https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-02/AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation_For Website_with Non-GAAP.pdf
ASHISH KHANDPUR
PRESIDENT & CEO
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PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION
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87%
100%
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20%
40%
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100%
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SUSTAINABILITY AS A GROWTH DRIVER
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LONG-TERM REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS
Sustainable
Solutions
Composites, Healthcare,
Asia / LATAM
Overlap
Other
60%+
Key Growth
Drivers
Total Company Revenue
Growth Drivers Long-Term
Growth Rate
Sustainable Solutions 8–12%
Composites 8–10%
Healthcare 8–10%
Asia / LATAM 5%
Other 0–2%
Avient 6%
END MARKET OBSERVATIONS
(% OF COMPANY SALES)
ENERGY
DEFENSE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HEALTHCARE
8
TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRIAL
BUILDING &
CONSTRUCTION 9%
CONSUMER
19%
PACKAGING
23%
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REGIONAL OBSERVATIONS
(% OF COMPANY SALES)
9
41%
36%
Q 4 2 0 2 3 R E S U LT S
Q4 2023 PERFORMANCE VS.
Further, as a result of Avient's portfolio shift to a pure play specialty formulator, it has completed several
acquisitions and divestitures which have resulted in a significant amount of intangible asset amortization.
Three Months
Ended Year Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share December 31, 2022
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (17.0) $ 82.8
Special items, after tax 38.3 116.2
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.6 49.0
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special
items 35.9 248.0
Pro forma adjustments* 2.5 13.6
APM pro forma amortization expense, after-tax* — 19.1
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ 38.4 $ 280.7
Weighted average diluted shares 91.7 92.2
Pro forma adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for APM
acquisition $ 0.42 $ 3.04
* Pro forma adjustment to reflect APM results for the period before Avient ownership including the impacts of debt financing and paydown of
debt with net proceeds from the Distribution sale.
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Three Months Ended
Year Ended
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 459.4 $ 490.8 $ 2,007.4 $ 2,355.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 259.8 300.8 1,138.2 1,044.4
Corporate (0.2) (1.2) (2.8) (2.5)
Sales $ 719.0 $ 790.4 $ 3,142.8 $ 3,396.9
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 61.8 $ 44.3 $ 259.9 $ 301.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 29.4 35.2 142.5 140.1
Corporate (48.1) (79.1) (205.6) (197.8)
Operating income $ 43.1 $ 0.4 $ 196.8 $ 243.3
Other expense, net: $ 4.3 $ (28.4) $ 5.8 $ (59.7)
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 22.2 $ 25.2 $ 98.3 $ 101.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.8 20.3 81.5 48.7
Corporate 2.2 3.1 9.0 12.5
Depreciation & amortization $ 44.2 $ 48.6 $ 188.8 $ 162.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 84.0 $ 69.5 $ 358.2 $ 402.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 49.2 55.5 224.0 188.8
Corporate (45.9) (76.0) (196.6) (185.3)
Other expense, net $ 4.3 $ (28.4) $ 5.8 $ (59.7)
EBITDA $ 91.6 $ 20.6 $ 391.4 $ 346.1
Special items in EBITDA 22.3 86.8 110.4 162.5
EBITDA - excluding special items $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 508.6
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — — 83.1
Pro forma EBITDA $ 113.9 $ 107.4 $ 501.8 $ 591.7
* Pro forma adjustment for January - August 2022 APM results (period before Avient ownership).
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AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation_For Website_with Non-GAAP.pdf
AVNT Q4 2023 Earnings Presentation_For Website.pdf
IR Deck - AVNT-2023.12.31 (2.12.24 9PM Milestone February 12 0905 pm).pdf
Attachment
Non-GAAP Update.pdf
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-third-quarter-2023-results
Color, Additives and Inks
Color, Additives and Inks
Color, Additives and Inks
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520Investor%2520Presentation%2520Longbow%2520Basic%2520Materials%2520Conference%2520-%2520March%25202016.pdf
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA), adjusted EBITDA, net debt, Specialty platform operating income, Specialty
platform gross margin percentage, adjusted operating income, return on invested
capital, net debt/ EBITDA, and the exclusion of corporate charges in certain
calculations
POL IR Presentation - February 2016 2.26.2016
��PolyOne Investor Presentation�March 2016��
Forward-Looking Statements
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
25 Consecutive Quarters of EPS Growth
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Color and Engineered Materials at the�Heart of Specialty Transformation
Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals
Slide Number 10
Slide Number 11
Slide Number 12
Slide Number 13
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
Investing to Drive Growth
Design and Service as a Differentiator
Customer First Through World-Class Service
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Why Invest In PolyOne?
Appendix
Recent Acquisitions
2015 Full Year Financial Highlights
At a Glance�Color, Additives and Inks
At a Glance�Specialty Engineered Materials
At a Glance�Designed Structures and Solutions
At a Glance�Performance Products and Solutions
At a Glance�Distribution
Plastics: Key to Future Sustainable Development
Application Examples
Outdoor Applications
Slide Number 32
Authentication Technology
Metal Replacement Solutions
Range Rover Evoque Interior
Slide Number 36
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
Aerospace Applications
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Investor Presentation - March 1, 2016
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/woonkeatmoh_2024.pdf
WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President and President, Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is senior vice president and president, Color, Additives & Inks, for
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and
services.
With more than 20 years of experience in the specialty polymer sector, Mr.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Woon Keat Moh.pdf
WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives & Inks at
Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while
enabling a sustainable world.
With more than 20 years of experience in the specialty polymer sector, Mr.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2017-results
Color, Additives and Inks
Color, Additives and Inks
Color, Additives and Inks
https://www.avient.com/products/polymer-additives
Colorant Chromatics™ Inks
Colorant Chromatics™ Marking Inks
ColorMatrix™ Optica™ Specialty Toners for PC
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/AVNT June IR Conferences w_Non GAAP Recs.pdf
&
Canada
64%
36%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
37%
9% 4% 4%
Building &
Energy Telecom
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CREATING A WORLD-CLASS
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION
1. 6.5% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
Maintain asset-light, 80% free cash
flow conversion profile and be
valued as a specialty formulator
5.
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
2023E(%)
37
79
89
83 81
76
73
90
82
77 76 74
70
58
22
MULTIPLE EXPANSION
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
Note: Avient reflects 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $530M and closing share price of $36.50.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation.pdf
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
2023E(%)
28
79
87
81 79
76
73
90
77 76 75 73
64
59
33
MULTIPLE EXPANSION
Avient Specialty
Other Specialty /
Note: Avient reflects 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $530M and closing share price of $38.89.
Further, as a result of Avient's portfolio shift to a pure play specialty formulator, it has
completed several acquisitions and divestitures which have resulted in a significant amount of intangible asset amortization.
Free Cash Flow Calculation
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Cash provided by operating activities 208.4 227.2 221.3 202.4 253.7 300.8 221.6 233.8 398.4
Capital expenditures (92.8) (91.2) (84.2) (79.6) (76.0) (81.7) (63.7) (100.6) (105.5)
Payment of post-acquisition date
earnout liability — — — — — — 38.1 — —
Taxes paid on gain on divestiture — — — — — — — 142.0 — —
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 115.6 $ 136.0 $ — $ 137.1 $ 122.8 $ 177.7 $ 219.1 $ 338.0 $ 133.2 $ 292.9
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 490.8 $ 581.3 $ 2,355.0 $ 2,401.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 226.3 1,044.4 911.6
Corporate (1.2) (0.5) (2.5) 2.3
Sales $ 790.4 $ 807.1 $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 44.3 $ 61.2 $ 301.0 $ 303.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 35.2 27.1 140.1 125.5
Corporate (79.1) (38.1) (197.8) (148.9)
Operating income $ 0.4 $ 50.2 $ 243.3 $ 279.7
Other expense, net: $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0)
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.2 $ 26.5 $ 101.3 $ 105.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.3 7.9 48.7 31.7
Corporate 3.2 3.6 12.5 7.7
Depreciation & Amortization $ 48.7 $ 38.0 $ 162.5 $ 145.1
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 69.5 $ 87.7 $ 402.3 $ 408.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 55.5 35.0 188.8 157.2
Corporate (76.0) (34.5) (185.3) (141.2)
Other expense, net $ (28.4) $ (5.3) $ (59.7) $ (1.0)
EBITDA $ 20.6 $ 82.9 $ 346.1 $ 423.8
Special items in EBITDA 86.8 18.9 162.5 55.4
EBITDA - excluding special items $ 107.4 $ 101.8 $ 508.6 $ 479.2
APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 30.4 — 120.5
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* — — 83.1 —
Pro forma EBITDA $ 107.4 $ 132.2 $ 591.7 $ 599.7
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales and EBITDA - SEM 2022 2021
Specialty Engineered Materials $ 1,044.4 $ 911.6
APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 —
Pro forma sales $ 1,300.5 $ 1,308.1
Specialty Engineered Materials $ 188.8 $ 157.2
APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 120.5
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 83.1 —
Pro forma EBITDA $ 272.0 $ 277.8
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Sales - Avient 2022 2021
Sales $ 3,396.9 $ 3,315.5
APM pro forma adjustments - 2021 — 396.5
APM pro forma adjustments - 8 months 2022* 256.1 —
Pro forma sales $ 3,653.0 $ 3,712.0
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AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation 2.17.pdf
AVNT Q4 2022 Earnings Presentation.pdf
IR Recs - 2.14 454pm
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520-%2520Gabelli%2520%2526%2520Company%2520Specialty%2520Chemical%2520Conference.pdf
The non-GAAP financial measures
include: adjusted EPS, Specialty platform operating income percentage, adjusted
operating income, and return on invested capital
A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure with the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure is attached to this presentation which is posted
on our website at www.polyone.com.
4 POLYONE CORPORATION
What We Do
Value
Formulation
Expertise Inputs
Base resins
Additives
Modifiers
Pigments
Expertise in
Polymer
Materials,
Services and
Solutions
OEMs
Brand Owners
Processers
Assemblers
Driving customer value with specialty products & services
Service
InVisiOSM Color
Services
IQ Design Labs
LSS Customer
First
POLYONE CORPORATION 5
2016 Revenue ($3.3 Billion) by Segment
At a Glance
United
States
65%
Europe
12%
Canada
8%
Asia
8%
Latin
America
7%
$0.13
$0.68
$0.82
$1.00
$1.31
$1.80
$1.96
$2.13
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2016 Revenue by Geography
2016 Revenue by End Market
Appliance
5%
Building &
Construction
11%
Consumer
11%
Electrical &
Electronics
5%
Healthcare
11%
Industrial
15%
Packaging
12% Textiles
2%
Transportation
19%
Wire &
Cable
9%
Adjusted Earnings Per Share
Performance
Products &
Solutions
19%
PolyOne
Distribution
31%
Designed
Structures
& Solutions
11% Specialty
Engineered
Materials
16%
Color
Additives
and Inks
23%
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Returning Cash to Shareholders
$0.16
$0.20
$0.24
$0.32
$0.40
$0.48
$0.54
$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
$0.40
$0.50
$0.60
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Annual Dividend*
Since 2011, we have returned nearly $850 million to shareholders
$150 million returned through dividends
$697 million returned through share repurchases
$697M
$0
$150
$300
$450
$600
$750
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cumulative Share Repurchases
(in millions)
*Initiated in 2011
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2%
43%
79%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2010 2016
%
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In
co
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e*
*Operating Income excludes corporate charges and special items
Specialty OI $5M $87M $273M
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Specialty =
ROS > 10%
JV’s Performance Products & Solutions
Specialty Distribution
8 POLYONE CORPORATION
2006 2016 2020
“Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision
Operating Income % of Sales
Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 16.0% 20%+
Specialty Engineered Materials 1.1% 14.3% 20%+
Performance Products & Solutions 5.5% 11.1% 12 – 14%
Distribution 2.6% 6.4% 6.5 – 7.5%
Designed Structures & Solutions N/A -0.9% 8 – 10%
ROIC* 5.0% 12.9% 15%
Proof of Performance & 2020 Platinum Vision
*ROIC is defined as TTM adjusted OI after tax divided by the sum of average debt and equity less cash over a 5 quarter period
Consistently Deliver Double Digit Annual EPS Growth
POLYONE CORPORATION 9
2,883
2,538
2006 2016
Volume
(lbs in millions)
-12%
$103
$200
2006 2016
Commercial, R&D
and Marketing
Spending ($M)
+95%
$88
$317
2006 2016
Adjusted
Operating Profit ($M)
+263%
Ours is Not a Cost Cutting Story
10 POLYONE CORPORATION
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
*Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
$20
$54
2006 2016
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
14%
33%
2006 2016
CAI & SEM
Gross Margin
12%
42%
2006 2016
Target ≥ 35%
Innovation Pipeline Potential
11 POLYONE CORPORATION
Primary Industries Served
2016 Revenue: $3.3 Billion
Electrical &
Electronic
5%
Building &
Construction
11%
Appliance
5%
Industrial
15%
Wire & Cable
9%
Healthcare
11%
Consumer
11%
Packaging
12%
Transportation
19%
Focus End Markets
12 POLYONE CORPORATION
Therma-Tech™ & Sheet
GEON™ Vinyl
Polymer Colorants
Therma-Tech™
TPE’s & Film
TPE + OnForce™
Gravi-Tech™
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Film
Target End Markets… Healthcare
13 POLYONE CORPORATION
Sound & Vibration
Management
Fuel Handling
Systems
Interior & Exterior Trim
Structural Braces
& Brackets
Interior Structural
Components
Lighting
Air management
Electronics & Cameras
Fluid Handling
Target End Markets… Automotive
Underhood
Components
Roof Systems
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PreservaPak™
OnColor™
Smart Batch™
VersaFlex™
TPE Cap Liner
ColorMatrix™
Amosorb™
Oxygen Scavenger
ColorMatrix™
Ultimate™ UV
Light Barrier
OnCap™
Laser Marking
Additives
Target End Markets… Packaging
15 POLYONE CORPORATION
Source: Outdoor Industry Association
TPE Vibration Dampening
(SEM/GLS)
TPE + OnForce
(SEM)
OnForce
(SEM)
Advanced Composites
(SEM)
TPE Vibration Dampening
(SEM/GLS)
Thermoplastic Elastomers
(SEM)
Advanced Composites
(SEM)
Polymer Colorants
(CAI)
Sheet
(DSS)
TPE & Film
(SEM + DSS)
Advanced Composites
(SEM)
Polymer Colorants
(CAI)
Thermatech
(SEM)
Thermoplastic Elastomers
(SEM)
TPE + OnForce
(SEM)
OnForce
(SEM)
Target End Markets… Consumer
16 POLYONE CORPORATION
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet
Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Expanding our sales,
marketing, and
technical capabilities
Investing in operational
and LSS initiatives
~60 - 70% of capital
expenditures fund
growth initiatives Organic
Growth
Acquisitions
Share
Repurchases
Dividends Targets that expand
our:
• Specialty offerings
• End market
presence
• Geographic breadth
Growth synergies
Adjacent material
solutions
Repurchased 1.2
million shares in Q4
2016
Repurchased 18.8
million shares since
early 2013
8.5 million shares are
available for
repurchase under the
current authorization
Increased annual
dividend by 12.5% to
$0.54 per share,
representing the sixth
consecutive year of
dividend growth
POLYONE CORPORATION 17
The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
Why Invest In PolyOne?
Segment Highlights
At a Glance: Color, Additives & Inks
At a Glance: Specialty Engineered Materials
At a Glance: Designed Structures & Solutions
At a Glance: Performance Products & Solutions
At a Glance: Distribution
Application Examples
Luxury Packaging�with Gravitech Density Modified Polymers
Optimize Color Usage�with OnColor Super Concentrates
Combat Bacteria Formation�with WithStand Antimicrobial Technology
Medical Device Housings�with Chemically Resistant Engineered Polymers
Color & Design Services
Outdoor Applications
Fiber Colorants�Solutions for clothing, apparel, footwear, automotive & sporting goods
High-Barrier Packaging Containers
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Investor Presentation - January 2017