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S&P 500 All time high of $39.55 May 13th, 2014 Page 8 2006 Q1 2014 2015 “Where we were” “Where we are” Target 1) Operating Income % Specialty: Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 13.8% 12 – 16% Global Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 11.6% 12 – 16% Designed Structures & Solutions -- 6.5% 8 – 10% Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 7.7% 9 – 12% Distribution 2.6% 6.1% 6 – 7.5% 2) Specialty Platform % of Operating Income 6.0% 64% 65 – 75% 3) ROIC* 5.0% 9.4% 15% 4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 42% Double Digit Expansion Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals *ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI divided by the sum of average debt and equity over a 5 quarter period Page 9 Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015 2015 EPS: $2.50 2013 EPS: $1.31 Continued Gross Margin Expansion Mergers & Acquisitions Spartech Accretion Incremental share buybacks Ongoing LSS Programs (50-100 bps/yr) Accelerated Innovation & Mix Improvement Several Levers to Drive Growth Mid single digit revenue CAGR Page 10 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth *Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years Page 11 $20 $53 2006 2013 Research & Development Spending ($ millions) Specialty Platform Vitality Index Progression* 14.3% 30.7% 2006 2013 Specialty Platform Gross Margin % 19.5% 43.0% 2006 2013 Healthcare Consumer Packaging and Additive Technology Transportation Page 12 Unique and Innovative Solutions https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwe4t8aacvhb8ui/uD3p_bdglP/Presentation revise pics/GLS Beverage can closure XO 2.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwe4t8aacvhb8ui/-YgkycKypw/Anti-Counterfeiting release & images/GN1979.JPG 60% 100% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2008 2014 Pension Funding** As of March 31, 2014 Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 3/31/14 Net Debt / EBITDA* = 1.9x $48 $317 $600 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 2015 2020 2023 Debt Maturities As of March 31, 2014 ($ millions) Coupon Rates: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250% ** includes US-qualified pension plans only *TTM 3/31/2014 Page 13 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment / Shareholder Return $0.16 $0.20 $0.24 $0.32 $0.10 $0.20 $0.30 $0.40 2011 2012 2013 2014 Annual Dividend Expanding our sales, marketing, and technical capabilities Targets that expand our: • Specialty offerings • End market presence • Geographic footprint • Operating Margin Synergy opportunities Adjacent material solutions Repurchased 1.4 million shares in Q1 2014 Repurchased 6.4 million shares since April 2013 13.6 million shares are available for repurchase under the current authorization Organic Growth Acquisitions Share Repurchases Dividends Investing in operational and LSS initiatives (including synergy capture) Manufacturing alignment Page 14 The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company Why Invest In PolyOne?
Strong past performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working Megatrends and emerging opportunities align with our strengths Innovation and services provide differentiation, incremental pricing power, and competitive advantage Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance Addressable market exceeds $40 billion Page 15 Schedule I Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S.
PolyOne Investor Presentation�Goldman Sachs �Basic Materials Conference �May 21, 2014 � Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Confirmation of Our Strategy Strategy and Execution Drive Results Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Bridge to $2.50 Adjusted EPS by 2015 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Unique and Innovative Solutions Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 3/31/14 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return Why Invest In PolyOne?
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The Environmental, Health and Safety Committee periodically reviews with management the significant risks or exposures faced by PolyOne relating to safety, health, environmental, security and product stewardship standards and practices.
In analyzing competitive market data, the Compensation Committee reviewed data from a peer group of similarly-sized United States chemical companies and reviewed data from the Consultant’s Compensation Data Bank and other published surveys.
Environmental, Health and Safety Committee – Primary Responsibilities and Requirements • The Environmental, Health and Safety Committee exercises oversight with respect to our environmental, health, safety, security and product stewardship policies and practices and our compliance with related laws and regulations NUMBER OF MEETINGS IN 2015: 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERS: G.J.
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D is t. ) K W R P P G A V Y F U L R P M G C P F M C H X L H U N E C L E M N C E A S H S C L Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of December 2, 2021 Avient reflects 2021 estimated revenue of $4,750M and estimated CAPEX of $80M (excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX of $20M) 129Avient Corporation 474 644 1,002 107 147 216 467 616 872 2014 2018 2021E R&D / Technical Marketing Sales Commercial Resources Headcount figures all Pro Forma for sale of Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS) and Performance Products and Solutions (PP&S) segments. 2021E data as of October 31, 2021.
Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of December 2, 2021.
We expect this expansion to continue as we execute our strategy, increase margins and consistently grow earnings in excess of the market. 6.5 9.0 11.2 17.7 16.7 15.5 15.3 14.5 12.2 25.7 25.5 13.5 12.2 10.7 9.8 8.6 8.5 6.9 6.2 A vi en t (2 01 1) A vi en t (2 01 6) A vi en t (2 02 1) K W R P P G A V Y R P M G C P F U L H X L E C L A S H F M C B N R S C L E M N U N V R C E H U N Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of December 2, 2021 Total Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA Avient 2011 and 2016 valuations reflect trailing 12 months EBITDA at December 31 of the respective years.
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Strong balance sheet and free cash flow, as total cash and liquidity ended the year at $244 million and $574 million, respectively.
The second independent source of data that we used to augment the peer proxy analysis was the Consultant’s analysis of competitive market data relating to other applicable general industries.
The CEO makes his recommendations in conjunction with the marketplace data.
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To solve this issue, the converter required immediate action from the sheet producer.
The sheet producer began experimenting with material changes in-house, but struggled to achieve consistency of release.
THE IMPACT While the OnCap Denesting additive solution was developed initially to satisfy the needs of the converter, it was so effective that the sheet producer has plans to incorporate this technology into its entire portfolio of packaging solutions.
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Strong past performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working • Megatrends align with our strengths • Innovation and services provide differentiation, incremental pricing power, and competitive advantage • Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance • Addressable market exceeds $40 billion Page 14 1 Schedule I Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S.
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.7 Long-term debt 976.2 Less cash and cash equivalents (365.2) Net debt $ 623.7 Adjusted EBITDA 2013 Income before income taxes $ 151.0 Interest expense, net 63.5 Depreciation and amortization 108.8 Special items in EBITDA 31.7 Adjusted EBITDA $ 355.0 2 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials sales $ 345.3 $ 615.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks sales 531.8 852.3 Designed Structures and Solutions sales - 597.4 Specialty Platform sales 877.1 2,065.2 Performance Products and Solutions sales 1,166.2 773.2 PolyOne Distribution sales 732.8 1,075.2 Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (142.4) Total sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,771.2 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 104.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 33.4 Specialty Platform OI 12.8 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 56.0 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 63.3 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (52.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (30.0) Operating income GAAP 233.6 231.5 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - Special items in OI (39.1) 30.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 261.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 9.3% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.2% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 5.6% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 9.4% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 5.9% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 6.9% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
PolyOne Investor Presentation��Sidoti & Company �Eighteenth Annual Emerging Growth �Institutional Investor Forum�March 18, 2014� Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation Strategy and Execution Drive Results PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Bridge To $2.50 Adjusted EPS By 2015 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Unique and Innovative Solutions that Help Customers Win Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 12/31/13 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment Why Invest In PolyOne?
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Strong past performance demonstrates that our strategy and execution are working • Megatrends align with our strengths • Innovation and services provide differentiation, incremental pricing power, and competitive advantage • Strong and proven management team driving growth and performance • Addressable market exceeds $40 billion Page 14 1 Schedule I Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share data) Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S.
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 2013 Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt $ 12.7 Long-term debt 976.2 Less cash and cash equivalents (365.2) Net debt $ 623.7 Adjusted EBITDA 2013 Income before income taxes $ 151.0 Interest expense, net 63.5 Depreciation and amortization 108.8 Special items in EBITDA 31.7 Adjusted EBITDA $ 355.0 2 Platform sales and operating income (OI) 2006Y* 2013Y Global Specialty Engineered Materials sales $ 345.3 $ 615.5 Global Color, Additives and Inks sales 531.8 852.3 Designed Structures and Solutions sales - 597.4 Specialty Platform sales 877.1 2,065.2 Performance Products and Solutions sales 1,166.2 773.2 PolyOne Distribution sales 732.8 1,075.2 Corporate and eliminations (153.7) (142.4) Total sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,771.2 Global Specialty Engineered Materials OI $ 3.9 $ 57.2 Global Color, Additives and Inks OI 8.9 104.0 Designed Structures & Solutions OI - 33.4 Specialty Platform OI 12.8 194.6 Performance Products and Solutions OI 64.2 56.0 PolyOne Distribution OI 19.2 63.3 Sunbelt Joint Venture OI 102.9 - Corporate and eliminations (4.6) (52.4) Special items in OI 39.1 (30.0) Operating income GAAP 233.6 231.5 Sunbelt equity income (107.0) - Special items in OI (39.1) 30.0 Adjusted operating income $ 87.5 $ 261.5 Global Specialty Engineered Materials - OI % of sales 1.1% 9.3% Global Color, Additives and Inks - OI % of sales 1.7% 12.2% Designed Structures & Solutions - OI % of sales - 5.6% Specialty platform OI - % of sales 1.5% 9.4% PP&S operating OI - % of sales 5.5% 7.2% Distribution OI - % of sales 2.6% 5.9% PolyOne OI adjusted - % of sales 3.3% 6.9% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.
PolyOne Investor Presentation��Gabelli & Company �5th Annual Specialty Chemical Conference�March 20, 2014� Forward – Looking Statements Use of Non-GAAP Measures PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation Strategy and Execution Drive Results PolyOne�At A Glance Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals Bridge To $2.50 Adjusted EPS By 2015 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth Unique and Innovative Solutions that Help Customers Win Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 12/31/13 Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet Fund Investment Why Invest In PolyOne?
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We then paid down $950 million of debt, providing us a strong balance sheet to navigate through this period of macro-economic uncertainty.” 3 “We have never wavered from our goal of becoming a specialty formulator.
Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 8 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 14 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.
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We are focused on executing what we can influence, which includes staying close to our customers, winning share and new business, proactively working to offset raw material or tariff-related inflation, controlling our costs and strengthening our balance sheet.
Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient common shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Avient common shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 519.7 $ 515.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 308.4 314.4 Corporate (1.5) (0.7) Sales $ 826.6 $ 829.0 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 173.1 $ 171.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 97.8 107.0 Corporate (7.7) — Gross margin $ 263.2 $ 278.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 96.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 50.7 53.6 Corporate 117.3 34.2 Selling and administrative expense $ 262.5 $ 184.2 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 78.6 $ 74.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 47.1 53.4 Corporate (125.0) (34.2) Operating income $ 0.7 $ 94.0 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.7 $ 21.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 21.5 19.6 Corporate 2.1 2.8 Depreciation & amortization $ 45.3 $ 44.3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 100.3 $ 96.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 68.6 73.0 Corporate (122.9) (31.4) Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9) EBITDA $ 45.6 $ 137.4 Special items, before tax 101.2 6.2 Interest expense included in special items (1.7) — Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.4) (0.5) Adjusted EBITDA $ 144.7 $ 143.1 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that this measure is most useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
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Furthermore, we are well on track to continue strengthening our balance sheet by reducing debt in total by $100 million to $200 million by year-end, having already repaid $50 million in the second quarter," she continued.
Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient common shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Avient common shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability of results.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 538.6 $ 542.0 $ 1,058.3 $ 1,057.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 329.7 308.1 638.1 622.5 Corporate (1.8) (0.4) (3.3) (1.1) Sales $ 866.5 $ 849.7 $ 1,693.1 $ 1,678.7 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 188.0 $ 184.5 $ 361.1 $ 355.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 93.8 94.7 191.6 201.7 Corporate (3.9) (21.6) (11.6) (21.6) Gross margin $ 277.9 $ 257.6 $ 541.1 $ 535.8 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.7 $ 98.4 $ 192.2 $ 194.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.6 51.9 104.3 105.5 Corporate 30.5 34.8 147.8 69.0 Selling and administrative expense $ 181.8 $ 185.1 $ 444.3 $ 369.3 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 90.3 $ 86.1 $ 168.9 $ 160.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 40.2 42.8 87.3 96.2 Corporate (34.4) (56.4) (159.4) (90.6) Operating income $ 96.1 $ 72.5 $ 96.8 $ 166.5 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 22.4 $ 21.8 $ 44.1 $ 43.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 22.4 20.8 43.9 40.4 Corporate 1.8 2.3 3.9 5.1 Depreciation & amortization $ 46.6 $ 44.9 $ 91.9 $ 89.2 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 112.7 $ 107.9 $ 213.0 $ 204.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 62.6 63.6 131.2 136.6 Corporate (32.6) (54.1) (155.5) (85.5) Other expense, net (0.5) (0.9) (0.9) (1.8) EBITDA $ 142.2 $ 116.5 $ 187.8 $ 253.9 Special items, before tax 7.3 28.1 108.5 34.3 Interest expense included in special items (0.3) (1.0) (2.0) (1.0) Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.3) (0.3) (0.7) (0.8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 148.9 $ 143.3 $ 293.6 $ 286.4 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that this measure is most useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.