds med en tredje part, varvid alla tredje parter måste uppfylla följande standarder: • välrenommerad – företaget har erforderlig erfarenhet och kunskap • trovärdig – affärsreferenser bestyrker den tredje partens anspråk på expertis • ekonomiskt stabil – adekvata resurser för att fullgöra åtaganden • etiska och lagenliga rutiner – åtar sig att efterleva alla tillämpliga lagar, inklusive lagar om mutbrottsbekämpning, samt • principfast – erkänner denna policy och samtycker till att efterleva den Varningssignaler Avient kan också hållas ansvarig enligt lagar om mutbrotts- och korruptionsbekämpning för handlingar som begåtts av våra ombud och andra tredje parter (inklusive samriskpartner).
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/News Release - AVNT-2024.12.31-News Release 2.12.25 2PM_0.pdf
Microsoft Word - Avient Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results 1 NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Avient Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results • Fourth quarter sales increased 4% to $747 million and full year sales increased 3% to $3,240 million • Organic sales, which excludes the impact of foreign exchange, grew 5% and 4% in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, driven by positive growth in all regions • Fourth quarter and full year GAAP EPS from continuing operations of $0.52 and $1.84 compared to $0.30 and $0.83 in the prior year • Fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $0.49, above mid-point of guidance range of $0.46 to $0.50 and includes a $0.01 unfavorable impact from foreign exchange • 2024 full year adjusted EPS of $2.66 represents an increase of 13% over the prior year, driven by sales growth and margin expansion in both segments • 2025 full year adjusted EPS expected to range from $2.70 to $2.94; the mid-point represents 11% growth when excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of $0.12 CLEVELAND – February 13, 2025 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announced its fourth quarter and full year results for 2024.
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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 8 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 9 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. (2) Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items and certain adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 544.5 $ 545.8 Accounts receivable, net 399.5 399.9 Inventories, net 346.8 347.0 Other current assets 131.3 114.9 Total current assets 1,422.1 1,407.6 Property, net 955.3 1,028.9 Goodwill 1,659.7 1,719.3 Intangible assets, net 1,450.4 1,590.8 Operating lease assets, net 89.1 65.3 Deferred income tax assets 81.3 92.3 Other non-current assets 153.2 64.3 Total assets $ 5,811.1 $ 5,968.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 7.7 $ 9.5 Accounts payable 417.4 432.3 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 331.0 331.8 Total current liabilities 756.1 773.6 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,059.3 2,070.5 Deferred income taxes 260.4 281.6 Other non-current liabilities 405.7 504.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,725.4 2,856.9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,313.8 2,319.2 Noncontrolling interest 15.8 18.8 Total equity 2,329.6 2,338.0 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,811.1 $ 5,968.5 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 Operating activities Net income $ 170.7 $ 76.2 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 179.7 188.8 Increase in environmental insurance receivable (34.0) — Deferred income tax benefit (23.8) (61.3) Share-based compensation expense 15.4 13.2 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (15.2) 38.6 (Increase) decrease in inventories (13.7) 24.3 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 0.3 (22.2) Decrease in pension, retirement benefits and deferred compensation (34.3) (8.7) Taxes paid on gain on sale of business — (104.1) (Decrease) increase in environmental obligations (11.2) 38.9 Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 22.9 17.9 Net cash provided by operating activities 256.8 201.6 Investing activities Capital expenditures (121.9) (119.4) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.3 Proceeds from plant closures 3.4 7.6 Other investing activities (2.1) 10.3 Net cash used by investing activities (120.6) (94.2) Financing activities Proceeds from long-term borrowings 650.0 — Payments on long-term borrowings (660.9) (105.8) Cash dividends paid (94.0) (90.2) Payments on withholding tax on share awards (6.4) (3.4) Debt financing costs (9.6) (2.3) Net cash used by financing activities (120.9) (201.7) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (16.6) (1.0) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1.3) (95.3) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 545.8 641.1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 544.5 $ 545.8 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.