https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202015%2520Annual%2520Report.pdf
Natural gas and raw materials costs represent a substantial part of our manufacturing costs.
Cost of sales As a percent of sales, cost of sales decreased from 81.5% in 2014 to 79.8% in 2015.
Shipping and Handling Costs Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/AS-FILED EF20024640 Avient Corp ARS.pdf
Electricity and raw materials
costs represent a substantial part of our manufacturing costs.
These costs are included in Corporate.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are included in Cost of sales.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-09/Avient Discontinued Operations Financial Information.pdf
Certain corporate costs previously allocated to Avient Distribution will be retained by Avient and have been recast as costs in continuing operations.
The costs are now shown in Corporate and eliminations.
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 actuarial 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, joint ventures and equity investments; 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/colormatrix-reprize-brochure-8.5x11.pdf
INCREASED RECYCLE CONTENT Benefits of using rePrize include: • Increased product target IV • Improved melt flow consistency • Increased recycle content • Reduced brittleness • Reduced rejects and scrap • Improved low temperature performance rePrize can be combined with other liquid additives and can be used to optimize sheet manufacturing processes and product quality, whilst allowing for increased levels of recycle, contributing towards improved sustainability and reduced costs.
FEATURE BENEFIT • Liquid technology • More accurate dose control • Less variation in melt flow and product IV • Can be coupled to an on-line rheometer • Shorter transition times • Does not require pre-drying • Less dust • Higher IV in melt phase • Improved uniformity when replacing virgin PET in PCR sheet • Eliminate/reduce solid phase polymerization (rPET) • Increased use of post consumer flake or re-grind (Sheet) • Reduced brittleness, less breakages and scrap • More consistent melt flow IMPACT • Reduced cost • Higher productivity • Cleaner working environment PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT • Higher productivity • Reduced cost • Cleaner working environment • New product designs and applications • Improved shelf appeal PET SHEET PROCESS BENEFITS • Increases final IV • Less variation in product IV • More consistent melt flow • Increased use of flake or regrind • Shorter transition times • Reduced scrap • Reduced dust PRODUCT BENEFITS • Improved impact strength • Improved low temperature performance • Reduced brittleness • Improved aesthetics Information and photographs supplied by Sunwell Global Ltd IMPACT • Higher productivity • Reduced cost • Improved sustainability IMPACT • Lighter weight, higher strength • Reduced cost • Properties comparable to PS packaging • Recyclable PET MONO/MULTI LAYERED SHEET XPET FOAM SHEET ROUND DIE PROCESS BENEFITS • Improved melt flow consistency • Improved IV consistency • Increased recycle content • Reduced rejects and scrap PRODUCT BENEFITS • Increased product strength • Improved low temperature performance • Reduced brittleness PROCESS BENEFITS • Increase final IV • Increased use of regrind • Impossible to start up without it • Faster product changeover • Easier to cut PRODUCT BENEFITS • Increased strength • Lighter weight • Good sealing ColorMatrix™ rePrize is a PET compatible formulated liquid dispersion, designed to increase the polymer chain length via reactive extrusion.
This results in an increase in both the polymer intrinsic and melt viscosity. rePrize is suited to applications in: • PET monolayer sheet • PET multilayered sheet • PET foamed sheet rePrize can be used to optimise sheet manufacturing processes and product quality, whilst allowing for increased levels of recycle, contributing towards improved sustainability and reduced costs PRODUCT DESCRIPTION GLOBAL REGULATORY APPROVALS PRODUCT FDA EU GB MERCOSUR rePrize • • • • 1.844.4AVIENT www.avient.com Copyright © 2020, Avient Corporation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/onflex-s-garden-hose-hand-grip-case-study.pdf
In order to optimize its profit margins, the company sought to control system costs by avoiding secondary assembly and handling.
Without it, the company faced the prospect of having to use another production technique that would cost more and take longer.
With OnFlex-S TPE, the company achieved system cost benefits that have made this product line a profitable one.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results_0.pdf
We further streamlined our structure to better serve our customers and markets, controlled our direct and indirect costs, while still prioritizing investments in our growth vectors aligned to our strategy,” added Dr.
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation costs and associated recoveries, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement obligations, acquisition-related charges, and other non-routine costs.
These costs are included in Corporate.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202017%2520Annual%2520Report.pdf
Natural gas and raw materials costs represent a substantial part of our manufacturing costs.
Cost of sales As a percent of sales, cost of sales increased from 77.0% in 2016 to 77.7% in 2017 primarily as a result of raw material cost inflation.
POLYONE CORPORATION42 Shipping and Handling Costs Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/AVNT Q4 2021 Earnings Presentation_0.pdf
In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results.
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition-related costs, and other non- routine costs.
Whether an additional line at an existing manufacturing plant, or a new facility in a growing region, we ramp-up quickly and cost-efficiently. 26 Capex / Revenue 2022E (%) AVIENT IS ASSET LIGHT Avient Specialty Formulators Other Chemical/Specialty Companies 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7 A vi e nt A vi e nt ( E xc l.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/Avient Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results_1.pdf
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, restructuring costs, environmental remediation costs, acquisition related costs, and other non-routine costs.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 0.92 $ 68.8 $ 0.74 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 5.1 0.06 11.7 0.13 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 89.8 $ 0.98 $ 80.5 $ 0.87 Six months ended June 30, 2022 Six months ended June 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 168.9 $ 1.83 $ 148.1 $ 1.60 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 12.3 0.13 14.3 0.16 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 181.2 $ 1.96 $ 162.4 $ 1.76 7 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, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5 Cost of sales 998.6 946.5 1,998.7 1,806.4 Gross margin 303.8 288.7 597.5 591.1 Selling and administrative expense 174.3 180.6 339.4 362.6 Operating income 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5 Interest expense, net (16.2) (19.5) (33.1) (38.8) Other income, net 1.4 1.2 0.8 2.7 Income before income taxes 114.7 89.8 225.8 192.4 Income tax expense (30.0) (20.4) (56.6) (43.3) Net income 84.7 69.4 169.2 149.1 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — (0.6) (0.3) (1.0) Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 68.8 $ 168.9 $ 148.1 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic $ 0.93 $ 0.75 $ 1.85 $ 1.62 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted $ 0.92 $ 0.74 $ 1.83 $ 1.60 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125 $ 0.4750 $ 0.4250 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.4 91.3 91.4 91.3 Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3 8 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, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (2.6) $ (1.5) $ (7.0) $ (3.3) Environmental remediation costs (3.0) (12.5) (5.0) (13.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 7.6 — 8.2 4.5 Acquisition related costs — 1.4 — 1.4 Impact on cost of sales 2.0 (12.6) (3.8) (10.4) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (4.2) (0.4) (3.3) (1.7) Acquisition related costs (2.1) (1.2) (5.0) (4.5) Impact on selling and administrative expense (6.3) (1.6) (8.3) (6.2) Impact on operating income (4.3) (14.2) (12.1) (16.6) Other income, net — — 0.1 — Mark-to-market on cross-currency swaps 0.9 — 0.9 — Impact on income before income taxes (3.4) (14.2) (11.1) (16.6) Income tax benefit on above special items 0.8 3.4 2.8 4.3 Tax adjustments(2) (2.5) (0.9) (4.0) (2.0) Impact of special items on net income attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (5.1) $ (11.7) $ (12.3) $ (14.3) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.13) $ (0.13) $ (0.16) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3 (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 actuarial 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, joint ventures and equity investments; 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 benefit/(expense) from one-time income tax items, the set-up or reversal of uncertain tax position reserves and deferred income tax valuation allowance adjustments. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 645.1 $ 601.2 Accounts receivable, net 752.6 642.3 Inventories, net 494.0 461.1 Other current assets 128.4 122.4 Total current assets 2,020.1 1,827.0 Property, net 638.9 676.1 Goodwill 1,256.8 1,286.4 Intangible assets, net 867.2 925.2 Operating lease assets, net 62.7 74.1 Other non-current assets 197.9 208.4 Total assets $ 5,043.6 $ 4,997.2 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 607.7 $ 8.6 Accounts payable 634.0 553.9 Current operating lease obligations 21.4 24.2 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 307.5 353.9 Total current liabilities 1,570.6 940.6 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,249.1 1,850.3 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 95.0 100.0 Deferred income taxes 106.6 100.6 Non-current operating lease obligations 41.8 50.1 Other non-current liabilities 154.7 165.1 Total non-current liabilities 1,647.2 2,266.1 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,809.7 1,774.7 Noncontrolling interest 16.1 15.8 Total equity 1,825.8 1,790.5 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,043.6 $ 4,997.2 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 2021 Operating Activities Net income $ 169.2 $ 149.1 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 71.1 69.5 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 3.2 1.4 Share-based compensation expense 6.3 5.6 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (133.2) (196.1) Increase in inventories (45.9) (88.1) Increase in accounts payable 98.5 108.4 Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (9.9) (9.2) (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (52.6) 27.5 Net cash provided by operating activities 106.7 68.1 Investing activities Capital expenditures (34.0) (42.1) Settlement of cross-currency swaps 75.1 — Net cash proceeds used by other assets — (2.0) Net cash provided (used) by investing activities 41.1 (44.1) Financing activities Purchase of common shares for treasury (36.4) (4.2) Cash dividends paid (43.5) (38.8) Repayment of long-term debt (4.4) (4.4) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (4.1) (4.2) Net cash used by financing activities (88.4) (51.6) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (15.5) (5.7) Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 43.9 (33.3) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 601.2 649.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 645.1 $ 616.2 11 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.
These costs are included in Corporate and eliminations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/News Release - AVNT-2024.12.31-News Release 2.12.25 2PM_0.pdf
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation costs and associated recoveries, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement obligations, acquisition-related charges, and other non-routine costs.
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.
These costs are included in Corporate.