https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/AVNT Q4 2021 Earnings Presentation_0.pdf
Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of
business and synergy capture
10
$133
$205
2019PF 2021
10
Clariant Color EBITDA Growth
Purchase Price Multiple
10.8x
7.0x
6.1x
2019PF 2021 2021 w/ Full
Synergies
11.9%
16.2%
2019PF 2021
EBITDA Margins
CLARIANT COLOR:
TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business
($ millions)
Initial
Synergy
Estimate
2021
Synergy
Realization
Total
Synergies
Expected
Administrative $ 18 $ 29 $ 40
Sourcing 24 20 24
Operational 18 5 21
Total Synergies $ 60 $ 54 $ 85
CLARIANT COLOR INTEGRATION &
COST SYNERGIES UPDATE
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• Integration going extremely well: synergy target increased to $85 million at December 9th Investor Day
• Relentless focus on guiding principles of safety first, employee collaboration and exceeding customer expectations
• Future revenue synergies are not part of these estimates and represent additional growth over the long term
SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
• Revenue from sustainable solutions grew
16% in 2021 and expected to grow 8-12% in
2022 as our innovation efforts and
collaboration with customers accelerates
• Investments centered around innovation and
global sustainability megatrends
o Enabling a circular economy –
Technologies that allow for increased use of
post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and
improve recyclability of plastics
o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI
applications to reduce weight and material
requirements, which minimize energy and
carbon emissions
o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety
applications as well as Avient’s alternative
materials to replace lead, PVC, halogens,
BPA and other less eco-friendly options
*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
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF** 2021
$405M
$455M
$550M
$790M
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2021
$915M
$340M
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 $16 million
raised since 2010
Diversity & Inclusion
13
Q4 2020 $997 $80
Sustainable Solutions 23 12% 8
Healthcare 53 43% 9
Composites 7 22% 2
Growth in Asia / LATAM 14 10% 3
Other 118 23% 2
Sub-total $1,212 22% $104
Wage Inflation and Overtime (11)
Other Supply Chain Costs (4)
Synergies 9
Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (10) (13)
Q4 2021 $1,202 21% $85
Q4 2021 SALES AND OPERATING INCOME
14
Sales Growth Rate
Operating
Income$ millions
Q4 EBITDA BRIDGE
15
Price increases more than
offsets raw material and
supply chain impacts
Q4 2020 $ 118
Demand -
$ millions
CAI:
Price / Mix 62
Inflation (45)
SEM:
Price / Mix 25
Inflation (20)
Distribution:
Price / Mix 114
Inflation (109)
Net Price Benefit 27
Wage Inflation and Overtime (11)
Other Supply Chain Costs (4)
Synergies 9
Incentives, FX, Other Employee Costs (13)
Q4 2021 $ 126
Transportation (5)$
Outdoor High Performance (3)
Other 8
Total Demand -
Q4 2021 SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
16
$526
$581
SEM Distribution
$58
$61
+ 11% + 6%
$305
$425
$18
$22
+ 39% + 22%
$191
$228
$30
$29
+ 19% - 3%
2022 O U TLO O K
REVENUE GROWTH DRIVERS
Growth Drivers
Long-Term
Growth Rate
2022E
Growth Rate
Sustainable Solutions 8–12% 12%
Healthcare 8–10% 10%
Composites 10% 3%
Asia / LATAM 5% 6%
Other (GDP growth) 2–3% 2–3%
Avient 6.5% 6%
18
Excluding Outdoor High Performance 13%
(7.5% excl.
D
is
t.
)
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of February 15, 2022.
Free cash flow conversion calculated as (EBITDA – Capex) / EBITDA
HIGH FREE CASH FLOW
CONVERSION
Avient reflects 2021 estimated EBITDA of $635M and estimated CAPEX of $90M (excludes IT system upgrade of $25M and synergy capture CAPEX of $20M)
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of February 15, 2022
86 89
85
80
76 76
89
85
79 78 76 76 76
70 69
63
8
LB
Source: Peer data per Bloomberg market data as of February 15, 2022
Total Enterprise Value / 2022E EBITDAWith the Clariant Color business
acquisition and divestment of the
PP&S business, our exposure is
now concentrated in less-cyclical
and high-growth markets.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/avient-ir-presentation-june-2021-w-non-gaap-recs_0.pdf
We are better together through:
Keeping Safety First — PolyOne and Clariant are both ACC Responsible Care® companies,
and nothing is more important than the health, safety and well-being of our people.
We will do so though our investments and focus on
sustainable solutions for high-growth markets, including healthcare,
consumer, packaging and composites/5G.
Operating Income
$3,783
$4,100
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
Previous
Guidance
Current
Guidance
$3,783
$4,300
$308
$360
$308
$410
$1.93
$2.40
$1.93
$2.80
(1) (1)(1)
(1)(1) (1)
$442
$457
$560
$1.74
$1.93
$2.80
FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 ORGANIC GROWTH
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Sales Adjusted EBITDA
$3,981
$3,783
$4,300
+ 8%
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
(1)(1)
+ 27% + 61%
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BALANCE SHEET
• Deleveraging to 1.9x net debt to
adjusted EBITDA by the end of
2021
• Driven by record adjusted EBITDA
performance and strong free cash
flow generation from asset light
business
• Future cash deployment: M&A,
opportunistic share repurchases
and balance sheet / continued
leverage reduction
3.5x
2.7x
1.9x
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA
($ in millions)
2021E Adjusted EBITDA 560$
Free Cash Flow 275$
Total Debt 1,860
Less: Cash (800)
Net Debt 1,060$
2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.9x
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
PEER COMPARISONS
25
As a specialty formulator, we don’t
require significant capital
investment, as compared to the
base resin raw material suppliers
we purchase from.
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We are better together through:
Keeping Safety First — PolyOne and Clariant are both ACC Responsible Care® companies,
and nothing is more important than the health, safety and well-being of our people.
Operating Income
$3,783
$4,300
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
Previous
Guidance
Current
Guidance
$3,783
$4,650
$308
$410
$308
$430
$1.93
$2.80
$1.93
$3.00
(1) (1)(1)
(1)(1) (1)
$442
$457
$580
$1.74
$1.93
$3.00
FULL YEAR 2019 – 2021 ORGANIC GROWTH
22
Sales Adjusted EBITDA
$3,981
$3,783
$4,650
+ 17%
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
(1)(1)
+ 31% + 72%
($ in millions)
2021E Adjusted EBITDA 580$
Free Cash Flow 280$
Total Debt 1,860
Less: Cash (755)
Net Debt 1,105$
2021E Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 1.9x
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BALANCE SHEET
• Acquisition of Magna Colours completed on
July 1 – expands sustainable solutions
portfolio through water-based inks technology
• Deleveraging to 1.9x net debt to adjusted
EBITDA by the end of 2021
• Driven by record adjusted EBITDA
performance and strong free cash flow
generation from asset light business
• Future cash deployment: M&A, opportunistic
share repurchases and balance sheet /
continued leverage reduction
3.5x
2.7x
1.9x
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
SUSTAINABILITY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
• Revenue from sustainable solutions expected to
grow 14% in 2021 as our innovation efforts and
collaboration with customers continues to accelerate
• Investments centered around innovation and global
sustainability megatrends
o Enabling a circular economy – Technologies that
allow for increased use of post-consumer recycled
(PCR) material and improve recyclability of plastics
o Light-weighting – Composites and CAI applications
to reduce weight and material requirements, which
minimize energy and carbon emissions
o Eco-Conscious – Health and human safety
applications as well as Avient’s alternative materials
to replace lead, PVC, halogens, BPA and other less
eco-friendly options
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020PF**
Bio-polymers Reduced Energy Use Human Health & Safety
Sustainable Infrastructure VOC Reduction Recycle Solutions
Eco-Conscious Lightweighting
Revenue From Sustainable Solutions* 2016-2020
$405M
$455M
*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 Masterbatch business
$340M
$550M
$790M
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Key Updates
• Includes Clariant Masterbatch performance
• Increases disclosures and ESG data
• Provides performance updates on 2030 Sustainability Goals
• Commits to operational carbon neutrality in 2050 and 100%
renewable energy by 2050 (RE 100)
• Announces Avient’s participation in U.N.
We will deliver for our stakeholders through multiple value creation levers—many of
which are unique to Avient:
o Demand for sustainable solutions, healthcare, and composites, together with Clariant Masterbatch
revenue synergies, that will drive long-term revenue growth in excess of GDP
o Clariant Masterbatch cost synergy capture will result in significant near-term benefit
In addition, we remain committed to increasing annual dividends in line with earnings growth and
opportunistically buying back shares, all while remaining modestly levered.
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requirements of your country or region.
Sustainability metrics represent 2018
data or 12-month approximate values based on available data from
reporting facilities and are often made in reliance on third-party
supplier information.
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