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SHEET PRODUCERS RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS PET BOTTLE PRODUCERS PET PREFORM PRODUCERS THERMOFORMERS BRAND OWNERS RETAILERS CONSUMERS LOCAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SORTING COMPANIES RECYCLING COMPANIES REGULATION BODIES NIAS COMPLIANT Why is PET so Popular?
Sheet & Film—Sheets and films made of PET are another major use case.
PET sheets can be used to make a variety of plastic products and film is often used for tape backing, plastic wrap, medical packaging, and protective coating on windows.
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S&P 500 All time high of $42.47 June 6th, 2014 PolyOne Corporation Page 9 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 PolyOne Corporation Page 10 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 PolyOne Corporation Page 11 Innovation Drives Earnings Growth *Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years $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 Specialty Vitality Index Target ≥ 35% PolyOne Corporation Page 12 Healthcare Consumer Packaging and Additive Technology Transportation 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 PolyOne Corporation Page 13 Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets Decreasing Dependence on Fossil Fuels Protecting the Environment Improving Health and Wellness Megatrend End Markets Globalizing and Localizing Health & Wellness Transportation Packaging Consumer PolyOne Corporation Page 14 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 PolyOne Corporation Page 15 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 PolyOne Corporation Page 16 Formula for Success Innovation Market Beating Performance Excellence in Execution PolyOne Corporation Page 17 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 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.
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As a member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted Responsible Care® Guiding Principles and the Product Safety Code of Management Practices to guide our efforts in material sourcing, development and management of our product portfolio throughout the value chain and life cycle.
In alignment with these principles and practices, Avient is committed to: Complying with all applicable laws, regulations and industry standards. Monitoring the development of emerging laws, regulations and industry standards. Setting goals and objectives that drive continual improvement and check effectiveness of risk reduction measures in product safety and stewardship. Consider environmental, health and safety impacts into product design, manufacture, use, reuse, recycling and disposal. Promote openness and two-way communication with key stakeholders regarding environmental, health and safety measures and risks associated with use, storage, transportation and disposal of our products.
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Rose Vice President, Corporate Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Operating Income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 68.8 23.0 148.1 56.1 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63 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 June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 68.8 $ 0.74 $ 23.0 $ 0.25 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 11.7 0.13 2.6 0.03 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 80.5 $ 0.87 $ 25.6 $ 0.28 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 148.1 $ 1.60 $ 56.1 $ 0.63 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 14.3 0.16 11.2 0.12 Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 162.4 $ 1.76 $ 67.3 $ 0.75 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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Cost of sales 946.5 459.4 1,806.4 999.4 Gross margin 288.7 149.7 591.1 321.2 Selling and administrative expense 180.6 111.7 362.6 230.4 Operating income 108.1 38.0 228.5 90.8 Interest expense, net (19.5) (16.2) (38.8) (25.6) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 2.7 11.1 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 89.8 31.3 192.4 76.3 Income taxes (20.4) (7.9) (43.3) (19.8) Net income from continuing operations 69.4 23.4 149.1 56.5 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.2) — (0.5) Net income 69.4 23.2 149.1 56.0 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.6) (0.4) (1.0) (0.4) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 68.8 $ 22.8 $ 148.1 $ 55.6 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — — Total $ 0.75 $ 0.25 $ 1.62 $ 0.63 Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.63 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.74 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 $ 0.62 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2125 $ 0.2025 $ 0.4250 $ 0.4050 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 91.4 91.3 88.8 Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 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, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (1.5) $ (1.2) $ (3.3) $ (1.2) Environmental remediation costs (12.5) (3.1) (13.0) (3.5) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 8.5 4.5 8.7 Acquisition related costs 1.4 — 1.4 — Impact on cost of sales (12.6) 4.2 (10.4) 4.0 Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring, legal and other (1.4) (3.5) (2.7) (5.3) Acquisition earn-out adjustments — — — (1.0) Acquisition related costs (0.2) (9.7) (3.5) (16.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (1.6) (13.2) (6.2) (22.7) Impact on operating income (14.2) (9.0) (16.6) (18.7) Costs related to committed financing in interest expense, net — (0.5) — (0.5) Other income, net — 0.2 — 0.3 Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market adjustment — 6.9 — 6.9 Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (14.2) (2.4) (16.6) (12.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 3.4 0.7 4.3 2.7 Tax adjustments(2) (0.9) (0.9) (2.0) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (11.7) $ (2.6) $ (14.3) $ (11.2) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.13) $ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ (0.12) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.4 91.8 92.3 89.4 (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, 2021 December 31, 2020 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 616.2 $ 649.5 Accounts receivable, net 705.2 516.6 Inventories, net 412.5 327.5 Other current assets 124.2 108.5 Total current assets 1,858.1 1,602.1 Property, net 680.1 694.9 Goodwill 1,281.7 1,308.1 Intangible assets, net 944.9 1,008.5 Operating lease assets, net 87.3 80.9 Other non-current assets 195.3 176.0 Total assets $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 18.8 $ 18.6 Accounts payable 574.6 471.7 Current operating lease obligations 24.9 25.1 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 316.0 285.6 Total current liabilities 934.3 801.0 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,852.2 1,854.0 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 112.6 115.0 Non-current operating lease obligations 62.8 56.0 Other non-current liabilities 299.1 332.8 Total non-current liabilities 2,326.7 2,357.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 1,768.2 1,697.1 Noncontrolling interest 18.2 14.6 Total equity 1,786.4 1,711.7 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,047.4 $ 4,870.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating Activities Net income $ 149.1 $ 56.0 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 69.5 40.8 Accelerated depreciation and amortization 1.4 — Share-based compensation expense 5.6 5.7 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (196.1) 16.8 (Increase) decrease in inventories (88.1) 17.4 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 108.4 (23.5) Decrease in pension and other post-retirement benefits (9.2) (12.7) Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 27.5 (3.5) Payment of post-acquisition date earnout liability — (21.0) Net cash provided by operating activities 68.1 76.0 Investing activities Capital expenditures (42.1) (21.3) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.1 Net cash proceeds provided by other assets (2.0) 5.2 Net cash used by investing activities (44.1) (9.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 650.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury (4.2) (13.6) Cash dividends paid (38.8) (34.3) Repayment of long-term debt (4.4) (4.2) Payments of withholding tax on share awards (4.2) (1.6) Debt financing costs — (9.7) Equity offering proceeds, net of underwriting discount and issuance costs — 496.1 Payment of acquisition date earnout liability — (32.9) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (51.6) 1,049.8 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5.7) (4.5) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (33.3) 1,112.3 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 649.5 864.7 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 616.2 $ 1,977.0 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.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1 Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3 Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1) Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1 Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8 Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2 Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3 Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8 Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8 Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5 Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3 Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0 Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3) Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4 Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2 Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4) Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1 EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7 12 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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Rose Vice President, Marketing and Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com 7 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5 Operating Income 34.3 40.6 153.7 242.9 Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 5.1 (27.4) 48.0 99.8 Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.53 $ 1.09 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.52 $ 1.08 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 September 30, 2023 Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 5.1 $ 0.06 $ (27.4) $ (0.30) Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 32.0 0.35 68.3 0.75 Amortization expense, after-tax 15.2 0.16 13.4 0.14 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 52.3 $ 0.57 $ 54.3 $ 0.59 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 48.0 $ 0.52 $ 99.8 $ 1.08 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 73.9 0.81 77.9 0.85 Amortization expense, after-tax 46.5 0.51 34.9 0.38 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 168.4 $ 1.84 $ 212.6 $ 2.31 8 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5 Cost of sales 558.4 627.9 1,740.2 1,895.8 Gross margin 195.3 195.4 683.6 710.7 Selling and administrative expense 161.0 154.8 529.9 467.8 Operating income 34.3 40.6 153.7 242.9 Interest expense, net (30.3) (37.3) (88.5) (70.4) Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 5.0 (29.0) 66.7 141.2 Income tax benefit (expense) 0.1 1.2 (18.0) (41.5) Net income (loss) from continuing operations 5.1 (27.8) 48.7 99.7 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 17.1 (0.9) 58.8 Net income (loss) 5.1 (10.7) 47.8 158.5 Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests — 0.4 (0.7) 0.1 Net income (loss) attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 5.1 $ (10.3) $ 47.1 $ 158.6 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.53 $ 1.09 Discontinued operations — 0.19 (0.01) 0.65 Total $ 0.06 $ (0.11) $ 0.52 $ 1.74 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.06 $ (0.30) $ 0.52 $ 1.08 Discontinued operations — 0.19 (0.01) 0.64 Total $ 0.06 $ (0.11) $ 0.51 $ 1.72 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 $ 0.7425 $ 0.7125 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.1 90.9 91.1 91.3 Diluted 91.9 90.9 91.8 92.0 9 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (2.1) $ (2.8) $ (9.9) $ (9.8) Environmental remediation costs (38.1) (18.8) (52.5) (23.8) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.1 — 8.3 Acquisition related costs — (10.3) — (10.3) Impact on cost of sales (40.2) (31.8) (62.4) (35.6) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.0) 0.3 (13.8) (1.0) Legal and other 1.7 (0.5) (9.1) 1.0 Acquisition related costs (0.5) (8.2) (4.6) (13.2) Impact on selling and administrative expense (0.8) (8.4) (27.5) (13.2) Impact on operating income (41.0) (40.2) (89.9) (48.8) Interest expense, net - financing costs (2.2) (10.0) (2.2) (10.0) Mark-to-market on derivative instruments — (31.8) — (30.9) Other — — (0.1) 0.1 Impact on other expense, net — (31.8) (0.1) (30.8) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (43.2) (82.0) (92.2) (89.6) Income tax benefit on above special items 10.8 20.5 23.2 22.5 Tax adjustments(2) 0.4 (6.8) (4.9) (10.8) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (32.0) $ (68.3) $ (73.9) $ (77.9) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.35) $ (0.75) $ (0.81) $ (0.85) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.9 91.6 91.8 92.0 (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 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 the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 439.6 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 436.9 440.6 Inventories, net 349.6 372.7 Other current assets 138.2 115.3 Total current assets 1,364.3 1,569.7 Property, net 978.2 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,681.3 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,563.0 1,597.6 Other non-current assets 202.9 196.6 Total assets $ 5,789.7 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 9.5 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 389.5 454.4 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 328.1 412.8 Total current liabilities 727.1 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,070.8 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 65.1 67.2 Deferred income taxes 293.2 342.5 Other non-current liabilities 337.6 276.4 Total non-current liabilities 2,766.7 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,276.9 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 19.0 18.3 Total equity 2,295.9 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,789.7 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 Operating Activities Net income $ 47.8 $ 158.5 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 142.6 110.3 Accelerated depreciation 1.9 4.0 Share-based compensation expense 9.7 9.5 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Increase in accounts receivable (5.7) (66.5) Decrease (increase) in inventories 16.5 (12.5) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (59.1) 43.5 Taxes paid on gain on sale of business (104.1) — Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (2.5) (22.9) Net cash provided by operating activities 47.1 223.9 Investing activities Capital expenditures (75.0) (55.1) Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (1,426.1) Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives — 93.3 Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 — Other investing activities 2.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (65.4) (1,387.9) Financing activities Debt proceeds — 1,300.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury — (36.4) Cash dividends paid (67.6) (65.2) Repayment of long-term debt (103.8) (6.8) Debt financing costs (2.3) (49.3) Other financing (2.3) (4.2) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (176.0) 1,138.1 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (7.2) (30.9) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (201.5) (56.8) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 439.6 $ 544.4 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.
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 486.5 $ 565.6 $ 1,548.0 $ 1,864.2 Specialty Engineered Materials 267.9 258.2 878.4 743.6 Corporate (0.7) (0.5) (2.6) (1.3) Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 156.8 $ 161.3 $ 482.9 $ 546.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 78.3 66.9 263.7 201.3 Corporate (39.8) (32.8) (63.0) (37.4) Gross margin $ 195.3 $ 195.4 $ 683.6 $ 710.7 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.3 $ 92.7 $ 284.8 $ 290.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 48.0 35.5 150.6 96.4 Corporate 20.7 26.6 94.5 81.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 161.0 $ 154.8 $ 529.9 $ 467.8 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 64.5 $ 68.6 $ 198.1 $ 256.7 Specialty Engineered Materials 30.3 31.4 113.1 104.9 Corporate (60.5) (59.4) (157.5) (118.7) Operating income $ 34.3 $ 40.6 $ 153.7 $ 242.9 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 24.6 $ 24.2 $ 76.1 $ 76.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.5 12.9 61.6 28.4 Corporate 1.3 2.7 6.8 9.2 Depreciation & Amortization $ 46.4 $ 39.8 $ 144.5 $ 113.7 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 89.1 $ 92.8 $ 274.2 $ 332.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 44.3 174.7 133.3 Corporate (59.2) (56.7) (150.7) (109.5) Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3) EBITDA including special items $ 81.7 $ 48.1 $ 299.7 $ 325.3 Special items in EBITDA 41.0 71.2 88.1 75.6 Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 122.7 $ 119.3 $ 387.8 $ 400.9 13 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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Rose Vice President, Marketing and Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com 6 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7 Operating income 94.0 57.1 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 49.4 20.8 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.54 $ 0.23 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 March 31, 2024 2023 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 49.4 $ 0.54 $ 20.8 $ 0.23 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 5.5 0.06 22.3 0.24 Amortization expense, after-tax 14.9 0.16 15.1 0.16 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 69.8 $ 0.76 $ 58.2 $ 0.63 7 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7 Cost of sales 550.8 598.1 Gross margin 278.2 247.6 Selling and administrative expense 184.2 190.5 Operating income 94.0 57.1 Interest expense, net (26.6) (28.8) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 66.5 29.0 Income tax expense (16.8) (7.7) Net income from continuing operations 49.7 21.3 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — (0.9) Net income 49.7 20.4 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) (0.5) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 49.4 $ 19.9 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.54 $ 0.23 Discontinued operations — (0.01) Total $ 0.54 $ 0.22 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.54 $ 0.23 Discontinued operations — (0.01) Total $ 0.54 $ 0.22 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.2 91.0 Diluted 92.0 91.8 8 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 3.6 $ (6.6) Environmental remediation costs (4.0) (1.4) Impact on cost of sales (0.4) (8.0) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (0.7) (11.3) Legal and other (3.5) (4.4) Acquisition related costs (1.6) (3.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (5.8) (19.1) Impact on operating income (6.2) (27.1) Other income (loss), net — (0.2) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (6.2) (27.3) Income tax benefit on above special items 1.4 6.9 Tax adjustments(2) (0.7) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (5.5) $ (22.3) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.24) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 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 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 the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 444.3 $ 545.8 Accounts receivable, net 475.3 399.9 Inventories, net 354.0 347.0 Other current assets 117.1 114.9 Total current assets 1,390.7 1,407.6 Property, net 1,021.7 1,028.9 Goodwill 1,700.1 1,719.3 Intangible assets, net 1,546.5 1,590.8 Other non-current assets 217.1 221.9 Total assets $ 5,876.1 $ 5,968.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 9.6 $ 9.5 Accounts payable 428.3 432.3 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 294.2 331.8 Total current liabilities 732.1 773.6 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,069.4 2,070.5 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 66.3 67.2 Deferred income taxes 280.0 281.6 Other non-current liabilities 390.5 437.6 Total non-current liabilities 2,806.2 2,856.9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,321.3 2,319.2 Noncontrolling interest 16.5 18.8 Total equity 2,337.8 2,338.0 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,876.1 $ 5,968.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Operating activities Net income $ 49.7 $ 20.4 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 43.8 48.7 Accelerated depreciation 0.5 1.8 Share-based compensation expense 3.3 3.2 Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable (81.9) (40.2) (Increase) decrease in inventories (12.3) 3.8 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 1.7 (9.9) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (47.6) (50.0) Net cash used by operating activities (42.8) (22.2) Investing activities Capital expenditures (24.4) (20.3) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.3 Proceeds from plant closures 2.0 — Other investing activities (2.1) — Net cash used by investing activities (24.5) (13.0) Financing activities Cash dividends paid (23.5) (22.5) Repayment of long-term debt (2.7) (0.8) Other financing activities (1.9) (2.3) Net cash used by financing activities (28.1) (25.6) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (6.1) 2.4 Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (101.5) (58.4) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 545.8 641.1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 444.3 $ 582.7 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.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 515.3 $ 537.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 314.4 309.7 Corporate (0.7) (1.0) Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 171.2 $ 162.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 107.0 93.9 Corporate — (8.3) Gross margin $ 278.2 $ 247.6 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 96.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.6 50.8 Corporate 34.2 43.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 184.2 $ 190.5 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 74.8 $ 65.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.4 43.1 Corporate (34.2) (51.6) Operating income $ 94.0 $ 57.1 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 25.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 19.6 21.2 Corporate 2.8 3.5 Depreciation & amortization $ 44.3 $ 50.5 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.7 $ 91.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 73.0 64.3 Corporate (31.4) (48.1) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7 EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3 Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8 12 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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Rose Vice President, Marketing and Communications Avient Corporation +1 440-930-3162 kyle.rose@avient.com 7 Attachment 1 Avient Corporation Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Sales $ 849.7 $ 824.4 $ 1,678.7 $ 1,670.1 Operating Income 72.5 62.3 166.5 119.4 Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 33.6 22.1 83.0 42.9 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.36 $ 0.24 $ 0.90 $ 0.47 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 June 30, 2024 2023 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.6 $ 0.36 $ 22.1 $ 0.24 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 21.8 0.24 19.6 0.21 Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.16 16.2 0.18 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.2 $ 0.76 $ 57.9 $ 0.63 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 83.0 $ 0.90 $ 42.9 $ 0.47 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 27.3 0.30 41.9 0.46 Amortization expense, after-tax 29.7 0.32 31.3 0.34 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 140.0 $ 1.52 $ 116.1 $ 1.27 8 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, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Sales $ 849.7 $ 824.4 $ 1,678.7 $ 1,670.1 Cost of sales 592.1 583.7 1,142.9 1,181.8 Gross margin 257.6 240.7 535.8 488.3 Selling and administrative expense 185.1 178.4 369.3 368.9 Operating income 72.5 62.3 166.5 119.4 Interest expense, net (26.6) (29.4) (53.2) (58.2) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) (0.2) (1.8) 0.5 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 45.0 32.7 111.5 61.7 Income tax expense (11.2) (10.4) (28.0) (18.1) Net income from continuing operations 33.8 22.3 83.5 43.6 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (0.9) Net income $ 33.8 $ 22.3 $ 83.5 $ 42.7 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) (0.2) (0.5) (0.7) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 33.6 $ 22.1 $ 83.0 $ 42.0 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.37 $ 0.24 $ 0.91 $ 0.47 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.37 $ 0.24 $ 0.91 $ 0.46 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.36 $ 0.24 $ 0.90 $ 0.47 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.36 $ 0.24 $ 0.90 $ 0.46 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 $ 0.5150 $ 0.4950 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 91.1 91.3 91.1 Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.9 9 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, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 0.2 $ (1.2) $ 3.8 $ (7.8) Environmental remediation costs (21.8) (13.0) (25.8) (14.4) Impact on cost of sales (21.6) (14.2) (22.0) (22.2) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.8) (0.5) (3.5) (11.9) Legal and other (2.3) (6.4) (5.8) (10.6) Acquisition related costs (0.5) (0.7) (2.1) (4.2) Impact on selling and administrative expense (5.6) (7.6) (11.4) (26.7) Impact on operating income (27.2) (21.8) (33.4) (48.9) Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.0) — (1.0) — Other income (loss) 0.1 0.1 0.1 (0.1) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (28.1) (21.7) (34.3) (49.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 7.0 5.5 8.4 12.4 Tax adjustments(2) (0.7) (3.4) (1.4) (5.3) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (21.8) $ (19.6) $ (27.3) $ (41.9) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) $ (0.21) $ (0.30) $ (0.46) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.9 (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 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 the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 489.4 $ 545.8 Accounts receivable, net 486.6 399.9 Inventories, net 365.9 347.0 Other current assets 117.2 114.9 Total current assets 1,459.1 1,407.6 Property, net 1,019.9 1,028.9 Goodwill 1,685.1 1,719.3 Intangible assets, net 1,515.7 1,590.8 Other non-current assets 228.0 221.9 Total assets $ 5,907.8 $ 5,968.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 657.7 $ 9.5 Accounts payable 435.2 432.3 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 405.3 331.8 Total current liabilities 1,498.2 773.6 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 1,420.8 2,070.5 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 63.3 67.2 Deferred income taxes 276.3 281.6 Other non-current liabilities 315.0 437.6 Total non-current liabilities 2,075.4 2,856.9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,317.5 2,319.2 Noncontrolling interest 16.7 18.8 Total equity 2,334.2 2,338.0 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,907.8 $ 5,968.5 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Operating Activities Net income $ 83.5 $ 42.7 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 88.4 96.2 Accelerated depreciation 0.8 1.9 Share-based compensation expense 9.0 6.5 Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable (97.0) (66.6) (Increase) decrease in inventories (27.3) 14.0 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable 11.9 (26.2) Taxes paid on gain on sale of business — (103.0) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (6.2) 9.8 Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 63.1 (24.7) Investing activities Capital expenditures (55.8) (45.9) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.3 Proceeds from plant closures 3.4 — Other investing activities (2.1) — Net cash used by investing activities (54.5) (38.6) Financing activities Cash dividends paid (47.0) (45.0) Repayment of long-term debt (4.5) (1.0) Other financing activities (3.3) (2.3) Net cash used by financing activities (54.8) (48.3) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (10.2) (0.8) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (56.4) (112.4) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 545.8 641.1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 489.4 $ 528.7 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.
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 542.0 $ 524.5 $ 1,057.3 $ 1,061.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 308.1 300.8 622.5 610.5 Corporate (0.4) (0.9) (1.1) (1.9) Sales $ 849.7 $ 824.4 $ 1,678.7 $ 1,670.1 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 184.5 $ 164.1 $ 355.7 $ 326.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 94.7 91.5 201.7 185.4 Corporate (21.6) (14.9) (21.6) (23.2) Gross margin $ 257.6 $ 240.7 $ 535.8 $ 488.3 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 98.4 $ 96.1 $ 194.8 $ 192.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 51.9 51.8 105.5 102.6 Corporate 34.8 30.5 69.0 73.8 Selling and administrative expense $ 185.1 $ 178.4 $ 369.3 $ 368.9 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.1 $ 68.0 $ 160.9 $ 133.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 42.8 39.7 96.2 82.8 Corporate (56.4) (45.4) (90.6) (97.0) Operating income $ 72.5 $ 62.3 $ 166.5 $ 119.4 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.8 $ 25.7 $ 43.7 $ 51.5 Specialty Engineered Materials 20.8 19.9 40.4 41.1 Corporate 2.3 2.0 5.1 5.5 Depreciation & amortization $ 44.9 $ 47.6 $ 89.2 $ 98.1 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.9 $ 93.7 $ 204.6 $ 185.1 Specialty Engineered Materials 63.6 59.6 136.6 123.9 Corporate (54.1) (43.4) (85.5) (91.5) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) (0.2) (1.8) 0.5 EBITDA from continuing operations $ 116.5 $ 109.7 $ 253.9 $ 218.0 Special items, before tax 28.1 21.7 34.3 49.0 Interest expense included in special items (1.0) — (1.0) — Depreciation & amortization included in special items (0.3) (0.1) (0.8) (1.9) Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.3 $ 131.3 $ 286.4 $ 265.1 13 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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In millions, except per share data)
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/whats-difference-tpes-vs-silicones?ind[]=6598
Color can help differentiate your product from the competition on a retail shelf, dazzle your customers with a variety of unique choices, or even add an element of safety to your design.
The type of chemicals your product will encounter and length of exposure is key to determining which material composition will respond the best.