https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-full-year-and-fourth-quarter-2018-results
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate and integrate acquisitions; 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 polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.
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, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2024-results
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 and any recessionary conditions.
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.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-announces-strong-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2013-results
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies; our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; the inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.
Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructurings such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant phase-out costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other postretirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties, remediation costs 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; unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency option contracts; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-announces-record-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2014-results
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the realignment of assets, including the planned closure of certain manufacturing facilities; the timing of closings and shifts of production to new facilities related to asset realignments and any unforeseen disruptions of service or quality caused by such closings and/or production shifts; separation and severance amounts that differ from original estimates, amounts for non-cash charges related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation realignments of property, plant and equipment, that differ from original estimates; our ability to identify and evaluate acquisition targets and consummate acquisitions; the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations, retain the management teams of acquired companies and retain relationships with customers of acquired companies including, without limitation, Spartech Corporation; 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 financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market; our ability to achieve new business gains; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; changes in polymer consumption growth rates where we conduct business; changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online; 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; an inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; an inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees; our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.
Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructurings such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant phase-in costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other postretirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties, remediation costs 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; unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency option contracts; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/products/advanced-composites/continuous-fiber-composite-tape-laminates-and-barstock/polystrand-continuous-fiber-tapes-laminates
Program Bulletin – Thermoplastic Composite Innovation Cell
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Avient Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results.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; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our
business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows including, without limitation, any
supply chain and logistics issues; 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 the
strategic and other objectives relating to the Avient Protective Materials business; 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.
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
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 99.8 $ 1.08 $ 143.3 $ 1.56
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 77.9 0.85 26.0 0.28
Amortization expense, after-tax 34.9 0.38 $ 33.6 0.36
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 212.6 $ 2.31 $ 202.9 $ 2.20
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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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5
Cost of sales 627.9 602.4 1,895.8 1,781.2
Gross margin 195.4 215.6 710.7 727.3
Selling and administrative expense 154.8 162.8 467.8 497.7
Operating income 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6
Interest expense, net (37.3) (19.0) (70.4) (57.8)
Other (expense) income, net (32.3) 1.6 (31.3) 4.3
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes (29.0) 35.4 141.2 176.1
Income tax benefit (expense) 1.2 (2.0) (41.5) (32.1)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations (27.8) 33.4 99.7 144.0
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 17.1 19.2 58.8 57.7
Net (loss) income (10.7) 52.6 158.5 201.7
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.4 0.3 0.1 (0.7)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (10.3) $ 52.9 $ 158.6 $ 201.0
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.09 $ 1.57
Discontinued operations 0.19 0.21 0.65 0.63
Total $ (0.11) $ 0.58 $ 1.74 $ 2.20
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.08 $ 1.56
Discontinued operations 0.19 0.20 0.64 0.62
Total $ (0.11) $ 0.57 $ 1.72 $ 2.18
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125 $ 0.7125 $ 0.6375
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 90.9 91.4 91.3 91.3
Diluted 90.9 92.2 92.0 92.1
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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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (2.8) $ (5.3) $ (9.8) $ (8.6)
Environmental remediation costs (18.8) (9.4) (23.8) (22.4)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 0.1 — 8.3 4.5
Acquisition related costs (10.3) (2.6) (10.3) (1.2)
Impact on cost of sales (31.8) (17.3) (35.6) (27.7)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (0.2) — — (1.7)
Acquisition related costs (8.2) (2.7) (13.2) (7.2)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (8.4) (2.7) (13.2) (8.9)
Impact on operating income (40.2) (20.0) (48.8) (36.6)
Interest expense, net - costs related to committed financing (10.0) — (10.0) —
Mark-to-market on derivative instruments (31.8) — (30.9) —
Other — 0.1 0.1 0.1
Impact on other (expense)/income, net (31.8) 0.1 (30.8) 0.1
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (82.0) (19.9) (89.6) (36.5)
Income tax benefit on above special items 20.5 4.6 22.5 8.9
Tax adjustments(2) (6.8) 3.6 (10.8) 1.6
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (68.3) $ (11.7) $ (77.9) $ (26.0)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.75) $ (0.13) $ (0.85) $ (0.28)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.6 92.2 92.0 92.1
(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
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Press Release-1.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; the current and
potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial
position or cash flows including, without limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; 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; 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.
Three Months Ended
December 31,
2022 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (17.0) $ (0.19) $ 11.2 $ 0.12
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 38.3 0.42 23.9 0.26
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.6 0.16 11.3 0.12
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 35.9 $ 0.39 $ 46.4 $ 0.50
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Year Ended
December 31,
2022 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 82.8 $ 0.90 $ 151.8 $ 1.65
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 116.2 1.26 50.0 0.54
Amortization expense, after-tax 49.0 0.53 44.9 0.49
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 248.0 $ 2.69 $ 246.7 $ 2.68
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
Cost of sales 618.4 590.5 2,514.2 2,371.7
Gross margin 172.0 216.6 882.7 943.8
Selling and administrative expense 171.6 166.4 639.4 664.1
Operating income 0.4 50.2 243.3 279.7
Interest expense, net (49.4) (17.5) (119.8) (75.2)
Other expense, net (28.4) (5.3) (59.7) (1.0)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes (77.4) 27.4 63.8 203.5
Income tax benefit (expense) 60.8 (17.1) 19.3 (51.9)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations (16.6) 10.3 83.1 151.6
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 561.5 18.7 620.3 79.0
Net income 544.9 29.0 703.4 230.6
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.4) 0.9 (0.3) 0.2
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 544.5 $ 29.9 $ 703.1 $ 230.8
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ (0.19) $ 0.12 $ 0.91 $ 1.66
Discontinued operations 6.17 0.21 6.80 0.87
Total $ 5.98 $ 0.33 $ 7.71 $ 2.53
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ (0.19) $ 0.12 $ 0.90 $ 1.65
Discontinued operations 6.17 0.20 6.73 0.86
Total $ 5.98 $ 0.32 $ 7.63 $ 2.51
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375 $ 0.9600 $ 0.8750
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.0 91.5 91.2 91.4
Diluted 91.0 92.4 92.2 92.1
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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,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (21.3) $ (6.0) $ (31.1) $ (14.6)
Environmental remediation costs (0.4) (0.5) (24.2) (22.9)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — — 8.3 4.5
Acquisition related costs (23.8) 0.6 (34.1) (0.6)
Impact on cost of sales (45.5) (5.9) (81.1) (33.6)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (8.3) (4.2) (8.3) (5.9)
Acquisition related costs (6.1) (1.1) (19.3) (8.3)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (14.4) (5.3) (27.6) (14.2)
Impact on operating income (59.9) (11.2) (108.7) (47.8)
Interest expense, net - committed financing and debt extinguishment (16.0) — (26.0) —
Mark-to-market on derivatives — — (30.9) —
Pension and post retirement mark-to-market adjustment and other (28.4) (9.3) (28.4) (9.3)
Impact on Other expense, net (28.4) (9.3) (59.3) (9.3)
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (104.3) (20.5) (194.0) (57.1)
Income tax benefit benefit/(expense) on above special items 26.8 4.1 49.4 13.0
Tax adjustments(2) 39.2 (7.5) 28.4 (5.9)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (38.3) $ (23.9) $ (116.2) $ (50.0)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.42) $ (0.26) $ (1.26) $ (0.54)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.7 92.4 92.2 92.1
(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
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/Avient Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results_1.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, including recessionary conditions; the current and potential future impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows;
changes in polymer consumption growth rates and 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; 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; any
material adverse changes in the Dyneema Business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other
objectives relating to the Dyneema Acquisition, and the possible sale of the Distribution business
segment; 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.
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 0.92 $ 68.8 $ 0.74
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 5.1 0.06 11.7 0.13
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 89.8 $ 0.98 $ 80.5 $ 0.87
Six months ended
June 30, 2022
Six months ended
June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 168.9 $ 1.83 $ 148.1 $ 1.60
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 12.3 0.13 14.3 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 181.2 $ 1.96 $ 162.4 $ 1.76
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5
Cost of sales 998.6 946.5 1,998.7 1,806.4
Gross margin 303.8 288.7 597.5 591.1
Selling and administrative expense 174.3 180.6 339.4 362.6
Operating income 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5
Interest expense, net (16.2) (19.5) (33.1) (38.8)
Other income, net 1.4 1.2 0.8 2.7
Income before income taxes 114.7 89.8 225.8 192.4
Income tax expense (30.0) (20.4) (56.6) (43.3)
Net income 84.7 69.4 169.2 149.1
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — (0.6) (0.3) (1.0)
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 68.8 $ 168.9 $ 148.1
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders -
Basic $ 0.93 $ 0.75 $ 1.85 $ 1.62
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders -
Diluted $ 0.92 $ 0.74 $ 1.83 $ 1.60
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125 $ 0.4750 $ 0.4250
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.4 91.3 91.4 91.3
Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1) Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and
amortization $ (2.6) $ (1.5) $ (7.0) $ (3.3)
Environmental remediation costs (3.0) (12.5) (5.0) (13.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 7.6 — 8.2 4.5
Acquisition related costs — 1.4 — 1.4
Impact on cost of sales 2.0 (12.6) (3.8) (10.4)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (4.2) (0.4) (3.3) (1.7)
Acquisition related costs (2.1) (1.2) (5.0) (4.5)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (6.3) (1.6) (8.3) (6.2)
Impact on operating income (4.3) (14.2) (12.1) (16.6)
Other income, net — — 0.1 —
Mark-to-market on cross-currency swaps 0.9 — 0.9 —
Impact on income before income taxes (3.4) (14.2) (11.1) (16.6)
Income tax benefit on above special items 0.8 3.4 2.8 4.3
Tax adjustments(2) (2.5) (0.9) (4.0) (2.0)
Impact of special items on net income attributable to Avient
Shareholders $ (5.1) $ (11.7) $ (12.3) $ (14.3)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.13) $ (0.13) $ (0.16)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation
costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the
divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results
of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the
performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting
reported results
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/avnt-first-quarter-2021-news-release.pdf
Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include
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; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results
of operations, financial position or cash flows; our ability to achieve the strategic and other
objectives relating to the acquisition of Clariant's Masterbatch business, including any expected
synergies; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and 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; an inability to
achieve the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to acquisition and integration
working capital reductions, cost reductions and employee productivity goals; 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 consummate and successfully integrate
acquisitions; and 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.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Three Months Ended
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
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Attachment 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
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
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Attachment 3
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
Special items (1)
March 31,
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
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/News Release - AVNT-2024.12.31-News Release 2.12.25 2PM_0.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; 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 and any
recessionary conditions.
Three Months Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 48.3 $ 0.52 $ 27.8 $ 0.30
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) (18.0) (0.20) 5.4 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.17 15.0 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 45.1 $ 0.49 $ 48.2 $ 0.52
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 169.5 $ 1.84 $ 75.8 $ 0.83
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 15.9 0.17 79.3 0.86
Amortization expense, after-tax 59.5 0.65 61.5 0.67
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 244.9 $ 2.66 $ 216.6 $ 2.36
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 746.5 $ 719.0 $ 3,240.4 $ 3,142.8
Cost of sales 487.0 510.1 2,183.7 2,250.3
Gross margin 259.5 208.9 1,056.7 892.5
Selling and administrative expense 173.9 165.8 727.4 695.7
Operating income 85.6 43.1 329.3 196.8
Interest expense, net (25.5) (26.8) (105.6) (115.3)
Other income, net 3.2 4.3 1.1 5.8
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 63.3 20.6 224.8 87.3
Income tax (expense) benefit (14.8) 7.0 (54.1) (11.0)
Net income from continuing operations 48.5 27.6 170.7 76.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 0.8 — (0.1)
Net income 48.5 28.4 170.7 76.2
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.2) 0.2 (1.2) (0.5)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 48.3 $ 28.6 $ 169.5 $ 75.7
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.53 $ 0.30 $ 1.86 $ 0.83
Discontinued operations — 0.01 — —
Total $ 0.53 $ 0.31 $ 1.86 $ 0.83
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.52 $ 0.30 $ 1.84 $ 0.83
Discontinued operations — 0.01 — —
Total $ 0.52 $ 0.31 $ 1.84 $ 0.83
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2700 $ 0.2575 $ 1.0425 $ 1.0000
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.4 91.2 91.3 91.1
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.8
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (4.6) $ (2.0) $ 1.0 $ (11.9)
Environmental remediation costs (6.8) (17.2) (35.0) (69.7)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 34.7 1.6 34.7 1.6
Impact on cost of sales 23.3 (17.6) 0.7 (80.0)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (2.6) (1.1) (9.2) (14.9)
Legal and other (0.3) (6.1) (10.4) (15.2)
Acquisition related costs — (1.3) (2.5) (5.9)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (2.9) (8.5) (22.1) (36.0)
Impact on operating income 20.4 (26.1) (21.4) (116.0)
Interest expense, net - financing costs — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Pension and post retirement mark-to-market adjustments and other 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7
Impact on other income, net 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes 23.9 (22.4) (20.1) (114.6)
Income tax (expense) benefit on above special items (5.8) 4.5 6.1 27.7
Tax adjustments(2) (0.1) 12.5 (1.9) 7.6
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ 18.0 $ (5.4) $ (15.9) $ (79.3)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ 0.20 $ (0.06) $ (0.17) $ (0.86)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.2 91.9 92.0 91.8
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs,
fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on facility or
property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose
prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or
other such laws or provisions affecting reported results