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Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of
Avient’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.
Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense
associated with intangible assets.
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AVIENT OVERVIEW
OUR VISION: Creating specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world
2023 Financial GuidanceCompany Overview Revenue By:
9,700
Employees
104
Manufacturing
Sites
20,000+
Customers
Key Highlights
Premier formulator of specialized
and sustainable material solutions
Asset-light business model, with
flexibility to adapt to customer needs
Best-in-class technology and service
(140+ PhDs / 2,500+ patents)
History of transformation through
successful M&A while consistently
returning cash to shareholders
Poised for continued future growth in
excess of GDP
$3.13B
Revenue
$2.30
Adjusted EPS
$500M
Adjusted EBITDA
16.0%
Adjusted EBITDA Margins
$180M
Free Cash Flow
Over $1B in share
buybacks since 2011
Raised dividend for
13 consecutive years,
a 15% CAGR since
2011
U.S. &
Canada
EMEA
Asia
Latin America
64%
36%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
40%
37%
18%
5%
6%
8%
24%
20%
10%
15%
9% 4% 4%
Defense
Healthcare
Packaging
Consumer
Building &
Construction
Industrial
Transportation
Energy Telecom
Geography
Segment
Industry
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CRE AT ING A WORL D-CL AS S
S US TAINABL E ORGANIZ AT ION
1. 6% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income: $ EPS $ EPS
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 5.1 $ 0.06 $ (27.4) $ (0.30)
Special items, after tax 32.0 0.35 68.3 0.75
Amortization expense, after-tax 15.2 0.16 $ 13.4 $ 0.14
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 52.3 $ 0.57 $ 54.3 $ 0.59
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2023 2022
Sales - GAAP $ 753.7 $ 823.3
Pro Forma APM adjustments — 60.7
Pro forma adjusted sales $ 753.7 $ 884.0
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 5.1 $ (27.8)
Income tax (benefit) expense (0.1) (1.2)
Interest expense, net 30.3 37.3
Depreciation and amortization 46.4 39.8
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 81.7 $ 48.1
Special items, before tax 43.2 82.0
Interest expense included in special items (2.2) (10.0)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (0.8)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 122.7 $ 119.3
Pro forma APM adjustments — 17.2
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 122.7 $ 136.5
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales 16.3 % 15.4 %
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Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2006 2018
Sales $ 2,622.4 $ 3,533.4
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 133.5 $ 160.8
Income tax expense 29.7 36.4
Interest expense, net 63.1 62.8
Depreciation and amortization 57.1 91.5
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 283.4 $ 351.5
Special items, before tax (34.0) 59.5
Depreciation and amortization included in special items — (3.0)
JV - equity income (107.0) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 142.4 $ 408.0
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales 5.4 % 11.5 %
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2022
Net loss from continuing operations – GAAP $ (16.6)
Income tax benefit (60.8)
Interest expense, net 49.4
Depreciation and amortization 48.6
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 20.6
Special items, before tax 104.3
Interest expense included in special items (16.0)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (1.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 107.4
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share:
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2022
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ (17.0)
Special items, after tax 38.3
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.6
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special
items 35.9
Pro forma adjustments* 2.5
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ 38.4
Weighted average diluted shares 91.7
Pro forma adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for APM
acquisition $ 0.42
* 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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Avient corporation�investor presentation
DISCLAIMER
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Creating a world-class�sustainable organization
Top-tier sustainability performance�and recognition
What we do: We are a formulator
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Avient protective materials �First Year
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Avient is asset light
Free cash flow conversion
Multiple expansion
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2022 pro forma segment, end market and Geography
Color, Additives & Inks
Specialty Engineered Materials
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IR Deck - AVNT-2023.09.30 Non GAAP Recs
Attachment
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/Avient Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results_1.pdf
Our sustainability report offers a transparent look into where we are focused, how we are leading
and what this ultimately means for our many stakeholders, as well as our planet.”
Each of such adjustments has not yet
occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income 2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales $ 1,302.4 $ 1,235.2 $ 2,596.2 $ 2,397.5
Gross margin - GAAP 303.8 288.7 597.5 591.1
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) (2.0) 12.6 3.8 10.4
Adjusted gross margin $ 301.8 $ 301.3 $ 601.3 $ 601.5
Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales 23.3 % 24.4 % 23.2 % 25.1 %
Operating income - GAAP 129.5 108.1 258.1 228.5
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) 4.3 14.2 12.1 16.6
Adjusted operating income $ 133.8 $ 122.3 $ 270.2 $ 245.1
Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales 10.3 % 9.9 % 10.4 % 10.2 %
The table below reconciles pre-special income tax expense and the pre-special effective tax rate to their most comparable US
GAAP figures.
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