https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-provides-third-quarter-2020-performance-update
Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non- recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-provides-fourth-quarter-2020-updates
Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non- recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/polyone-raises-outlook-fourth-quarter-2019-adjusted-earnings
1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non- recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Polyone%2520AR.pdf
Richardson 60 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mark D.
Mark D.
BINDNER
Senior Vice President, President of
MARK D.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/Avient Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results_1.pdf
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 0.92 $ 68.8 $ 0.74
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 5.1 0.06 11.7 0.13
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 89.8 $ 0.98 $ 80.5 $ 0.87
Six months ended
June 30, 2022
Six months ended
June 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 168.9 $ 1.83 $ 148.1 $ 1.60
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 12.3 0.13 14.3 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS - excluding special items $ 181.2 $ 1.96 $ 162.4 $ 1.76
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5
Cost of sales 998.6 946.5 1,998.7 1,806.4
Gross margin 303.8 288.7 597.5 591.1
Selling and administrative expense 174.3 180.6 339.4 362.6
Operating income 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5
Interest expense, net (16.2) (19.5) (33.1) (38.8)
Other income, net 1.4 1.2 0.8 2.7
Income before income taxes 114.7 89.8 225.8 192.4
Income tax expense (30.0) (20.4) (56.6) (43.3)
Net income 84.7 69.4 169.2 149.1
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — (0.6) (0.3) (1.0)
Net income attributable to Avient shareholders $ 84.7 $ 68.8 $ 168.9 $ 148.1
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders -
Basic $ 0.93 $ 0.75 $ 1.85 $ 1.62
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders -
Diluted $ 0.92 $ 0.74 $ 1.83 $ 1.60
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125 $ 0.4750 $ 0.4250
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.4 91.3 91.4 91.3
Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1) Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation and
amortization $ (2.6) $ (1.5) $ (7.0) $ (3.3)
Environmental remediation costs (3.0) (12.5) (5.0) (13.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 7.6 — 8.2 4.5
Acquisition related costs — 1.4 — 1.4
Impact on cost of sales 2.0 (12.6) (3.8) (10.4)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (4.2) (0.4) (3.3) (1.7)
Acquisition related costs (2.1) (1.2) (5.0) (4.5)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (6.3) (1.6) (8.3) (6.2)
Impact on operating income (4.3) (14.2) (12.1) (16.6)
Other income, net — — 0.1 —
Mark-to-market on cross-currency swaps 0.9 — 0.9 —
Impact on income before income taxes (3.4) (14.2) (11.1) (16.6)
Income tax benefit on above special items 0.8 3.4 2.8 4.3
Tax adjustments(2) (2.5) (0.9) (4.0) (2.0)
Impact of special items on net income attributable to Avient
Shareholders $ (5.1) $ (11.7) $ (12.3) $ (14.3)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.06) $ (0.13) $ (0.13) $ (0.16)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.1 92.4 92.2 92.3
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation
costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the
divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results
of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the
performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting
reported results
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/Avient Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results.pdf
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (27.4) $ (0.30) $ 33.7 $ 0.37
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 68.3 0.75 11.7 0.13
Amortization expense, after-tax 13.4 0.14 $ 11.0 $ 0.11
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 54.3 $ 0.59 $ 56.4 $ 0.61
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS $ EPS
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 99.8 $ 1.08 $ 143.3 $ 1.56
Special items, after tax (Attachment 3) 77.9 0.85 26.0 0.28
Amortization expense, after-tax 34.9 0.38 $ 33.6 0.36
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 212.6 $ 2.31 $ 202.9 $ 2.20
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 823.3 $ 818.0 $ 2,606.5 $ 2,508.5
Cost of sales 627.9 602.4 1,895.8 1,781.2
Gross margin 195.4 215.6 710.7 727.3
Selling and administrative expense 154.8 162.8 467.8 497.7
Operating income 40.6 52.8 242.9 229.6
Interest expense, net (37.3) (19.0) (70.4) (57.8)
Other (expense) income, net (32.3) 1.6 (31.3) 4.3
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes (29.0) 35.4 141.2 176.1
Income tax benefit (expense) 1.2 (2.0) (41.5) (32.1)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations (27.8) 33.4 99.7 144.0
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes 17.1 19.2 58.8 57.7
Net (loss) income (10.7) 52.6 158.5 201.7
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.4 0.3 0.1 (0.7)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (10.3) $ 52.9 $ 158.6 $ 201.0
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.09 $ 1.57
Discontinued operations 0.19 0.21 0.65 0.63
Total $ (0.11) $ 0.58 $ 1.74 $ 2.20
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ (0.30) $ 0.37 $ 1.08 $ 1.56
Discontinued operations 0.19 0.20 0.64 0.62
Total $ (0.11) $ 0.57 $ 1.72 $ 2.18
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2375 $ 0.2125 $ 0.7125 $ 0.6375
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 90.9 91.4 91.3 91.3
Diluted 90.9 92.2 92.0 92.1
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1) Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (2.8) $ (5.3) $ (9.8) $ (8.6)
Environmental remediation costs (18.8) (9.4) (23.8) (22.4)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 0.1 — 8.3 4.5
Acquisition related costs (10.3) (2.6) (10.3) (1.2)
Impact on cost of sales (31.8) (17.3) (35.6) (27.7)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring, legal and other (0.2) — — (1.7)
Acquisition related costs (8.2) (2.7) (13.2) (7.2)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (8.4) (2.7) (13.2) (8.9)
Impact on operating income (40.2) (20.0) (48.8) (36.6)
Interest expense, net - costs related to committed financing (10.0) — (10.0) —
Mark-to-market on derivative instruments (31.8) — (30.9) —
Other — 0.1 0.1 0.1
Impact on other (expense)/income, net (31.8) 0.1 (30.8) 0.1
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (82.0) (19.9) (89.6) (36.5)
Income tax benefit on above special items 20.5 4.6 22.5 8.9
Tax adjustments(2) (6.8) 3.6 (10.8) 1.6
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (68.3) $ (11.7) $ (77.9) $ (26.0)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.75) $ (0.13) $ (0.85) $ (0.28)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.6 92.2 92.0 92.1
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation
costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the
divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results
of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the
performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting
reported results
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Avient Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results.pdf
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the
timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation
costs, mark-to-market adjustments associated with benefit plans, acquisition related costs, and
other non-routine costs.
Three Months Ended September 30,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 38.2 $ 0.41 $ 5.1 $ 0.06
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 6.6 0.07 32.0 0.35
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.0 0.16 15.2 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 59.8 $ 0.65 $ 52.3 $ 0.57
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 121.2 $ 1.32 $ 48.0 $ 0.52
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 33.9 0.37 73.9 0.81
Amortization expense, after-tax 44.7 0.49 46.5 0.51
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 199.8 $ 2.17 $ 168.4 $ 1.84
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 815.2 $ 753.7 $ 2,493.9 $ 2,423.8
Cost of sales 553.8 558.4 1,696.7 1,740.2
Gross margin 261.4 195.3 797.2 683.6
Selling and administrative expense 184.2 161.0 553.5 529.9
Operating income 77.2 34.3 243.7 153.7
Interest expense, net (26.9) (30.3) (80.1) (88.5)
Other (expense) income, net (0.3) 1.0 (2.1) 1.5
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 50.0 5.0 161.5 66.7
Income tax (expense) benefit (11.3) 0.1 (39.3) (18.0)
Net income from continuing operations 38.7 5.1 122.2 48.7
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — — (0.9)
Net income $ 38.7 $ 5.1 $ 122.2 $ 47.8
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5) — (1.0) (0.7)
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ 38.2 $ 5.1 $ 121.2 $ 47.1
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:
Continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.06 $ 1.33 $ 0.53
Discontinued operations — — — (0.01)
Total $ 0.42 $ 0.06 $ 1.33 $ 0.52
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:
Continuing operations $ 0.41 $ 0.06 $ 1.32 $ 0.52
Discontinued operations — — — (0.01)
Total $ 0.41 $ 0.06 $ 1.32 $ 0.51
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2575 $ 0.2475 $ 0.7725 $ 0.7425
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:
Basic 91.3 91.1 91.3 91.1
Diluted 92.3 91.9 92.0 91.8
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ 1.8 $ (2.1) $ 5.6 $ (9.9)
Environmental remediation costs (2.4) (38.1) (28.2) (52.5)
Impact on cost of sales (0.6) (40.2) (22.6) (62.4)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (3.1) (2.0) (6.6) (13.8)
Legal and other (4.3) 1.7 (10.1) (9.1)
Acquisition related costs (0.4) (0.5) (2.5) (4.6)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (7.8) (0.8) (19.2) (27.5)
Impact on operating income (8.4) (41.0) (41.8) (89.9)
Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.3) (2.2) (2.3) (2.2)
Other income (loss) — — 0.1 (0.1)
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes (9.7) (43.2) (44.0) (92.2)
Income tax benefit on special items 3.5 10.8 11.9 23.2
Tax adjustments(2) (0.4) 0.4 (1.8) (4.9)
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations $ (6.6) $ (32.0) $ (33.9) $ (73.9)
Diluted earnings per common share impact $ (0.07) $ (0.35) $ (0.37) $ (0.81)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 92.3 91.9 92.0 91.8
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs,
fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the
divestiture of operating businesses, gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where
such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-
recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-05/Avient Announces First Quarter 2025 Results_0.pdf
This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the
timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation costs
and associated recoveries, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement
obligations, acquisition-related charges, and other non-routine costs.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (20.2) $ (0.22) $ 49.4 $ 0.54
Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3) 75.7 0.82 5.5 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.5 0.16 14.9 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 70.0 $ 0.76 $ 69.8 $ 0.76
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Attachment 2
Avient Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
Sales $ 826.6 $ 829.0
Cost of sales 563.4 550.8
Gross margin 263.2 278.2
Selling and administrative expense 262.5 184.2
Operating income 0.7 94.0
Interest expense, net (26.9) (26.6)
Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9)
(Loss) income before income taxes (26.6) 66.5
Income tax benefit (expense) 6.7 (16.8)
Net (loss) income $ (19.9) $ 49.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3) (0.3)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders $ (20.2) $ 49.4
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: $ (0.22) $ 0.54
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: $ (0.22) $ 0.54
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.2700 $ 0.2575
Weighted-average shares used to compute (loss) earnings per common share:
Basic 91.5 91.2
Diluted 91.5 92.0
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Attachment 3
Avient Corporation
Summary of Special Items (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Special items (1)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025 2024
Cost of sales:
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation $ (4.1) $ 3.6
Environmental remediation costs (4.9) (4.0)
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs 1.3 —
Impact on cost of sales (7.7) (0.4)
Selling and administrative expense:
Restructuring and employee separation costs (5.1) (0.7)
Legal and other (0.4) (3.5)
Cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment (86.3) —
Acquisition related costs — (1.6)
Impact on selling and administrative expense (91.8) (5.8)
Impact on operating income (99.5) (6.2)
Interest expense, net - financing costs (1.7) —
Impact on (loss) income before income taxes (101.2) (6.2)
Income tax benefit on special items 25.5 1.4
Tax adjustments(2) — (0.7)
Impact of special items on net (loss) income $ (75.7) $ (5.5)
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share impact $ (0.82) $ (0.06)
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:
Diluted 91.8 92.0
(1) Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt
extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel
reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-
market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs,
fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on facility or
property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose
prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or
other such laws or provisions affecting reported results
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-08/Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance _ESCR_ Design Guide %281%29.pdf
The results are sink marks and
cracking.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Proxy%2520Statement%2520for%2520Web%2520Hosting.pd_.pdf
Garratt, Senior Vice President,
Chief Commercial Officer
Mark D.