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2021 O U TLO O K
Synergies
($ millions)
Initial
Three-Year
Estimate
Revised
Three-Year
Estimate
2021
Expected
Realization
Administrative $ 18 $ 20 $ 15
Sourcing 24 30 15
Operational 18 25 5
Total Synergies $ 60 $ 75 $ 35
CLARIANT INTEGRATION &
COST SYNERGIES UPDATE
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• Integration going extremely well: synergy target increased from $60 million to $75 million
• $5 million of synergies in 2020 and expect to realize $35 million in 2021
• 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
$86
$103
$0.53
$0.70
ORGANIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS – Q1
13
Sales Adjusted Operating Income
$991
$1,090
+ 10%
Adjusted EPS
+ 20% + 32%
(in millions) (in millions)
(1) (1) (1)
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
$308
$360
$1.93
$2.40
ORGANIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS – FULL YEAR
14
Sales Adjusted Operating Income
$3,783
$4,100
+ 8%
Adjusted EPS
+ 17% + 24%
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
(in millions) (in millions)
2020 Pro forma $3,783 $308
Sustainable Solutions 60 11% 24
Healthcare 60 11% 18
Composites 20 10% 10
Growth in Emerging Regions 50 7% 11
Other (GDP growth) 82 5% 11
Sub-total $4,055 7% $382
COVID Response Applications (25) - (11)
Outdoor High Performance Applications (15) - (7)
Asia Payroll Tax Subsidy (COVID) - - (4)
FX Impact 85 - 7
Synergies - - 30
Incentives, Travel, Other Employee Costs - - (37)
2021 Estimated $4,100 8% $360
2021 ORGANIC SALES AND OPERATING INCOME
15 (1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
(2) COVID Response Applications: facemasks, personal protective equipment
Sales Growth Rate
Operating
Income$ millions
(2)
CASH FLOW AND LEVERAGE
16
• Asset light business generates
significant free cash flow
• Cash generation in 2021 partially offset
by restructuring activities to capture
synergies associated with the Clariant
Masterbatch acquisition
• Cash flow deployed to M&A,
opportunistic share repurchases and
balance sheet / leverage reduction
3.5x
2.7x
2.1x
2019PF 2020PF 2021E
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Masterbatch business acquisition
($ millions) 2020 2021E
Adjusted EBITDA 382 510
Working Capital: Source / (Use) 116 (30)
Cash Taxes (40) (53)
Interest Paid (67) (76)
CapEx (62) (75)
CapEx for Synergy Capture (2) (20)
Restructuring for Synergy Capture (11) (25)
Other 22 19
Free Cash Flow 338 250
We sell solutions not commodities.
Our exceptional polymer scientists and design engineers are integral to their
product development process.
A reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the tables below.
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Year Ended
2020 2019 2020 2019
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 525.8 $ 226.7 $ 1,502.9 $ 1,003.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 190.6 177.5 708.8 745.7
Distribution 305.1 272.4 1,110.3 1,192.2
Corporate and eliminations (24.5) (18.0) (79.9) (79.0)
Sales $ 997.0 $ 658.6 $ 3,242.1 $ 2,862.7
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 57.5 $ 27.2 $ 180.8 $ 147.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.4 18.8 94.4 83.7
Distribution 18.0 17.0 69.5 75.4
Corporate and eliminations (40.9) (42.5) (155.4) (149.7)
Operating Income $ 65.0 $ 20.5 $ 189.3 $ 156.8
Items Below Operating Income in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 11.7 $ 10.7 $ 24.3 $ 12.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 27.3 $ 10.7 $ 75.1 $ 42.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.4 7.0 30.0 29.5
Distribution 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.5
Corporate and eliminations 2.8 1.0 9.3 5.4
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 18.8 $ 115.1 $ 78.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 84.8 $ 37.9 $ 255.9 $ 190.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.8 25.8 124.4 113.2
Distribution 18.3 17.1 70.2 75.9
Corporate and eliminations (26.4) (30.8) (121.8) (132.2)
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
EBITDA as a % of sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 16.1 % 16.7 % 17.0 % 18.9 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.8 % 14.5 % 17.6 % 15.2 %
Distribution 6.0 % 6.3 % 6.3 % 6.4 %
Corporate and eliminations nm nm nm nm
Total Company 11.5 % 7.6 % 10.1 % 8.6 %
nm - not meaningful
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA: 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 74.7 $ 6.4 $ 133.8 $ 75.7
Income tax expense (17.3) 12.9 5.2 33.7
Interest expense 19.3 11.9 74.6 59.5
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 37.8 18.8 115.1 78.1
EBITDA $ 114.5 $ 50.0 $ 328.7 $ 247.0
Special items, before tax 4.2 15.0 66.2 61.7
Interest expense included in special items — — (10.1) —
Accelerated depreciation included in special items (0.7) — (3.2) —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 118.0 $ 65.0 $ 381.6 $ 308.7
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings per Share: Avient
Special
Adjusted
Sales $ 997.0 $ — $ 997.0
Operating income $ 65.0 $ 14.6 $ 79.6
Interest expense, net (19.3) — (19.3)
Other income, net 11.7 (10.4) 1.3
Income taxes 17.3 (30.9) (13.6)
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 74.2 $ (26.7) $ 47.5
Weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Adjusted EPS - excluding special items $ 0.52
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
Operating income and other income, net $ 76.7 $ 4.2 $ 80.9
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 (0.7) 37.1
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 114.5 $ 3.5 $ 118.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.8 %
3
Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 658.6 $ — $ 658.6 $ 263.5 $ 922.1
Operating income $ 20.5 $ 24.6 $ 45.1 $ 13.2 $ 58.3
Interest expense, net (11.9) — (11.9) (11.1) (23.0)
Other income, net 10.7 (9.6) 1.1 — 1.1
Income taxes (12.9) 4.9 (8.0) (0.5) (8.5)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 6.4 $ 19.9 $ 26.3 $ 1.6 $ 27.9
Weighted average diluted shares 77.5
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.30
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 31.2 $ 15.0 $ 46.2 $ 13.2 $ 59.4
Depreciation and amortization 18.8 — 18.8 15.1 33.9
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 50.0 $ 15.0 $ 65.0 $ 28.3 $ 93.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 10.1 %
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 3,242.1 $ — $ 3,242.1 $ 540.4 $ 3,782.5
Operating income $ 189.3 $ 73.7 $ 263.0 $ 45.0 $ 308.0
Interest expense, net (74.6) 10.1 (64.5) (18.1) (82.6)
Other income, net 24.3 (17.6) 6.7 — 6.7
Income taxes (5.2) (41.4) (46.6) (6.2) (52.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.8) — (1.8) — (1.8)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 132.0 $ 24.8 $ 156.8 $ 20.7 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.6
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.1
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.93
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 213.6 $ — $ 56.1 $ 269.7 $ 45.0 $ — $ 314.7
Depreciation and amortization 115.1 (3.2) 111.9 30.1 142.0
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 328.7 $ 52.9 $ 381.6 $ 75.1 $ 456.7
EBITDA as a % of sales 12.1 %
4
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 2,862.7 $ — $ 2,862.7 $ 1,118.6 $ 3,981.3
Operating income $ 156.8 $ 71.7 $ 228.5 $ 72.9 $ 301.4
Interest expense, net (59.5) — (59.5) (33.4) (92.9)
Other income, net 12.1 (10.0) 2.1 — 2.1
Income taxes (33.7) (5.9) (39.6) (9.1) (48.7)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.2) — (0.2) — (0.2)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 75.5 $ 55.8 $ 131.3 $ 30.4 $ 161.7
Weighted average diluted shares 77.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 15.3
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.0
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.74
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Operating income and other income, net $ 168.9 $ — $ 61.7 $ 230.6 $ 72.9 $ — $ 303.5
Depreciation and amortization 78.1 — 78.1 60.3 138.4
EBITDA from continuing operations $ 247.0 $ 61.7 $ 308.7 $ 133.2 $ 441.9
EBITDA as a % of sales 11.1 %
March 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Special
Adjusted
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Sales $ 711.5 $ — $ 711.5 $ 279.4 $ 990.9
Operating income 52.8 9.7 62.5 23.0 85.5
Interest expense, net (9.4) — (9.4) (12.8) (22.2)
Other income, net 1.6 (0.1) 1.5 — 1.5
Income taxes (11.9) (1.0) (12.9) (2.4) (15.3)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 33.1 $ 8.6 $ 41.7 $ 7.8 $ 49.5
Weighted average diluted shares 86.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 6.1
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.53
5
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2019
Year Ended
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
CAI CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 226.7 $ 263.5 $ 490.2 $ 1,003.8 $ 1,118.6 $ 2,122.4
Operating income $ 27.2 $ 13.2 $ 40.4 $ 147.4 $ 72.9 $ 220.3
EBITDA $ 37.9 $ 28.3 $ 66.2 $ 190.1 $ 133.2 $ 323.3
EBITDA as a % of sales 13.5 % 15.2 %
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Reconciliation of pro
forma sales, operating
income, and EBITDA: CAI
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Pro Forma
Sales $ 1,502.9 $ 540.4 $ 2,043.3
Operating income $ 180.8 $ 45.0 $ 225.8
EBITDA $ 255.9 $ 75.1 $ 331.0
EBITDA as a % of sales 16.2 %
Free cash flow, defined as cash provided by operating activities excluding items associated with acquisitions and divestitures,
less capital expenditures, is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/ECCOH 5981 for Teck 90 Cables Product Bulletin.pdf
ECCOH™ Low Smoke & Fume Non-Halogen Formulation 5981
UV and chemically resistant thermoplastic for Teck 90 cable outer jackets
ECCOH 5981 UV thermoplastic is a cost-effective
material for jacketing, combining high environmental
stress crack resistance (ESCR), UV performance, good
shear strength, and flame-retardant properties for
low-voltage, armored cables.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
• Smoke mitigation
• Flame resistance
• Passes -40° cold impact testing
• Crush resistance
• UV resistance
• Suitable for CSA Teck 90 specification
• Excellent tensile strength (2,910 psi)
• Natural grades for easy colorability
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
This LSFOH thermoplastic meets critical
requirements for low-voltage, armored cable jackets.