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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and
operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being
accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and
cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate
liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital
reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and
changes in the rate of inflation
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and
operational benefits from the asset realignment;
Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;
Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being
accretive;
Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and
cost of credit in the future;
The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate
liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;
The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;
Our ability to achieve new business gains;
The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;
Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;
Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;
Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;
Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;
An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital
reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;
An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;
The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;
Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;
The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and
Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and
changes in the rate of inflation
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Q1 2023
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
$846 $829
Q1 23 Q1 24
$134
$143
Q1 23 Q1 24
17.3%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions)
$0.63
$0.76
Q1 23 Q1 24
Adjusted EPS
(in millions)
+ 7% + 21%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EPS
6
- 2%
15.8%
+150 bps
*
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
Q1 2024 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
( C O L O R S , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S )
$537
$515
Q1 23 Q1 24
$91
$97
Q1 23 Q1 24
18.8%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions) (in millions)
+ 7%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
7
- 4%
17.0%
+180 bps
*
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Year over year demand
continues to improve for the
segment but slowly due to
continued weakness in Europe
• Raw material deflation & cost
reduction actions primary drivers
of adjusted EBITDA growth and
margin expansion of +180 bps vs
Q1 2023
Q1 2024 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
( S P E C I A LT Y E N G I N E E R E D M AT E R I A L S )
$310
$314
Q1 23 Q1 24
$64
$73
Q1 23 Q1 24
23.2%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
(in millions) (in millions)
+ 14%
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
8
+ 1%
20.8%
+240 bps
*
*
* Adjusted EBITDA Margin %
• Sales growth in defense end
market offset by weaker
demand in telecommunications
end market
• Raw material deflation and
favorable mix impact from
defense sales primary drivers
of adjusted EBITDA growth and
margin expansion of +240 bps
vs Q1 2023
Q1 EBITDA BRIDGE
( T O TA L C O M PA N Y )
9
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix (1)
Deflation 16
SEM:
Price / Mix 4
Deflation 7
Net Price Benefit 26
Wage/Other Inflation (9)
FX (2)
Q1 2024 $143
Adjusted
EBITDA
Q1 2023 $ 134
Demand (6)
• Positive net price benefit:
o Favorable raw material
deflation in both segments
• Wage and other inflation more than
offset cost reductions/synergies
2 0 2 4 G U I D A N C E
FY 2024 GUIDANCE
Original Revised
Adjusted EBITDA $505 to $535 million $510 to $535 million
Adjusted EPS $2.40 to $2.65 $2.50 to $2.65
Interest Expense $105 to $110 million $105 million
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 23% to 25% 23% to 25%
Capital Expenditures ~$140 million ~$140 million
11
Q2 2024: Adjusted EPS of $0.71
C E O “ T O P O F M I N D ”
F O C U S A R E A S
AREAS OF FOCUS
13
+7%
Drive Profitable Organic
Top-Line Growth with
Margin Expansion
Amplify Innovation Build Leadership & Talent
Pipeline
A P P E N D I X
16
Performance
Additives
15%
Pigments
13%
TiO2
9%
Dyestuffs
2%
Polyethylene
10%Nylon
5%
Polypropylene
4%
Styrenic Block
Copolymer
4%
Other Raw
Materials
38%
~40% hydrocarbon based
(Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based,
includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”)
Non-hydrocarbon
based materials
RA W MATERIAL BASKET
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
41%
EMEA
36%
Asia
18%
Latin America
5%
2023 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
19%
Packaging
23%Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
9%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
5%
Defense
7%
END MARKET REVENUE
$2,007M $358M
$1,138M $224M
Sales EBITDA
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$502M$3,143M
(1)
Transportation
10%
Healthcare
7%
18
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $3,143M and $502M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 0 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
34%
EMEA
37%
Asia
21%
Latin America
8%
END MARKET REGION
19
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
15%
Transportation
9%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
1% Energy
2%
COLOR, ADDITIVES & INKS
2 0 2 3 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 1 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
52%
EMEA
35%
Asia
13%
20
Packaging
5%
Consumer
16%
Healthcare
6%Industrial
16%
Transportation
12%
Telecommunications
9%
Energy
10% Defense
18%
Building &
Construction
8%
END MARKET REGION
SPECIALTY ENGINEERED MATERIALS
Packaging
32%
Consumer
26%
Healthcare
9%
Industrial
13%
Building &
Construction
6%
Telecommunications
2%
Energy
2% Defense
1%
Asia
(18% of sales)
Transportation
9%
2 0 2 3 AV I E N T R E G I O N A L S A L E S
Packaging
25%
Consumer
13%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
18%
Building &
Construction
9%
Energy
5%
Defense
8%
EMEA
(36% of sales)Transportation
13%
Packaging
13%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
10%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
12%
Energy
6%
Defense
8%
US &
Canada
(41% of sales)
Transportation
9%
Packaging
59%
Consumer
22%
Healthcare
2%
Industrial
8%
Building &
Construction
4%
LATAM
(5% of sales)
Transportation
5%
Telecommunications
4%
Telecommunications
4%
21
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions, except for per share data)
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.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/Avient Investor Presentation - February 2025_w_Non-GAAP.pdf
EBITDA
358
384
FY 2023 FY 2024
• Driven by new applications for
drug delivery and building &
construction as well as demand
recovery in packaging and
consumer
• Adjusted EBITDA margin
expansion driven by higher sales
and net price benefit
EXCL.
Three Months Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 48.3 $ 0.52 $ 27.8 $ 0.30
Special items, after-tax (18.0) (0.20) 5.4 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.8 0.17 15.0 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 45.1 $ 0.49 $ 48.2 $ 0.52
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1) $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 169.5 $ 1.84 $ 75.8 $ 0.83
Special items, after-tax 15.9 0.17 79.3 0.86
Amortization expense, after-tax 59.5 0.65 61.5 0.67
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 244.9 $ 2.66 $ 216.6 $ 2.36
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 48.5 $ 27.6 $ 170.7 $ 76.3
Income tax expense (benefit) 14.8 (7.0) 54.1 11.0
Interest expense 25.5 26.8 105.6 115.3
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 45.4 44.2 179.7 188.8
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 134.2 $ 91.6 $ 510.1 $ 391.4
Special items, before tax (23.9) 22.4 20.1 114.6
Interest expense included in special items — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.3) — (1.5) (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 110.0 $ 113.9 $ 526.4 $ 501.8
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of sales 14.7 % 15.8 % 16.2 % 16.0 %
1
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 467.7 $ 459.4 $ 2,046.5 $ 2,007.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 279.7 259.8 1,196.8 1,138.2
Corporate (0.9) (0.2) (2.9) (2.8)
Sales $ 746.5 $ 719.0 $ 3,240.4 $ 3,142.8
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 152.6 $ 148.3 $ 681.1 $ 631.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 84.2 78.1 374.9 341.8
Corporate 22.7 (17.5) 0.7 (80.5)
Gross margin $ 259.5 $ 208.9 $ 1,056.7 $ 892.5
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 92.8 $ 86.5 $ 384.9 $ 371.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 49.6 48.7 207.7 199.3
Corporate 31.5 30.6 134.8 125.1
Selling and administrative expense $ 173.9 $ 165.8 $ 727.4 $ 695.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 59.8 $ 61.8 $ 296.2 $ 259.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 34.6 29.4 167.2 142.5
Corporate (8.8) (48.1) (134.1) (205.6)
Operating income $ 85.6 $ 43.1 $ 329.3 $ 196.8
Depreciation and amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 22.2 $ 87.5 $ 98.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.0 19.8 82.1 81.5
Corporate 2.5 2.2 10.1 9.0
Depreciation and amortization $ 45.4 $ 44.2 $ 179.7 $ 188.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 81.7 $ 84.0 $ 383.7 $ 358.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 55.6 49.2 249.3 224.0
Corporate (6.3) (45.9) (124.0) (196.6)
Other income, net 3.2 4.3 1.1 5.8
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 134.2 $ 91.6 $ 510.1 $ 391.4
Special items, before tax (23.9) 22.4 20.1 114.6
Interest expense included in special items — (0.1) (2.3) (2.3)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.3) — (1.5) (1.9)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 110.0 $ 113.9 $ 526.4 $ 501.8
2
Year Ended December 31,
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Calculation 2024 2023
Cash provided by operating activities $ 256.8 $ 201.6
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business — 104.1
One-time payout associated with deferred compensation plans 20.8 —
Adjusted cash provided by operating activities $ 277.6 $ 305.7
Capital expenditures (121.9) (119.4)
Adjusted free cash flow $ 155.7 $ 186.3
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income $ EPS(1)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 49.4 $ 0.54
Special items, after-tax 5.5 0.06
Amortization expense, after-tax 14.9 0.16
Adjusted net income / EPS $ 69.8 $ 0.76
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
3
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Avient Investor Presentation - February 2025_w_Non-GAAP.pdf
Avient February 2025 Investor Presentation_w_non-GAAP.pdf
Non-GAAP- IR Deck - AVNT-2024.12.31 2.06.25 12PM.pdf
Attachment
https://www.avient.com/products/thermoplastic-elastomers/versaflex-hc-thermoplastic-elastomers
Watch to learn more on the benefits of using Versaflex™ HC BT218 for biopharmaceutical tubing
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This includes our culture and unique benefits
we offer.
Community Service
Avient offers a global benefit of
Community Ser vice hours.
For parents who qualify for short-term
disability wage replacement (STD) benefits, Paid Parental Leave benefits can be taken after the STD
benefits have been exhausted.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/2023 Advanced Composites Automotive Overview.pdf
They also offer an array of additional benefits
including:
• Reduced logistical and assembly costs
• Extended product life to reduce part
replacement and warranty expenses
• Corrosion, weather, flame, and fatigue
resistance to improve component durability
• Reduced energy consumption during
installation and use
At Avient, we work with customers to customize
our composites to meet application-specific
material and performance requirements.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/thermoset-composites-tri-fold-product-selection-guide.pdf
Benefits include:
• Alternating longitudinal (axial) fibers for flexural & tensile strength and circumferential (biaxial) fibers
for crush & burst resistance
• Manufactured continuously, at a much higher rate than standard filament winding
• Resin matrix and fiber loading formulated to meet your property requirements
• Tubing in standard or customized diameters and lengths
STANDARD SIZES
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To learn more about Avient advanced composite solutions, call +1.844.4AVIENT
or visit www.avient.com/composites
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Long fiber thermoplastics (LFTs) offer benefits to design
engineers seeking a material that provides exceptional strength, yet requires
lightweight properties.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/versaflex-pf-technical-bulletin-sept-2020.pdf
BENEFITS OF VERSAFLEX PF FOR
SURFACE PROTECTIVE FILMS:
• Customizable tack
• Single-step manufacturing process (co-
extrusion)
• Low volatile organic compound (VOC)
emissions during manufacturing
• Eliminates secondary coating and drying
operations
• Eliminates hazardous liquid chemicals
compared to solvent systems
• Reduces converting costs versus coating
• Reduces energy consumption
MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
Versaflex PF formulations, customizable
based on desired level of tack, are co-extruded
with protective films to provide just the right
amount of protection during the fabrication,
assembly, shipment, storage and installation of
finished goods in many industries and end-use
applications including:
• Optical films and display panels for consumer
electronics
• Home appliances
• Construction and building materials
• Furniture and cabinetry
• Automotive and other transportation
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2.8
3.7
3.8
4.9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6.5
1.6
Versaflex PF
MD6727
Versaflex PF
MD6748
Versaflex PF
MD6700
Versaflex PF
MD6666
Versaflex PF
9512
Versaflex PF
MD6649
Versaflex PF
MD6741
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4
6
8
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12
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Degree of tack can be customized for substrate surfaces.