https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-12/AVNT 2021 Investor Day_0.pdf
Consumer
23%
Building &
10%
Transportation
Industrial
16%
Telecom.
19%
Avient: Who We Are
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• U.S. and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Asia
25,000+
CUSTOMERS
Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH
(Cleveland)
8,600+ employees
100+ manufacturing plants
Key Financial Data
2021E Sales $4.75 billion
2021E EBITDA $580 million
2021E EPS $3.00
87% of EBITDA from specialty applications
>70%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
Avient Corporation 6
46%
66%
87%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2010 2015 2021E
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(1
JVs Performance Products & Solutions Distribution Specialty
7%
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding corporate costs and special items
(2) 2021 includes full synergies from Clariant color acquisition
(2)
Specialty Transformation
Avient Corporation 7
CAI
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business acquisition
2.7%
15.2%
17.0%
2006 2019 2021E
1.8%
15.2%
17.6%
2006 2019 2021E
SEM
• Continued portfolio transformation to
high-growth end markets and
sustainable solutions
• Clariant synergy realization
• Investments in composites and outdoor
high performance applications drive
growth and mix improvements
Specialty EBITDA Margin Expansion
Avient Corporation 8
We are a Formulator
CUSTOM
FORMULATION
Avient Corporation 9
Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow
*Avient Sustainable Solutions definitions aligned with FTC 2012 Guide for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”)
**2020 is Pro Forma to include full year of the Clariant Color business
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021E
$405M
$455M
$550M
$790M
$270
215
170
$930M2021E Sales
Avient Corporation 10
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
$1.96
$2.06
$2.21
$2.43
$1.51
$1.69
$1.93
$3.00
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017* 2018 20182 2019 2020 2021E
Pro Forma for
sale of PP&S
(1): Pro Forma for sale of DSS
(2): Pro Forma for full year of the Clariant Color acquisition
2018(1) (1) (2)
Adjusted EPS Growth
Avient Corporation 11
$133
$205
Clariant Color: Transformational Acquisition
12
Clariant Color EBITDA Growth
Purchase Price Multiple
10.8x
7.0x
6.0x
2019PF 2021E 2021E w/ Full
• Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded
presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets
• Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth
since acquisition
• On-track to realize $52 million of expected synergies in 2021
• Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion.
Avient reflects 2021 estimated revenue of $4,750M and estimated CAPEX of $80M (excludes one-time synergy capture CAPEX of $20M)
129Avient Corporation
474
644
1,002
107
147
216
467
616
872
2014 2018 2021E
R&D / Technical Marketing Sales
Commercial Resources
Headcount figures all Pro Forma for sale of Designed Structures and Solutions (DSS) and Performance Products and Solutions (PP&S) segments.
2021E data as of October 31, 2021.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 745.7
Distribution 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (79.0)
Sales $ 2,862.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 147.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 83.7
Distribution 75.4
Corporate and eliminations (149.7)
Operating income $ 156.8
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 12.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 42.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 29.5
Distribution 0.5
Corporate and eliminations 5.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 78.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 190.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 113.2
Distribution 75.9
Corporate and eliminations (132.2)
EBITDA $ 247.0
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.9 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 15.2 %
Distribution 6.4 %
Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks
Year Ended
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 1,003.8
Clariant Color pro forma adjustments(1) 1,118.6
Pro forma sales $ 2,122.4
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 147.4
Clariant Color pro forma adjustments(1) 72.9
Pro forma operating income $ 220.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 42.7
Clariant Color pro forma adjustments(1) 60.3
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 103.0
EBITDA
Color, Additives and Inks $ 190.1
Clariant Color pro forma adjustments(1) 133.2
Pro forma EBITDA $ 323.3
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 15.2 %
2009* 2010* 2011* 2012* 2013 2014 2015 2016** 2017 2018 2018*** 2019*** 2020
Net income from continuing
operations attributable to Avient
common shareholders $ 106.7 $ 152.5 $ 153.4 $ 53.3 $ 94.0 $ 78.0 $ 144.6 $ 166.4 $ 173.5 $ 161.1 $ 87.7 $ 75.5 $ 152.7
Joint venture equity earnings, after
tax (19.0) (14.7) (3.7) — — — — — — — — — —
Special items, before tax(1) (48.7) 24.2 (48.1) 55.1 46.3 164.2 87.6 23.8 32.9 59.5 58.7 61.7 66.2
Special items, tax adjustments(1) (27.2) (96.7) (24.7) (18.9) (13.7) (73.7) (58.7) (15.9) (24.8) (25.3) (25.1) (5.9) (41.4)
Adjusted net income from
continuing operations
attributable to Avient common
shareholders $ 11.8 $ 65.3 $ 76.9 $ 89.5 $ 126.6 $ 168.5 $ 173.5 $ 174.3 $ 181.6 $ 195.3 $ 121.3 $ 131.3 $ 177.5
Diluted shares 93.4 96.0 94.3 89.8 96.5 93.5 88.7 84.6 82.1 80.4 80.4 77.7 92.1
Adjusted EPS attributable to Avient
common shareholders $ 0.13 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 $ 1.00 $ 1.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.96 $ 2.06 $ 2.21 $ 2.43 $ 1.51 $ 1.69 $ 1.93
* Historical results have been updated to reflect subsequent changes to accounting principle and discontinued operations, excluding any changes as a result of
discontinued operations from the sale of the Designed Structures and Solutions segment (DSS) and the Performance Products and Solutions segment (PP&S).
** Pro Forma for sale of DSS.
*** Pro Forma for sale of PP&S.
*** Pro Forma for full year of the Clariant Color acquisition
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA 2020 2021 2020 2019
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 59.1 $ 201.7 $ 133.8 $ 75.7
Income tax expense 22.5 51.8 5.2 33.7
Interest expense 55.3 57.8 74.6 59.5
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 77.3 107.7 115.1 78.1
EBITDA $ 214.2 $ 419.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
Special items, before tax 62.0 36.5 66.2 61.7
Interest expense included in special items (10.1) — (10.1) —
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.5) (0.1) (3.2) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 263.6 $ 455.4 $ 381.6 $ 308.7
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(1) 75.1 — 75.1 133.2
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 338.7 $ 455.4 $ 456.7 $ 441.9
(1) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5
Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0
Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6)
Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7
Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.6
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(1)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3
Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4
Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9)
Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1
Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7
Weighted average diluted shares 77.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74
Return on Invested Capital
December 31, 2006
Short term debt $ 5.2
Current portion of long term debt 22.5
Long term debt 567.7
Shareholder's equity 574.5
Invested capital $ 1,169.9
Cash 66.2
Current invested capital (net) $ 1,103.7
Adjusted operating income 87.5
Current tax rate 0.33
Return on invested capital 5.3 %
December 31,
Reconciliation to Enterprise Value / Adjusted EBITDA 2011 2016
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 172.6 $ 165.0
Income tax expense 26.1 57.3
Interest expense 33.7 59.8
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 57.5 105.9
EBITDA $ 289.9 $ 388.0
Special items, before tax (46.7) 35.3
SunBelt equity income (5.7) —
Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (5.4)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 237.5 $ 417.9
Enterprise value(2) $ 1,542.0 $ 3,763.0
Enterprise value / adjusted EBITDA 6.5 9.0
(2) - Enterprise value is defined as market capitalization plus net debt
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