https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/AVNT Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation.pdf
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • Changes in laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including Avient Protective Materials (APM); • An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and • Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation and any recessionary conditions Use of Non-GAAP Measures This presentation includes the use of both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures.
FX -11% FX -3% Total Avient -14% YoY Comparison against 2022 pro forma results • Aging infrastructure driving need for greater technological advancements and upgrades • Increased focus on strength and capacity of electrical grid plays into further adoption of composites into the market Where Avient Wins: UV, weather-resistance, customized capabilities Best-in-class customer responsiveness Local high-quality manufacturing, unparalleled breadth of portfolio Expanding position in insulators, utility poles, crossarms, and wind energy Avient Confidential 11 ENERGY 11 • Fiber-optic investments from AT&T, Corning, Commscope continue to drive industry toward innovation • $42B BEAD program in Infrastructure Bill to increase cable deployments; well-positioned to capitalize on “Made in America” requirement and “last mile” buildout Where Avient Wins: Flame retardance, weather-resistance enables faster, safer, more reliable connections Local manufacturing, unparalleled breadth of portfolio Expanding position in insulation for wire jacketing, 5G buildout TELECOMMUNICATIONS Source: U.S.
Chamber of Commerce; BEAD refers to Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program 12 • Fiscal Year 2024 U.S.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; demand for our products and services; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions.
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 27.8 $ 0.30 $ (17.0) $ (0.19) Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 5.4 0.06 38.3 0.42 Amortization expense, after-tax 15.0 0.16 14.6 0.16 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 48.2 $ 0.52 $ 35.9 $ 0.39 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.8 $ 0.83 $ 82.8 $ 0.90 Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 79.3 0.86 116.2 1.26 Amortization expense, after-tax 61.5 0.67 49.0 0.53 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 216.6 $ 2.36 $ 248.0 $ 2.69 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 7 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, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Sales $ 719.0 $ 790.4 $ 3,142.8 $ 3,396.9 Cost of sales 510.1 618.4 2,250.3 2,514.2 Gross margin 208.9 172.0 892.5 882.7 Selling and administrative expense 165.8 171.6 695.7 639.4 Operating income 43.1 0.4 196.8 243.3 Interest expense, net (26.8) (49.4) (115.3) (119.8) Other income (expense), net 4.3 (28.4) 5.8 (59.7) Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 20.6 (77.4) 87.3 63.8 Income tax benefit (expense) 7.0 60.8 (11.0) 19.3 Net income (loss) from continuing operations 27.6 (16.6) 76.3 83.1 Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 0.8 561.5 (0.1) 620.3 Net income 28.4 544.9 76.2 703.4 Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.2 (0.4) (0.5) (0.3) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 28.6 $ 544.5 $ 75.7 $ 703.1 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.30 $ (0.19) $ 0.83 $ 0.91 Discontinued operations 0.01 6.17 — 6.80 Total $ 0.31 $ 5.98 $ 0.83 $ 7.71 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.30 $ (0.19) $ 0.83 $ 0.90 Discontinued operations 0.01 6.17 — 6.73 Total $ 0.31 $ 5.98 $ 0.83 $ 7.63 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 $ 1.0000 $ 0.9600 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.2 91.0 91.1 91.2 Diluted 91.9 91.0 91.8 92.2 8 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, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (2.0) $ (21.3) $ (11.9) $ (31.1) Environmental remediation costs (17.2) (0.4) (69.7) (24.2) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 1.6 — 1.6 8.3 Acquisition related costs — (23.8) — (34.1) Impact on cost of sales (17.6) (45.5) (80.0) (81.1) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (1.1) (4.3) (14.9) (5.3) Legal and other (6.1) (4.0) (15.2) (3.0) Acquisition related costs (1.3) (6.1) (5.9) (19.3) Impact on selling and administrative expense (8.5) (14.4) (36.0) (27.6) Impact on operating income (26.1) (59.9) (116.0) (108.7) Interest expense, net - financing costs (0.1) (16.0) (2.3) (26.0) Mark-to-market on derivatives — — — (30.9) Pension and post retirement mark-to-market adjustment and other 3.8 (28.4) 3.7 (28.4) Impact on other income (expense), net 3.8 (28.4) 3.7 (59.3) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (22.4) (104.3) (114.6) (194.0) Income tax benefit on above special items 4.5 26.8 27.7 49.4 Tax adjustments(2) 12.5 39.2 7.6 28.4 Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (5.4) $ (38.3) $ (79.3) $ (116.2) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.42) $ (0.86) $ (1.26) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 91.9 91.7 91.8 92.2 (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 Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (6.6) Environmental remediation costs (1.4) Impact on cost of sales (8.0) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (11.3) Legal and other (4.4) Acquisition related costs (3.4) Impact on selling and administrative expense (19.1) Impact on operating income (27.1) Other loss (0.2) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (27.3) Income tax expense on above special items 6.9 Tax adjustments(2) (1.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (22.3) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 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. 10 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 545.8 $ 641.1 Accounts receivable, net 399.9 440.6 Inventories, net 347.0 372.7 Other current assets 114.9 115.3 Total current assets 1,407.6 1,569.7 Property, net 1,028.9 1,049.2 Goodwill 1,719.3 1,671.9 Intangible assets, net 1,590.8 1,597.6 Operating lease assets, net 65.3 60.4 Other non-current assets 156.6 136.2 Total assets $ 5,968.5 $ 6,085.0 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 9.5 $ 2.2 Accounts payable 432.3 454.4 Current operating lease obligations 16.6 17.0 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 315.2 395.8 Total current liabilities 773.6 869.4 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,070.5 2,176.7 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 67.2 67.2 Deferred income taxes 281.6 342.5 Non-current operating lease obligations 43.2 40.9 Other non-current liabilities 394.4 235.5 Total non-current liabilities 2,856.9 2,862.8 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,319.2 2,334.5 Noncontrolling interest 18.8 18.3 Total equity 2,338.0 2,352.8 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,968.5 $ 6,085.0 11 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Operating activities Net income $ 76.2 $ 703.4 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Gain on sale of business, net of tax expense — (550.1) Depreciation and amortization 186.9 157.6 Accelerated depreciation 1.9 5.5 Amortization of inventory step-up — 34.4 Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (61.3) 0.5 Share-based compensation expense 13.2 13.2 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: Decrease in accounts receivable 38.6 32.6 Decrease in inventories 24.3 14.0 (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (22.2) 10.7 (Decrease) increase in pension and other post-retirement benefits (15.1) 7.1 Taxes paid on gain on sale of business (104.1) (2.8) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net 63.2 (27.7) Net cash provided by operating activities 201.6 398.4 Investing activities Capital expenditures (119.4) (105.5) Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (1,426.1) Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives — 93.3 Net proceeds from divestiture 7.3 928.2 Proceeds from plant closures 7.6 6.1 Other investing activities 10.3 — Net cash used by investing activities (94.2) (504.0) Financing activities Debt offering proceeds — 1,300.0 Purchase of common shares for treasury — (36.4) Cash dividends paid (90.2) (86.8) Repayment of long-term debt (105.8) (956.8) Payments on withholding tax on share awards (3.4) (4.3) Debt financing costs (2.3) (49.3) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (201.7) 166.4 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1.0) (20.9) (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (95.3) 39.9 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 641.1 601.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 545.8 $ 641.1 12 Attachment 6 Avient Corporation Business Segment Operations (Unaudited) (In millions) Operating income 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/2023-12/Avient_Health_And_Safety_Policy_Dec_18_2023.pdf
As part of our commitment to injury prevention, we continuously engage our associates in our Health and Safety Program by consulting them and encouraging their participation through ongoing feedback to help us improve our practices.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/Avient_Health_And_Safety_Policy_2022 Update.pdf
As part of our commitment to injury prevention, we continuously engage our associates in our Health and Safety Program by consulting them and encouraging their participation through ongoing feedback to help us improve our practices.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-01/Global Standard Response_Dec 2023.pdf
Our systems have been designed to comply with applicable laws and regulations and offer robust programs for supporting our quality and corporate responsibility initiatives.
We believe you will find our programs make us an industry leader in these areas.
Energy Management To continuously track progresses made toward achieving environmental goals, Avient has implemented a reporting program that can be found here.
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&all=1
Disinfectant Resistant Trilliant™ and Versaflex™ HC Materials - Program Bulletin
Kevlar® Distribution Program Product
Program Bulletin – Thermoplastic Composite Innovation Cell
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Avient Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results.pdf
Upcoming Investor Day "Over the course of 2024, we have been developing our strategic approach for the next chapter of Avient.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; demand for our products and services; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 38.2 $ 0.41 $ 5.1 $ 0.06 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 6.6 0.07 32.0 0.35 Amortization expense, after-tax 15.0 0.16 15.2 0.16 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 59.8 $ 0.65 $ 52.3 $ 0.57 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 121.2 $ 1.32 $ 48.0 $ 0.52 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 33.9 0.37 73.9 0.81 Amortization expense, after-tax 44.7 0.49 46.5 0.51 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 199.8 $ 2.17 $ 168.4 $ 1.84 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 7 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, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Sales $ 815.2 $ 753.7 $ 2,493.9 $ 2,423.8 Cost of sales 553.8 558.4 1,696.7 1,740.2 Gross margin 261.4 195.3 797.2 683.6 Selling and administrative expense 184.2 161.0 553.5 529.9 Operating income 77.2 34.3 243.7 153.7 Interest expense, net (26.9) (30.3) (80.1) (88.5) Other (expense) income, net (0.3) 1.0 (2.1) 1.5 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 50.0 5.0 161.5 66.7 Income tax (expense) benefit (11.3) 0.1 (39.3) (18.0) Net income from continuing operations 38.7 5.1 122.2 48.7 Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (0.9) Net income $ 38.7 $ 5.1 $ 122.2 $ 47.8 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) — (1.0) (0.7) Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 38.2 $ 5.1 $ 121.2 $ 47.1 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: Continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.06 $ 1.33 $ 0.53 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.42 $ 0.06 $ 1.33 $ 0.52 Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: Continuing operations $ 0.41 $ 0.06 $ 1.32 $ 0.52 Discontinued operations — — — (0.01) Total $ 0.41 $ 0.06 $ 1.32 $ 0.51 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 $ 0.7725 $ 0.7425 Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: Basic 91.3 91.1 91.3 91.1 Diluted 92.3 91.9 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 September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 1.8 $ (2.1) $ 5.6 $ (9.9) Environmental remediation costs (2.4) (38.1) (28.2) (52.5) Impact on cost of sales (0.6) (40.2) (22.6) (62.4) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (3.1) (2.0) (6.6) (13.8) Legal and other (4.3) 1.7 (10.1) (9.1) Acquisition related costs (0.4) (0.5) (2.5) (4.6) Impact on selling and administrative expense (7.8) (0.8) (19.2) (27.5) Impact on operating income (8.4) (41.0) (41.8) (89.9) Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.3) (2.2) (2.3) (2.2) Other income (loss) — — 0.1 (0.1) Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (9.7) (43.2) (44.0) (92.2) Income tax benefit on special items 3.5 10.8 11.9 23.2 Tax adjustments(2) (0.4) 0.4 (1.8) (4.9) Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (6.6) $ (32.0) $ (33.9) $ (73.9) Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.07) $ (0.35) $ (0.37) $ (0.81) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 92.3 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 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 and certain adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and valuation allowances. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 505.7 $ 545.8 Accounts receivable, net 465.1 399.9 Inventories, net 377.8 347.0 Other current assets 108.8 114.9 Total current assets 1,457.4 1,407.6 Property, net 973.5 1,028.9 Goodwill 1,716.8 1,719.3 Intangible assets, net 1,542.5 1,590.8 Deferred income taxes 133.1 92.3 Other non-current assets 224.0 129.6 Total assets $ 6,047.3 $ 5,968.5 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 7.8 $ 9.5 Accounts payable 425.9 432.3 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 460.8 331.8 Total current liabilities 894.5 773.6 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,059.9 2,070.5 Pension and other post-retirement benefits 63.7 67.2 Deferred income taxes 289.1 281.6 Other non-current liabilities 359.9 437.6 Total non-current liabilities 2,772.6 2,856.9 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,363.0 2,319.2 Noncontrolling interest 17.2 18.8 Total equity 2,380.2 2,338.0 Total liabilities and equity $ 6,047.3 $ 5,968.5 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 Operating activities Net income $ 122.2 $ 47.8 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 133.1 142.6 Accelerated depreciation 1.2 1.9 Share-based compensation expense 12.5 9.7 Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable (65.7) (5.7) (Increase) decrease in inventories (30.2) 16.5 Decrease in accounts payable (5.7) (59.1) Taxes paid on gain on sale of business — (104.1) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (33.2) (2.5) Net cash provided by operating activities 134.2 47.1 Investing activities Capital expenditures (80.8) (75.0) Net proceeds from divestiture — 7.3 Proceeds from plant closures 3.4 — Other investing activities (2.1) 2.3 Net cash used by investing activities (79.5) (65.4) Financing activities Proceeds from long-term borrowings 650.0 — Payments on long-term borrowings (659.1) (103.8) Cash dividends paid (70.5) (67.6) Debt financing costs (9.6) (2.3) Other financing activities (4.6) (2.3) Net cash used by financing activities (93.8) (176.0) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1.0) (7.2) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (40.1) (201.5) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 545.8 641.1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 505.7 $ 439.6 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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results_0.pdf
The company noted that first quarter 2025 GAAP EPS includes special items of $0.82 primarily related to an impairment associated with ceasing the development of S/4HANA, a cloud-based ERP system (see attachment 3), and $0.16 of intangible amortization expense (see attachment 1).
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward- looking statements include, but are not limited to: disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations; changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; demand for our products and services; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; information systems failures and cyberattacks; our ability to service our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations due to our indebtedness; amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts, tariffs and any recessionary conditions.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1) Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (20.2) $ (0.22) $ 49.4 $ 0.54 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 75.7 0.82 5.5 0.06 Amortization expense, after-tax 14.5 0.16 14.9 0.16 Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.0 $ 0.76 $ 69.8 $ 0.76 (1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding 7 Attachment 2 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Sales $ 826.6 $ 829.0 Cost of sales 563.4 550.8 Gross margin 263.2 278.2 Selling and administrative expense 262.5 184.2 Operating income 0.7 94.0 Interest expense, net (26.9) (26.6) Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9) (Loss) income before income taxes (26.6) 66.5 Income tax benefit (expense) 6.7 (16.8) Net (loss) income $ (19.9) $ 49.7 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) (0.3) Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (20.2) $ 49.4 (Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: $ (0.22) $ 0.54 (Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: $ (0.22) $ 0.54 Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2700 $ 0.2575 Weighted-average shares used to compute (loss) earnings per common share: Basic 91.5 91.2 Diluted 91.5 92.0 8 Attachment 3 Avient Corporation Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Special items (1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Cost of sales: Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (4.1) $ 3.6 Environmental remediation costs (4.9) (4.0) Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 1.3 — Impact on cost of sales (7.7) (0.4) Selling and administrative expense: Restructuring and employee separation costs (5.1) (0.7) Legal and other (0.4) (3.5) Cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment (86.3) — Acquisition related costs — (1.6) Impact on selling and administrative expense (91.8) (5.8) Impact on operating income (99.5) (6.2) Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.7) — Impact on (loss) income before income taxes (101.2) (6.2) Income tax benefit on special items 25.5 1.4 Tax adjustments(2) — (0.7) Impact of special items on net (loss) income $ (75.7) $ (5.5) Diluted (loss) earnings per common share impact $ (0.82) $ (0.06) Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: Diluted 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 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. 9 Attachment 4 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions) (Unaudited) March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 456.0 $ 544.5 Accounts receivable, net 489.6 399.5 Inventories, net 372.8 346.8 Other current assets 111.9 131.3 Total current assets 1,430.3 1,422.1 Property, net 951.8 955.3 Goodwill 1,684.0 1,659.7 Intangible assets, net 1,464.5 1,450.4 Other non-current assets 280.6 323.6 Total assets $ 5,811.2 $ 5,811.1 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Short-term and current portion of long-term debt $ 7.8 $ 7.7 Accounts payable 422.2 417.4 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 268.2 331.0 Total current liabilities 698.2 756.1 Non-current liabilities: Long-term debt 2,061.3 2,059.3 Deferred income taxes 268.0 260.4 Other non-current liabilities 469.3 405.7 Total non-current liabilities 2,798.6 2,725.4 SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Avient shareholders’ equity 2,298.3 2,313.8 Noncontrolling interest 16.1 15.8 Total equity 2,314.4 2,329.6 Total liabilities and equity $ 5,811.2 $ 5,811.1 10 Attachment 5 Avient Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 2024 Operating activities Net (loss) income $ (19.9) $ 49.7 Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 45.3 44.3 Cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment 71.6 — Share-based compensation expense 2.4 3.3 Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable (83.7) (81.9) Increase in inventories (20.3) (12.3) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable (1.0) 1.7 Environmental insurance recovery 34.0 — Decrease in incentive accruals (53.1) (16.8) Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net (26.4) (30.8) Net cash used by operating activities (51.1) (42.8) Investing activities Capital expenditures (12.5) (24.4) Proceeds from plant closures — 2.0 Other investing activities — (2.1) Net cash used by investing activities (12.5) (24.5) Financing activities Payments on long-term borrowings — (2.7) Cash dividends paid (24.7) (23.5) Other financing activities (3.6) (1.9) Net cash used by financing activities (28.3) (28.1) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 3.4 (6.1) Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (88.5) (101.5) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 544.5 545.8 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 456.0 $ 444.3 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.
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