https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_5.pdf
Performance management data is stored and retained through the HR systems.
Through this data, we create safety data sheets and
customer certification statements for intended use and product
safety improvements.
Sustainability metrics represent 2023 data or
12-month approximate values based on available data from reporting facilities and are often made in reliance on third-party supplier information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient 2023 Sustainability Report_6.pdf
Performance management data is stored and retained through the HR systems.
Through this data, we create safety data sheets and
customer certification statements for intended use and product
safety improvements.
Sustainability metrics represent 2023 data or
12-month approximate values based on available data from reporting facilities and are often made in reliance on third-party supplier information.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Avient Q1 2022 Earnings Release.pdf
Rose
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Avient Corporation
+1 440-930-3162
kyle.rose@avient.com
mailto:giuseppe.disalvo@avient.com
mailto:kyle.rose@avient.com
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Attachment 1
Avient Corporation
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Operating Income 128.6 120.4
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders 84.2 79.3
Basic earnings per share attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.92 $ 0.87
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.91 $ 0.86
Senior management uses comparisons of adjusted net income attributable to Avient shareholders and diluted adjusted earnings
per share (EPS) attributable to Avient shareholders, excluding special items, to assess performance and facilitate comparability
of results.
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.2 $ 0.91 $ 79.3 $ 0.86
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 7.2 0.08 2.6 0.03
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 91.4 $ 0.99 $ 81.9 $ 0.89
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Cost of sales 1,000.1 859.9
Gross margin 293.7 302.4
Selling and administrative expense 165.1 182.0
Operating income 128.6 120.4
Interest expense, net (16.9) (19.3)
Other (expense) income, net (0.6) 1.5
Income before income taxes 111.1 102.6
Income taxes (26.6) (22.9)
Net income 84.5 79.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) (0.4)
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.2 $ 79.3
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic $ 0.92 $ 0.87
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted $ 0.91 $ 0.86
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.5 91.3
Diluted 92.3 92.2
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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
March 31,
2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and amortization $ (4.4) $ (1.8)
Environmental remediation costs (2.0) (0.5)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 0.6 4.5
Impact on cost of sales (5.8) 2.2
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other 0.9 (1.3)
Acquisition related costs (2.9) (3.3)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (2.0) (4.6)
Impact on operating income (7.8) (2.4)
Other income, net 0.1 —
Impact on income before income taxes (7.7) (2.4)
Income tax benefit on above special items 2.0 0.9
Tax adjustments(2) (1.5) (1.1)
Impact of special items on net income attributable to Avient Shareholders $ (7.2) $ (2.6)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.08) $ (0.03)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.3 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 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
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5
Distribution 432.9 362.7
Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2)
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7
Distribution 39.3 39.3
Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9
Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5
Distribution 15.1 15.3
Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
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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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/Hammerhead FR Panel eBook.pdf
While residential housing completions
are trending up, permits and starts are down, according to the latest
US Census Bureau data.
Census Bureau, HUD, October 18, 2024
Sep-23 Sep-24
Permits
Starts
Completions
Factors affecting these data points include labor shortages, rising demand for
housing, mortgage interest rates, and a heightened emphasis on sustainability.
To get material samples and engineering data on Hammerhead FR flame
retardant composite panels, let’s start a conversation.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Terms and Conditions of Sale for Switzerland.pdf
Buyer acknowledges that information in Seller’s
marketing materials, technical data sheets and other descriptive
publications distributed or published on its websites may vary from
time to time without notice.
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer
safety data sheets, which include warnings together with safety and
health information concerning the Product and/or the containers for
such Product.
Confidentiality and Data Protection.
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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
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Attachment 1
Avient Corporation
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
Operating Income 57.1 102.2
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders 20.8 64.4
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.23 $ 0.70
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 0.23 $ 0.70
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, 2023
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 20.8 $ 0.23 $ 64.4 $ 0.70
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 22.3 0.24 6.4 0.07
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.1 0.16 10.8 0.12
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 58.2 $ 0.63 $ 81.6 $ 0.89
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
Cost of sales 598.1 637.8
Gross margin 247.6 254.4
Selling and administrative expense 190.5 152.2
Operating income 57.1 102.2
Interest expense, net (28.8) (16.9)
Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 29.0 84.7
Income tax expense (7.7) (20.0)
Net income from continuing operations 21.3 64.7
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (0.9) 19.8
Net income 20.4 84.5
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) (0.3)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 19.9 $ 84.2
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70
Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.22
Total $ 0.22 $ 0.92
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.23 $ 0.70
Discontinued operations (0.01) 0.21
Total $ 0.22 $ 0.91
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2475 $ 0.2375
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.0 91.5
Diluted 91.8 92.3
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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
March 31,
2023 2022
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (6.6) $ (4.4)
Environmental remediation costs (1.4) (2.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs — 0.6
Impact on cost of sales (8.0) (5.8)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (15.7) 1.9
Acquisition related costs (3.4) (2.9)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (19.1) (1.0)
Impact on operating income (27.1) (6.8)
Other income (loss), net (0.2) 0.1
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (27.3) (6.7)
Income tax expense (benefit) on above special items 6.9 1.8
Tax adjustments(2) (1.9) (1.5)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (22.3) $ (6.4)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.24) $ (0.07)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.8 92.3
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation
costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the
divestiture of operating businesses, gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where
such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring
items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 537.0 $ 649.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 309.7 243.1
Corporate (1.0) (0.4)
Sales $ 845.7 $ 892.2
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 162.0 $ 192.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 93.9 68.4
Corporate (8.3) (6.1)
Gross margin $ 247.6 $ 254.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 97.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 30.1
Corporate 43.3 24.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 190.5 $ 152.2
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 65.6 $ 94.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 43.1 38.3
Corporate (51.6) (30.6)
Operating income $ 57.1 $ 102.2
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.8 $ 26.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.2 7.8
Corporate 3.5 3.8
Depreciation & Amortization $ 50.5 $ 37.6
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 91.4 $ 120.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 64.3 46.1
Corporate (48.1) (26.8)
Other income (expense), net 0.7 (0.6)
EBITDA $ 108.3 $ 139.2
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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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/AVNT August IR Presentation w NonGAAP Recs%5B40%5D.pdf
Continue fostering our Great Place
to Work® culture
Strategic ObjectivesStrategic Objectives
Long Term
Growth
Rates
Growth DriversGrowth Drivers
$340
$455
$790
$1,175
$51
$84
$212
$668
$108 $113
$231
$293
$265
$358
$726
$830
8-12% 10% 8-10% 5%
Sustainable Solutions Composites Healthcare Asia/Emerging Regions
Profitable GrowthProfitable Growth Great Place to WorkGreat Place to Work
5.4%
11.5%
16.2%
2006 2018 2022
EBITDA Margins
$0.14
$2.67
$3.04
2006 2018 2022
2022 data is pro forma for acquisition of Avient Protective Materials and Distribution divestiture
TOP-TIER SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
AND RECOGNITION
Industry Sustainability Standards
90th
percentile
87th
ESG Ratings Performance
5
5
Innovation is the lifeblood of a specialty company.
Global Compact
• Highlights ESG Performance, including
ratings, awards, and certifications
• Features increased carbon emissions
disclosures, including Climate Change Scenario
Analysis and Scope 3 emissions data
• Outlines Sustainable Supplier Program,
designed to enable supplier evaluation &
collaboration
• Reflects Great Place To Work® culture focused
on safety, employee engagement and
advancing diversity, equity and inclusion
2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
19
Avient Confidential 20
• Virtual presentation to be held
September 20, 2023
• Leadership will be conducting
an investor-focused
presentation around our
sustainable solutions portfolio
• Deep dive into how we enable
customers to achieve their
sustainability goals
SUSTAINABILITY DAY
20
…are Growing at Twice the Rate as
Conventional Products
Sustainably-Branded Products…
STAKEHOLDER INFLUENCE DRIVES DEMAND
Consumers
Are demanding
recyclability and eco-
conscious products
Governments
Are mandating changes
through legislation, taxes,
and regional accords
Brand Owners
Have committed to
ambitious goals to achieve
sustainability metrics
21
AP P EN D IX
24
Performance
Additives
16%
Pigments
12%
TiO2
Dyestuffs
2%
Polyethylene
Nylon
Polypropylene
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
Other Raw
Materials
33%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
2022 pro forma results for the acquisition of Avient Protective Materials
RAW MATERIAL BASKET
PEER COMPARISONS
AVIENT IS ASSET LIGHT
Capex / Revenue
2023E (%)
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
Note: Avient reflects 2023 estimated revenue of $3,280 and estimated run-rate CAPEX of $110M.
26
3 3
4 4
4
5 5
7 7
9
10
FREE CASH FLOW CONVERSION
Note: Free cash flow conversion calculated as (Adjusted EBITDA – Capex) / Adjusted EBITDA.
Avient 2011 and 2018 valuations reflect trailing 12 months EBITDA at December 31 of the respective years.
28
EV / 2023E EBITDA
Historic Multiple
6.5
8.3
9.5
13.8
12.7 12.6
11.3
8.7
18.6
16.5
10.1 10.0 9.7 9.5 9.4
8.7
01
1)
01
8)
02
3)
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
40%
37%
18%
2022 PRO FORMA SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Building and
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,355M $402M
$1,300M $272M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$592M$3,653M
(1)
9%
30
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,653M and $592M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2022 REVENUE | $2 .4 B ILL ION
34%
38%
END MARKET REGION
31
34%
21%
Building &
1% Energy
2%
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
2022 PRO FORMA REVENUE | $1 .3 B ILL ION
52%
35%
32
19%
8%Industrial
16%
9% Defense
Building &
END MARKET REGION
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS
32%
27%
14%
Building &
3%
1% Defense
1%
(18% of sales)
9%
2022 PROFORMA AVIENT REGIONAL SALES
27%
14%
17%
Building &
(37% of sales)Transportation
12%
Building &
US &
Canada
(40% of sales)
7%
56%
23%
7%
Building &
1%
LATAM
(5% of sales)
3%
33
BY END MARKET
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Terms_and_Conditions_of_Sale_for_Finland_%2528English_Language_Version%2529.pdf
SAFETY & HEALTH INDEMNITY
Buyer acknowledges that Seller has furnished to Buyer Material Safety Data
Sheets as required under applicable laws and regulations, which include
warnings together with safety and health information concerning the Product
and/or the containers for such Product.
DATA PROTECTION
Buyer hereby agrees that any data in relation with the business relationship
between Buyer and Seller may be processed by Seller, in compliance with
applicable laws and regulations.
15.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/TRA%2520-%25202016%2520Annual%2520Report%2520for%252017%2520Tideman.pdf
The amounts and values for the
facility(ies) identified below are accurate, based on reasonable estimates using available data.
The data for the facility(ies) that I represent are
hereby submitted to the programs identified below using the Single Window Reporting Application.
I also acknowledge that the data will be made public.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient-2023-Sustainability-Report_6.pdf
Performance management data is stored and retained through the HR systems.
Through this data, we create safety data sheets and
customer certification statements for intended use and product
safety improvements.
Sustainability metrics represent 2023 data or
12-month approximate values based on available data from reporting facilities and are often made in reliance on third-party supplier information.