https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=168
DYNAFLEX(TM) G7950-9 NSFG
ORANGE W/ LASER
WHITE W/O LASER
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=3688
COLGATE WHITE W/SLIP
WHITE F W/AS
NG WHITE 9
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=779
SYNTHESIS TEST DATA MIX 9
BRIGHT WHITE W/UV
LT GRAY W/ UV
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/AVNT Mar 2023 Earnings Presentation.pdf
Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense
associated with intangible assets.2
AVIENT: WHO WE ARE
36
24
9
35
• U.S. and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Asia
25,000+
CUSTOMERS
Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH
(Cleveland)
100+ manufacturing plants
Key Financial Data
2023E Sales $3.45 billion
2023E EBITDA $530 million
2023E EPS $2.40
100%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
Guidance as of February 15, 2023 Webcast
WHO WE ARE – VISION, STRATEGY, CULTURE
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides
specialized and sustainable material solutions that
transform customer challenges into opportunities,
bringing new products to life for a better world.
WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE
5
CUSTOM
FORMULATION
FE BRUARY 1 5 , 2023
W EB CAS T
Q4 2022 VS.
EPS
$0.14
$2.67
$3.04
TOP-TIER SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
AND RECOGNITION
Industry Sustainability Standards
90th
percentile
84th
ESG Ratings Performance
1
14
PEOPLE
C U L T U R E I S E V E R Y T H I N G
Community Service
7x Safer
than Industry Average
World-Class Safety
Leadership Development
Over $17 million
raised since 2010
Diversity & Inclusion
15
2022 RE SU LT S
Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE
(PRO FORMA TOTAL COMPANY)
17
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 42
Inflation (20)
SEM:
Price / Mix 14
Inflation (10)
Net Price Benefit 26
Wage and Energy Inflation (13)
Clariant Color Integration Synergies 4
Incentives, Other Employee Costs 21
FX (10)
Q4 2022 $107
Adjusted
Q4 2021 $ 132
Demand (50)
Russia Import Sales (3)
• Demand contraction
especially prevalent in
EMEA and Asia
• Pricing continues to cover
inflation of raw materials,
wages and energy
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF STRONG AND
IMPROVING FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION
18
• Periods of economic
weakness have driven
higher levels of cash
generation due to
working capital
management
• Anticipate continued
strong free cash flow
generation and
conversion despite
global uncertainty
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Note: Free cash flow conversion calculated as (Adjusted EBITDA – Capex) / Adjusted EBITDA. 2020 is pro forma for Clariant Color and 2022 is pro forma for Avient Protective Materials
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/AVNT Aug 2022 Presentation - Jefferies.pdf
AVIENT: WHO WE ARE
38
21
9
34
• U.S. and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Asia
25,000+
CUSTOMERS
Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH
(Cleveland)
8,800+ employees
100+ manufacturing plants
Key Financial Data
2022E Sales $5.1 billion
2022E EBITDA $635 million
2022E EPS $3.50
>70%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
WHO WE ARE – VISION, STRATEGY, CULTURE
4
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides
specialized and sustainable material solutions that
transform customer challenges into opportunities,
bringing new products to life for a better world.
WHAT WE DO: MATERIAL SCIENCE
5
CUSTOM
FORMULATION
SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021
$310
205
140
80
75
45
40
20
$915M2021 Sales
*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
Future Growth Revenue Assumptions From Sustainable Solutions: 8 - 12%
6
S E CO N D Q UART E R 2022
RE S U LT S
$122
$134
$0.87
$0.98
Q2 2022 PERFORMANCE
(TOTAL COMPANY)
8
Sales Adjusted Operating Income
$1,235
$1,302
+ 5%
Adjusted EPS
+ 10% + 13%
(in millions) (in millions)
(+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 20% excluding FX)
Q2 2022 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
9
CAI
$624
$649
SEM Distribution
$86
$94
+ 4% + 9%
$404
$443
$24
$27
+ 10% + 13%
$241 $244
$37 $37
+ 1% Flat
(+ 10% excluding FX) (+ 16% excluding FX) (+ 6% excluding FX) (+ 3% excluding FX)
Q2 2021 $1,235 $122
Sustainable Solutions 17 7% 7
Healthcare 23 14% 5
Composites (ex Outdoor High Performance) 10 20% 4
Growth in Asia / LATAM 5 3% 1
Other 69 11% 5
Sub-total $1,359 10% $144
Outdoor High Performance Impact (9) (5)
Wage Inflation and Overtime (7)
Other Supply Chain Costs (2)
Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7
Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4
FX (48) (7)
Q2 2022 $1,302 5% $134
Q2 2022 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME
(TOTAL COMPANY)
10
Sales Growth Rate
Operating
Income$ millions
EBITDA
Q2 EBITDA BRIDGE
11
Price increases more than
offsets raw material and
supply chain impacts
Q2 2021 $ 159
Demand (29)
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 87
Inflation (58)
SEM:
Price / Mix 36
Inflation (24)
Distribution:
Price / Mix 45
Inflation (41)
Net Price Benefit 45
Wage Inflation and Overtime (7)
Other Supply Chain Costs (2)
Clariant Color Integration Synergies 7
Incentives, Other Employee Costs 4
FX (7)
Q2 2022 $ 170
China Lockdowns / Russia Impact $ (14)
Outdoor High Performance (5)
Transportation (5)
12
Q2 '21 Adjusted EPS 0.87$
Color, Additives and Inks 0.11
Specialty Engineered Materials 0.01
Distribution 0.03
Corporate Costs 0.01
F/X (0.05)
Segment OI 0.11$
Interest Expense 0.03
Tax Rate (0.03)
Q2 '22 Adjusted EPS 0.98$
Q2 EPS BRIDGE
Key Updates
• Provided progress on 2030 Sustainability Goals
• Emphasized commitment to U.N.
Defense
6%
END MARKET TRANSFORMATION TO LESS
CYCLICAL INDUSTRIES
(W ITH DY N EEM A , EX .
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-05/AVNT May IR Presentation w Non GAAP Recs.pdf
AVIENT: WHO WE ARE
38
21
9
34
• U.S. and Canada
• Latin America
• Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Asia
25,000+
CUSTOMERS
Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH
(Cleveland)
8,700+ employees
100+ manufacturing plants
Key Financial Data
2022E Sales $5.1 billion
2022E EBITDA $635 million
2022E EPS $3.50
>70%
ARE CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
TO UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS
of
sales
WHO WE ARE – VISION, STRATEGY, CULTURE
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) provides
specialized and sustainable material solutions that
transform customer challenges into opportunities,
bringing new products to life for a better world.
Morgan
• New Senior Secured Term Loan B and new Senior
Unsecured Notes
• Potential proceeds from sale of Distribution business
modeled to pay off 5.25% senior notes due 2023 and
Term Loan
• Acquisition aligned with Avient’s track record of
disciplined capital allocation policy
• Existing dividend policy maintained, focus on
deleveraging in the near term
(1) Pro forma for the acquisition of Dyneema® and potential divestiture of Distribution,
including repayment of senior notes due 2023 and Term Loan
Cash and Cash Equivalents 595$
Senior Secured Term Loan due 2026 605$
New Senior Secured Term Loan B 500
Total Senior Secured Debt 1,105$
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025 650$
New Senior Unsecured Notes 740
Total Senior Unsecured Debt 1,390$
Total Debt 2,495$
Net Debt 1,900$
2022 Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA 660$
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 2.9x
Pro Forma Capitalization
(2022 estimates, all figures in $M)
TWO-YEAR LEVERAGE GOAL
33
3.5x
2.7x
1.7x
2.9x
2.5x
2.2x
2019PF 2020PF 2022E 2022PF 2023E 2024E
Dyneema® AcquisitionClariant Color Acquisition
(1) Pro forma for the acquisition of the Clariant Color business
(2) Pro forma for the acquisition of Dyneema® and potential divestiture of
Distribution, including repayment of senior notes due 2023 and Term Loan
(1) (1) (2)
34
PRO FORMA MODELING
2022E Pro Forma Pro Forma
($M) w/ Dyneema w/Sale
Revenue 5,100$ 415$ 5,515$ (1,775)$ 3,740$
Adjusted EBITDA 635 130 765 (105) 660
EBITDA % 12% 31% 14% 6% 18%
Pro Forma EPS (Adjusted) 3.50$ 0.00$ 3.50$ (0.56)$ 2.94$
Pro Forma EPS (excl. amortization) 3.96$ 0.35$ 4.31$ (0.56)$ 3.75$
Leverage (12/31/2022E)
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.7x 3.5x 2.9x
Avient Dyneema Distribution®
®
OUR SPECIALTY JOURNEY
ACQUISITION HISTORY
36
Commercial
Resources(1)
Operating Margins
259
360
$40
$122
Established Acquisitions
(> 7 years)
+ 39% + 210% + 1200 bps
(1) Commercial Resources include associate headcount in R&D / Technical, Marketing and Sales
CLARIANT COLOR ACQUISITION
37
$133
$205
2019PF 2021
37
Clariant Color EBITDA Growth
Purchase Price Multiple
10.8x
7.0x
6.1x
2019PF 2021 2021 w/ Full
Synergies
• 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
• $54 million of synergies realized in 2021
• Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion.
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of April 21, 2022
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https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-hold-first-quarter-2016-conference-call
9:00 a.m.
April 26, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-hold-first-quarter-2015-conference-call
The company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m.
Teleconference: May 1, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/investor-news/archives?page=26
CLEVELAND, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions,
January 9, 2018
https://www.avient.com/news/archives?page=52
January 9, 2017
January 9, 2017