https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Versaflex TPE Fitness band-case study snapshot_1202.pdf
GLOBAL FITNESS
BRAND
R E S I S T A N C E B A N D
• Soft material (25-30 Shore A durometer)
• Grippy feel
• Good colorability
• Compatible with injection molding
• Developed a custom-made TPE with
excellent rebound resilience, even after
45,000 stretches
• Replaced thermoset rubber with a
recyclable material
• Supported higher production efficiency to
reduce total cost
Versaflex Thermoplastic Elastomers
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/Certificate ISO 22000_Tangerang.pdf
Avient Colorants Indonesia
Gatot Subroto Km. 4, Jl.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/GMP_Pune_Polyone Polymers -798019.pdf
F -27, MIDC, Ranjangaon,
Taluka – Shirur, Pune
Maharashtra
412220
India
Hold this Opinion Statement No. 798019/2023
The Organization has demonstrated that they have followed the guidelines provided for Good Manufacturing
Practices as per the ICHQ7 guidelines in their organization for the following Business activity:
Research and Development, Manufacture of Color additives, Concentrates and Specialty Formulations
for intended use in pharma and other industries
Theuns Kotze, Managing Director – IMETA Assurance
Last Audit Date: 31.10.2023
BSI Group India Private Limited T: +91-4762-9000
(CIN U74899DL1999PTC101381 info.in@bsigroup.com
The Mira Corporate Suites bsigroup.com/en-IN
Plot 1&2, Ishwar Nagar,
Mathura Road New Delhi-110065, India
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/AVNT Q3 2023 Earnings Press Release.pdf
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 486.5 $ 565.6 $ 1,548.0 $ 1,864.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 267.9 258.2 878.4 743.6
Corporate (0.7) (0.5) (2.6) (1.3)
Sales $ 753.7 $ 823.3 $ 2,423.8 $ 2,606.5
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 156.8 $ 161.3 $ 482.9 $ 546.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 78.3 66.9 263.7 201.3
Corporate (39.8) (32.8) (63.0) (37.4)
Gross margin $ 195.3 $ 195.4 $ 683.6 $ 710.7
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.3 $ 92.7 $ 284.8 $ 290.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 48.0 35.5 150.6 96.4
Corporate 20.7 26.6 94.5 81.3
Selling and administrative expense $ 161.0 $ 154.8 $ 529.9 $ 467.8
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 64.5 $ 68.6 $ 198.1 $ 256.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.3 31.4 113.1 104.9
Corporate (60.5) (59.4) (157.5) (118.7)
Operating income $ 34.3 $ 40.6 $ 153.7 $ 242.9
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 24.6 $ 24.2 $ 76.1 $ 76.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 20.5 12.9 61.6 28.4
Corporate 1.3 2.7 6.8 9.2
Depreciation & Amortization $ 46.4 $ 39.8 $ 144.5 $ 113.7
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 89.1 $ 92.8 $ 274.2 $ 332.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 50.8 44.3 174.7 133.3
Corporate (59.2) (56.7) (150.7) (109.5)
Other income (expense), net 1.0 (32.3) 1.5 (31.3)
EBITDA including special items $ 81.7 $ 48.1 $ 299.7 $ 325.3
Special items in EBITDA 41.0 71.2 88.1 75.6
Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 122.7 $ 119.3 $ 387.8 $ 400.9
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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/2023-07/AVNT Q2 2023 Earnings Press Release%5B43%5D.pdf
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 524.5 $ 649.1 $ 1,061.5 $ 1,298.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 300.8 242.3 610.5 485.4
Corporate (0.9) (0.4) (1.9) (0.8)
Sales $ 824.4 $ 891.0 $ 1,670.1 $ 1,783.2
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 164.1 $ 193.4 $ 326.1 $ 385.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 91.5 66.0 185.4 134.4
Corporate (14.9) 1.5 (23.2) (4.6)
Gross margin $ 240.7 $ 260.9 $ 488.3 $ 515.3
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.1 $ 99.8 $ 192.5 $ 197.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 51.8 30.8 102.6 60.9
Corporate 30.5 30.2 73.8 54.7
Selling and administrative expense $ 178.4 $ 160.8 $ 368.9 $ 313.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 68.0 $ 93.6 $ 133.6 $ 188.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 35.2 82.8 73.5
Corporate (45.4) (28.7) (97.0) (59.3)
Operating income $ 62.3 $ 100.1 $ 119.4 $ 202.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.7 $ 25.8 $ 51.5 $ 51.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.9 7.6 41.1 15.5
Corporate 2.0 3.1 5.5 6.9
Depreciation & Amortization $ 47.6 $ 36.5 $ 98.1 $ 74.3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.7 $ 119.4 $ 185.1 $ 240.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 59.6 42.8 123.9 89.0
Corporate (43.4) (25.6) (91.5) (52.4)
Other income (expense), net (0.2) 1.6 0.5 1.0
EBITDA including special items $ 109.7 $ 138.2 $ 218.0 $ 277.6
Total Company special items in EBITDA 21.6 (0.2) 47.1 4.4
Total Company, EBITDA adjusted $ 131.3 $ 138.0 $ 265.1 $ 282.0
13
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/2021-04/avient-q4-earnings-and-2021-outlook-website.pdf
Design times can be less than
three days for colorants.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
1
Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Year Ended
2020 2019 2020 2019
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 525.8 $ 226.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 190.6 177.5 708.8 745.7
Distribution 305.1 272.4 1,110.3 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (24.5) (18.0) (79.9) (79.0)
Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 57.5 $ 27.2 $ 180.8 $ 147.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.4 18.8 94.4 83.7
Distribution 18.0 17.0 69.5 75.4
Corporate and eliminations (40.9) (42.5) (155.4) (149.7)
Operating Income $ 65.0 $ 20.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8
Items Below Operating Income in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 11.7 $ 10.7 $ 24.3 $ 12.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 27.3 $ 10.7 $ 75.1 $ 42.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.4 7.0 30.0 29.5
Distribution 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.5
Corporate and eliminations 2.8 1.0 9.3 5.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 18.8 $ 115.1 $ 78.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 84.8 $ 37.9 $ 255.9 $ 190.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.8 25.8 124.4 113.2
Distribution 18.3 17.1 70.2 75.9
Corporate and eliminations (26.4) (30.8) (121.8) (132.2)
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
EBITDA as a % of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 16.1 % 16.7 % 17.0 % 18.9 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.8 % 14.5 % 17.6 % 15.2 %
Distribution 6.0 % 6.3 % 6.3 % 6.4 %
Corporate and eliminations nm nm nm nm
Total Company 11.5 % 7.6 % 10.1 % 8.6 %
nm - not meaningful
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA: 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 74.7 $ 6.4 $ 133.8 $ 75.7
Income tax expense (17.3) 12.9 5.2 33.7
Interest expense 19.3 11.9 74.6 59.5
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 37.8 18.8 115.1 78.1
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
Special items, before tax 4.2 15.0 66.2 61.7
Interest expense included in special items — — (10.1) —
Accelerated depreciation included in special items (0.7) — (3.2) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 118.0 $ 65.0 $ 381.6 $ 308.7
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings per Share: Avient
Special
Adjusted
Sales $ 997.0 $ — $ 997.0
Operating income $ 65.0 $ 14.6 $ 79.6
Interest expense, net (19.3) — (19.3)
Other income, net 11.7 (10.4) 1.3
Income taxes 17.3 (30.9) (13.6)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 74.2 $ (26.7) $ 47.5
Weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Adjusted EPS - excluding special items $ 0.52
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
Operating income and other income, net $ 76.7 $ 4.2 $ 80.9
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 (0.7) 37.1
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 114.5 $ 3.5 $ 118.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.8 %
3
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 658.6 $ — $ 658.6 $ 263.5 $ 922.1
Operating income $ 20.5 $ 24.6 $ 45.1 $ 13.2 $ 58.3
Interest expense, net (11.9) — (11.9) (11.1) (23.0)
Other income, net 10.7 (9.6) 1.1 — 1.1
Income taxes (12.9) 4.9 (8.0) (0.5) (8.5)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 6.4 $ 19.9 $ 26.3 $ 1.6 $ 27.9
Weighted average diluted shares 77.5
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.30
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 31.2 $ 15.0 $ 46.2 $ 13.2 $ 59.4
Depreciation and amortization 18.8 — 18.8 15.1 33.9
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 50.0 $ 15.0 $ 65.0 $ 28.3 $ 93.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 10.1 %
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
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
Operating income and other income, net $ 213.6 $ — $ 56.1 $ 269.7 $ 45.0 $ — $ 314.7
Depreciation and amortization 115.1 (3.2) 111.9 30.1 142.0
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 328.7 $ 52.9 $ 381.6 $ 75.1 $ 456.7
EBITDA as a % of sales 12.1 %
4
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
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
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 168.9 $ — $ 61.7 $ 230.6 $ 72.9 $ — $ 303.5
Depreciation and amortization 78.1 — 78.1 60.3 138.4
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 247.0 $ 61.7 $ 308.7 $ 133.2 $ 441.9
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.1 %
March 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 711.5 $ — $ 711.5 $ 279.4 $ 990.9
Operating income 52.8 9.7 62.5 23.0 85.5
Interest expense, net (9.4) — (9.4) (12.8) (22.2)
Other income, net 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 — 1.5
Income taxes (11.9) (1.0) (12.9) (2.4) (15.3)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.1 $ 8.6 $ 41.7 $ 7.8 $ 49.5
Weighted average diluted shares 86.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 6.1
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.53
5
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
Year Ended
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
CAI CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 226.7 $ 263.5 $ 490.2 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,118.6 $ 2,122.4
Operating income $ 27.2 $ 13.2 $ 40.4 $ 147.4 $ 72.9 $ 220.3
EBITDA $ 37.9 $ 28.3 $ 66.2 $ 190.1 $ 133.2 $ 323.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 13.5 % 15.2 %
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 1,502.9 $ 540.4 $ 2,043.3
Operating income $ 180.8 $ 45.0 $ 225.8
EBITDA $ 255.9 $ 75.1 $ 331.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 16.2 %
Free cash flow, defined as cash provided by operating activities excluding items associated with acquisitions and divestitures,
less capital expenditures, is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/avnt-fourth-quarter-2020-news-release.pdf
Adjusted EPS of $0.52 exceeded
the $0.48 projection included in the Company’s performance update provided in December and
was driven by better-than-expected sales in the Color, Additives and Inks segment.
Patterson added, “Our Color, Additives and Inks segment also delivered record operating
income of $58 million during the fourth quarter.
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 525.8 $ 226.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 190.6 177.5 708.8 745.7
Distribution 305.1 272.4 1,110.3 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (24.5) (18.0) (79.9) (79.0)
Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 164.3 $ 73.9 $ 484.4 $ 338.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 59.1 47.7 207.6 200.2
Distribution 32.4 31.0 124.0 132.1
Corporate and eliminations (2.9) 0.7 (31.7) (13.5)
Gross margin $ 252.9 $ 153.3 $ 784.3 $ 657.2
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 106.8 $ 46.7 $ 303.6 $ 191.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 28.7 28.9 113.2 116.5
Distribution 14.4 14.0 54.5 56.7
Corporate and eliminations 38.0 43.2 123.7 136.2
Selling and administrative expense $ 187.9 $ 132.8 $ 595.0 $ 500.4
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 57.5 $ 27.2 $ 180.8 $ 147.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.4 18.8 94.4 83.7
Distribution 18.0 17.0 69.5 75.4
Corporate and eliminations (40.9) (42.5) (155.4) (149.7)
Operating income $ 65.0 $ 20.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8
11
Attachment 7
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
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/2024-05/AVNT Q1 2024 Earnings Press Release_0.pdf
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 515.3 $ 537.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 314.4 309.7
Corporate (0.7) (1.0)
Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 171.2 $ 162.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 107.0 93.9
Corporate — (8.3)
Gross margin $ 278.2 $ 247.6
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 96.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 53.6 50.8
Corporate 34.2 43.3
Selling and administrative expense $ 184.2 $ 190.5
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 74.8 $ 65.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 53.4 43.1
Corporate (34.2) (51.6)
Operating income $ 94.0 $ 57.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 25.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.6 21.2
Corporate 2.8 3.5
Depreciation & amortization $ 44.3 $ 50.5
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.7 $ 91.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 73.0 64.3
Corporate (31.4) (48.1)
Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7
EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3
Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8
12
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/resources/PolyOne%25202013%2520Annual%2520Report.pdf
BUSINESS
Business Overview
specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, plastic sheet and packaging solutions and
enhancing additives, liquid colorants and fluoropolymers and silicone colorants.
Color and additive solutions include an innovative
array of colors, special effects and performance-enhancing and eco-friendly solutions.
Our Business
specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, plastic sheet and packaging solutions and
enhancing additives, liquid colorants, and fluoropolymer and silicone colorants.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/trilliant-hc8900-medical-device-housing-case-study.pdf
DEVICE
MANUFACTURER
M E D I C A L D E V I C E H O U S I N G
• Improved chemical resistance compared to PC/ABS,
PC/PET & COPE
• Flame retardant (FR) rating of V-1 at 0.75 mm
• Zero BPA & non-halogenated FR material
• Available in standard hospital grade pre-colors
• Provided a cost-effective material with superior
chemical resistance to traditional materials
• Formulated a medical-grade, semi-crystalline
blend to support regulatory testing and
approvals
• Demonstrated superior property retention and
crack resistance after exposure to hospital-
grade disinfectants, including Virex® Tb,
helping to extend the device life
Trilliant™ HC8900 Thermoplastics
KEY REQUIREMENTS
WHY AVIENT?