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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/AVNT Q1 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 20.8 $ 0.23 $ 64.4 $ 0.70 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 22.3 0.24 6.4 0.07 Amortization expense, after-tax 15.1 0.16 10.8 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 58.2 $ 0.63 $ 81.6 $ 0.89 8 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2 Cost of sales 598.1 637.8 Gross margin 247.6 254.4 Selling and administrative expense 190.5 152.2 Operating income 57.1 102.2 Interest expense, net (28.8) (16.9) Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 29.0 84.7 Income tax expense (7.7) (20.0) Net income from continuing operations 21.3 64.7 (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (0.9) 19.8 Net income 20.4 84.5 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) (0.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 19.9 $ 84.2 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70 Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.22 Total $ 0.22 $ 0.92 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70 Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.21 Total $ 0.22 $ 0.91 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.0 91.5 Diluted 91.8 92.3 9 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (6.6) $ (4.4) Environmental remediation costs (1.4) (2.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.6 Impact on cost of sales (8.0) (5.8) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (15.7) 1.9 Acquisition related costs (3.4) (2.9) Impact on selling and administrative expense (19.1) (1.0) Impact on operating income (27.1) (6.8) Other income (loss), net (0.2) 0.1 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (27.3) (6.7) Income tax expense (benefit) on above special items 6.9 1.8 Tax adjustments(2) (1.9) (1.5) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (22.3) $ (6.4) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) $ (0.07) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.8 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, 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, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 582.7 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 484.4 440.6 Inventories, net 371.9 372.7 Other current assets 125.3 115.3 Total current assets 1,564.3 1,569.7 Property, net 1,045.7 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,689.7 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,601.7 1,597.6 Other non-current assets 209.8 196.6 Total assets $ 6,111.2 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term debt $ 2.2 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 448.1 454.4 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 386.9 412.8 Total current liabilities 837.2 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,177.7 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 66.2 67.2 Deferred income taxes 332.5 342.5 Other non-current liabilities 329.0 276.4 Total non-current liabilities 2,905.4 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,349.8 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 18.8 18.3 Total equity 2,368.6 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 6,111.2 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Operating Activities Net income $ 20.4 $ 84.5 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 48.7 35.7 Accelerated depreciation 1.8 2.1 Share-based compensation expense 3.2 3.2 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (40.2) (118.8) Decrease (increase) in inventories 3.8 (15.1) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (9.9) 90.5 Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (50.0) (63.2) Net cash (used) provided by operating activities (22.2) 18.9 Investing activities Capital expenditures (20.3) (13.3) Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (13.0) (13.3) Financing activities Purchase of common shares for treasury — (15.8) Cash dividends paid (22.5) (21.7) Repayment of long-term debt (0.8) (2.4) Other financing (2.3) (3.9) Net cash used by financing activities (25.6) (43.8) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2.4 (0.4) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (58.4) (38.6) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 582.7 $ 562.6 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/AVNT Q3 2022 Earnings Presentation - Website Final.pdf
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ (27.4) $ (0.30) $ 33.7 $ 0.37 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 68.3 0.75 11.7 0.13 Amortization expense, after-tax 13.4 0.14 $ 11.0 $ 0.11 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 54.3 $ 0.59 $ 56.4 $ 0.61 2009* 2012* 2015 2018 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 53.3 $ 144.6 $ 161.1 Joint venture equity earnings, after tax (19.0) — — — Special items, before tax (48.7) 55.1 87.6 59.5 Special items, tax adjustments (27.2) (18.9) (58.7) (25.3) Amortization expense, after tax 1.8 8.3 10.4 19.5 Adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 13.6 $ 97.8 $ 183.9 $ 214.8 Diluted shares 93.4 89.8 88.7 80.4 Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 0.15 $ 1.09 $ 2.08 $ 2.67 * Historical results have been updated to reflect subsequent changes to accounting principle and discontinued operations, excluding any changes as a result of discontinued operations from the sale of the Designed Structures and Solutions segment (DSS) and the Performance Products and Solutions segment (PP&S). 1 Year Ended December 31, Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2006 2018 Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,533.4 Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.5 $ 160.8 Income tax expense 29.7 36.4 Interest expense 63.1 62.8 Depreciation and amortization 57.1 91.5 EBITDA $ 283.4 $ 351.5 Special items, before tax (34.0) 59.5 Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (3.0) JV - equity income (107.0) — Adjusted EBITDA $ 142.4 $ 408.0 EBITDA as a % of sales 5.4 % 11.5 % Reconciliation of Color, Additives and Inks EBITDA Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Operating Income 68.6 66.8 Depreciation and amortization 24.2 26.6 EBITDA 92.8 $ 93.4 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Materials EBITDA Q3 2022 Q3 2021 SEM(1) Pro forma APM(1) Pro forma SEM SEM Pro forma APM Pro forma SEM Operating Income 31.4 6.3 37.7 30.0 13.9 43.9 Depreciation and amortization 12.9 10.9 23.8 7.9 18.4 26.3 EBITDA $ 44.3 $ 17.2 $ 61.5 $ 37.9 $ 32.3 $ 70.2 Reconciliation of Specialty Engineered Pro Forma Sales Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Sales 258.2 231.7 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 318.9 $ 325.8 Reconciliation of Avient Pro Forma Sales Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Sales 823.3 818.0 Pro forma APM(1) 60.7 94.1 Pro forma sales $ 884.0 $ 912.1 (1) - Q3 2022 SEM results reflect one month of APM’s results while owned by Avient, as the acquisition closed on September 1, 2022.
The Q3 2022 "Pro Forma APM" adjustments reflect periods prior to the acquisition date and are preliminary estimates for APM’s results for the months of July and August. 2 Reconciliation of Avient consolidated pro forma EBITDA Q3 2022 Q3 2021 Avient(1) Pro forma APM(1) Pro forma Avient Avient Pro forma APM Pro forma Avient Net income from continuing operations (27.8) 3.9 (23.9) 33.4 0.3 33.7 Income tax expense (1.2) 0.6 (0.6) 2.0 2.5 4.5 Interest expense 37.3 1.8 39.1 19.0 11.2 30.2 Depreciation and amortization 39.8 10.9 50.7 36.6 18.4 55.0 EBITDA 48.1 17.2 65.3 91.0 32.4 123.4 Special items, before tax 82.0 — 82.0 19.9 — 19.9 Interest expense included in special items (10.0) — (10.0) — — — Depreciation included in special items (0.8) — (0.8) (0.9) — (0.9) Adjusted EBITDA $ 119.3 $ 17.2 $ 136.5 $ 110.0 $ 32.4 $ 142.4 (1) - Q3 2022 Avient results reflect one month of APM’s results while owned by Avient, as the acquisition closed on September 1, 2022.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/AVNT Q3 2023 Earnings Presentation - Website.pdf
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 79.3 $ 0.86 $ 33.1 $ 0.38 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 2.6 0.03 8.6 0.10 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 81.9 $ 0.89 $ 41.7 $ 0.48 7 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,162.3 $ 711.5 Cost of sales 859.9 540.0 Gross margin 302.4 171.5 Selling and administrative expense 182.0 118.7 Operating income 120.4 52.8 Interest expense, net (19.3) (9.4) Other income, net 1.5 1.6 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 102.6 45.0 Income taxes (22.9) (11.9) Net income from continuing operations 79.7 33.1 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.3) Net income 79.7 32.8 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) — Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 79.3 $ 32.8 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.87 $ 0.38 Discontinued operations — — Total $ 0.87 $ 0.38 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.86 $ 0.38 Discontinued operations — — Total $ 0.86 $ 0.38 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 86.3 Diluted 92.2 86.7 8 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (1.8) $ — Environmental remediation costs (0.5) (0.4) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 4.5 0.2 Impact on cost of sales 2.2 (0.2) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (1.3) (1.8) Acquisition earn-out adjustments — (1.0) Acquisition related costs (3.3) (6.7) Impact on selling and administrative expense (4.6) (9.5) Impact on operating income (2.4) (9.7) Other income, net — 0.1 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (2.4) (9.6) Income tax benefit on above special items 0.9 2.0 Tax adjustments(2) (1.1) (1.0) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (2.6) $ (8.6) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.03) $ (0.10) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.2 86.7 (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) March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 594.5 $ 649.5 Accounts receivable, net 642.2 516.6 Inventories, net 357.0 327.5 Other current assets 122.7 108.5 Total current assets 1,716.4 1,602.1 Property, net 675.5 694.9 Goodwill 1,281.9 1,308.1 Intangible assets, net 973.3 1,008.5 Operating lease assets, net 80.9 80.9 Other non-current assets 181.4 176.0 Total assets $ 4,909.4 $ 4,870.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.8 $ 18.6 Accounts payable 529.6 471.7 Current operating lease obligations 24.3 25.1 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 290.9 285.6 Total current liabilities 863.6 801.0 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,852.7 1,854.0 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 111.3 115.0 Non-current operating lease obligations 56.8 56.0 Other non-current liabilities 303.0 332.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,323.8 2,357.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,707.0 1,697.1 Noncontrolling interest 15.0 14.6 Total equity 1,722.0 1,711.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 4,909.4 $ 4,870.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 2020 Operating Activities Net income $ 79.7 $ 32.8 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 36.6 19.9 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 0.5 — Share-based compensation expense 2.7 2.1 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (137.6) (56.9) Increase in inventories (35.1) (13.0) Increase in accounts payable 67.3 44.6 Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (7.1) (3.2) Increase in post-acquisition earnout liabilities — 1.0 Decrease in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (3.4) (19.1) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (21.0) Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 3.6 (12.8) Investing activities Capital expenditures (16.5) (11.1) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1 Net proceeds (used) provided by other assets (2.0) 5.2 Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (18.5) 1.2 Financing activities Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6) Cash dividends paid (19.5) (15.6) Repayment of long-term debt (2.3) (2.0) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (3.1) (1.3) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.3 Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (32.9) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (29.1) 430.9 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (11.0) (3.8) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (55.0) 415.5 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 594.5 $ 1,280.2 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.