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These braces, traditionally made with steel, were initially fabricated from aluminum for a solid weight savings of 3 kg per vehicle over steel versions.
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S&P 500
PolyOne Corporation Page 9
2006 Q1 2015 2015 Target
“Where we were” “Where we are” (Est. in 2012)
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 16.2% 12 – 16%
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 16.3% 12 – 16%
Designed Structures & Solutions 1.4% (2012) 2.7% 8 – 10%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.5% 6.5% 9 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 5.9% 6 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 69% 65 – 75%
3) ROIC 5.0% 11.4% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A 5% Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
PolyOne Corporation Page 10
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
$20
$53
2006 2014
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
14%
27%
2006 2014
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
20%
44%
2006 2014
Specialty Vitality Index Target ≥ 35%
PolyOne Corporation Page 11
Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets
Decreasing
Dependence
on Fossil
Fuels
Protecting
the
Environment
Improving
Health and
Wellness
Megatrend End Markets
Globalizing
and
Localizing
Health &
Wellness
Transportation
Packaging
Consumer
PolyOne Corporation Page 12
Prototype Frame
Opportunity
Scale-up &
Test Market
Build
Business Case
Commercial
Launch
Phase
1
Phase
2
Phase
3
Phase
4
Phase
5
4
11
5
10
6
9
3 4 2
15
9
1
10
4
Breakthrough
Platform
Derivative
A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity
Number of Projects 25 14 19 17 18 93
Addressable Market
($ millions) $800 $450 $450 $1,700
PolyOne Corporation Page 13
60%
98%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 Q1 2015
Pension Funding**
As of March 31, 2015
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 3/31/15
Net Debt / EBITDA* = 2.1x
$49
$317
$600
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2015 2020 2023
Debt Maturities
As of March 31, 2015
($ millions)
Coupon Rate: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250%
** includes US-qualified pension plans only *TTM 3/31/2015
PolyOne Corporation Page 14
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet
Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Expanding our sales,
marketing, and
technical capabilities
Investing in operational
and LSS initiatives
~75% of capital
expenditures fund
growth initiatives Organic
Growth
Acquisitions
Share
Repurchases
Dividends
$0.16
$0.20 $0.24
$0.32
$0.40
$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
$0.40
$0.50
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Annual Dividend
Targets that expand
our:
• Specialty offerings
• End market
presence
• Geographic breadth
Synergy opportunities
Adjacent material
solutions
Repurchased over
500k shares in Q1
2015
Repurchased 11.8
million shares since
early 2013
8.2 million shares are
available for
repurchase under the
current authorization
PolyOne Corporation Page 15
PolyOne Core Values
Innovation
Collaboration
Excellence
PolyOne Corporation Page 16
The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
Why Invest In PolyOne?
Schedule I
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented
in accordance with U.S.
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
Three Months
Twelve Months
Three Months
Trailing Twelve
Months (TTM)
(In millions) March 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 March 31, 2015 March 31, 2015
Short-term portion and current portion of
long-term debt $ 12.8 $ 61.8 $ 61.9
Long-term debt 968.1 962.0 1,049.2
Less: Cash and cash equivalents (238.3) (238.6) (226.4)
Net Debt $ 742.6 785.2 884.7
Income before income taxes $ 39.9 $ 88.4 $ 53.3 $ 101.8
Interest expense, net 15.5 62.2 16.1 62.8
Depreciation and amortization 32.8 123.9 25.1 116.2
Special items, impact on operating income 22.9 164.9 9.3 151.3
Accelerated depreciation included in special
items (6.8) (23.1) (0.1) (16.4)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 104.3 $ 416.3 $ 103.7 $ 415.7
Net Debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA 2.1
POL IR Presentation - Updated for 2015 - 5-5-15 WF
��PolyOne Investor Presentation�Wells Fargo Industrial & Construction Conference�May 2015��
Forward-Looking Statements
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Confirmation of Our Strategy
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Proof of Performance & 2015 Goals
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets
A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding – 3/31/15
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
PolyOne Core Values
Why Invest In PolyOne?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/POL%2520IR%2520Presentation%2520–%2520Goldman%2520Sachs%2520Conference%25202015.pdf
S&P 500
PolyOne Corporation Page 9
2006 Q1 2015 2020
“Where we were” “Where we are” Platinum Vision
1) Operating Income %
Specialty:
Global Color, Additives & Inks 1.7% 16.2% 20%+
Global Specialty Engineered
Materials 1.1% 16.3% 20%+
Designed Structures & Solutions 1.4% (2012) 2.7% 12 – 14%
Performance Products &
Solutions 5.5% 6.5% 10 – 12%
Distribution 2.6% 5.9% 6.5 – 7.5%
2) Specialty Platform % of
Operating Income 6.0% 69% 80%+
3) ROIC 5.0% 11.4% 15%
4) Adjusted EPS Growth N/A
22 Consecutive
Quarters of
EPS Growth
Double Digit
Expansion
Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals
PolyOne Corporation Page 10
Platinum Vision: Pathway to Accelerated Growth
Organic
Sales Growth
Margin
Expansion
Share
Repurchases
Acquisitions
PolyOne Corporation Page 11
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
*Percentage of Specialty Platform revenue from products introduced in last five years
$20
$53
2006 2014
Research & Development
Spending
($ millions)
Specialty Platform
Vitality Index Progression*
14%
27%
2006 2014
Specialty Platform
Gross Margin %
20%
44%
2006 2014
Specialty Vitality Index Target ≥ 35%
PolyOne Corporation Page 12
Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets
Decreasing
Dependence
on Fossil
Fuels
Protecting
the
Environment
Improving
Health and
Wellness
Megatrend End Markets
Globalizing
and
Localizing
Health &
Wellness
Transportation
Packaging
Consumer
PolyOne Corporation Page 13
Prototype Frame
Opportunity
Scale-up &
Test Market
Build
Business Case
Commercial
Launch
Phase
1
Phase
2
Phase
3
Phase
4
Phase
5
6
9
7
3
5
12
5 3 2
8
4
2
4
3
1
Breakthrough
Platform
Derivative
A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity
Number of Projects 14 8 18 12 22 74
Addressable Market
($ millions) $700 $600 $600 $1,900
PolyOne Corporation Page 14
60%
98%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 Q1 2015
Pension Funding**
As of March 31, 2015
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding
Net Debt / EBITDA* = 2.1x
$49
$317
$600
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
2015 2020 2023
Debt Maturities
As of March 31, 2015
($ millions)
Coupon Rate: 7.500% 7.375% 5.250%
** includes US-qualified pension plans only *TTM 3/31/2015
PolyOne Corporation Page 15
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet
Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
Expanding our sales,
marketing, and
technical capabilities
Investing in operational
and LSS initiatives
~75% of capital
expenditures fund
growth initiatives Organic
Growth
Acquisitions
Share
Repurchases
Dividends
$0.16
$0.20 $0.24
$0.32
$0.40
$0.10
$0.20
$0.30
$0.40
$0.50
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Annual Dividend
Targets that expand
our:
• Specialty offerings
• End market
presence
• Geographic breadth
Synergy opportunities
Adjacent material
solutions
Repurchased over
500k shares in Q1
2015
Repurchased 11.8
million shares since
early 2013
8.2 million shares are
available for
repurchase under the
current authorization
PolyOne Corporation Page 16
PolyOne Core Values
Innovation
Collaboration
Excellence
PolyOne Corporation Page 17
The New PolyOne: A Specialty Growth Company
Why Invest In PolyOne?
Schedule I
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented
in accordance with U.S.
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is calculated as follows:
Three Months
Twelve Months
Three Months
Trailing Twelve
Months (TTM)
(In millions) March 31, 2014 December 31, 2014 March 31, 2015 March 31, 2015
Short-term portion and current portion of
long-term debt $ 12.8 $ 61.8 $ 61.9
Long-term debt 968.1 962.0 1,049.2
Less: Cash and cash equivalents (238.3) (238.6) (226.4)
Net Debt $ 742.6 785.2 884.7
Income before income taxes $ 39.9 $ 88.4 $ 53.3 $ 101.8
Interest expense, net 15.5 62.2 16.1 62.8
Depreciation and amortization 32.8 123.9 25.1 116.2
Special items, impact on operating income 22.9 164.9 9.3 151.3
Accelerated depreciation included in special
items (6.8) (23.1) (0.1) (16.4)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 104.3 $ 416.3 $ 103.7 $ 415.7
Net Debt/TTM Adjusted EBITDA 2.1
Goldman Sachs - May 19 2015 r4
Goldman Sachs - May 19 2015
POL IR Presentation - Updated for 2015 - 5-13-15 GS
��PolyOne Investor Presentation�Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference�May 2015��
Forward-Looking Statements
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
PolyOne Commodity to Specialty Transformation
PolyOne�At A Glance
Mix Shift Highlights Specialty Transformation
Confirmation of Our Strategy
Strategy and Execution Drive Results
Proof of Performance & 2020 Goals
Platinum Vision: Pathway to Accelerated Growth
Innovation Drives Earnings Growth
Megatrends Aligned with Key End Markets
A Rich Pipeline of Opportunity
Debt Maturities & Pension Funding
Free Cash Flow and Strong Balance Sheet �Fund Investment / Shareholder Return
PolyOne Core Values
Why Invest In PolyOne?
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202015%2520Annual%2520Report.pdf
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Solutions (a traffic safety and infrastructure company) from June 2008 to July 2012.
Environmental, Health and Safety
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The presentations will do a deep dive on the eight
ways we approach sustainability, which include lightweighting, reduced energy use, sustainable
infrastructure and human health & safety, to name a few.”
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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 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.
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