https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-07/avnt-q2-2021-earnings-release.pdf
a market leader
in sustainable, water-based inks technology for the textile screen printing industry.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 240.6 158.8 457.1 344.1
Distribution 404.4 238.8 767.1 528.3
Corporate and eliminations (34.2) (15.3) (60.4) (35.1)
Sales $ 1,235.2 $ 609.1 $ 2,397.5 $ 1,320.6
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 193.4 $ 75.7 $ 390.9 $ 165.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.6 42.5 134.3 95.1
Distribution 40.1 27.2 79.4 60.8
Corporate and eliminations (14.4) 4.3 (13.5) 0.2
Gross margin $ 288.7 $ 149.7 $ 591.1 $ 321.2
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 107.1 $ 43.4 $ 215.8 $ 92.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 32.3 25.5 62.8 55.8
Distribution 16.4 12.6 31.7 26.8
Corporate and eliminations 24.8 30.2 52.3 55.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 180.6 $ 111.7 $ 362.6 $ 230.4
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3
Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3)
Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4
Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2
Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4)
Other income, net 1.2 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current
profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share:
Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
Year Ended
December 31,
2020
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 23.0 $ 56.1 $ 132.0
Special items, after tax 2.6 11.2 24.8
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special
items 25.6 67.3 156.8
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing
operations(2) 12.9 20.7 20.7
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable
to Avient shareholders $ 38.5 $ 88.0 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 91.8 89.4 90.6
Pro forma impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity
offering(2) — 2.9 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 91.8 92.3 92.1
Adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for Clariant MB
acquisition $ 0.42 $ 0.95 $ 1.93
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(2)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 609.1 $ — $ 609.1 $ 261.1 $ 870.2
Operating income $ 38.0 $ 9.0 $ 47.0 $ 22.0 $ 69.0
Interest expense, net (16.2) — (16.2) (5.3) (21.5)
Other income, net 9.5 (6.6) 2.9 — 2.9
Income taxes (7.9) 0.2 (7.7) (3.8) (11.5)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 23.0 $ 2.6 $ 25.6 $ 12.9 $ 38.5
Weighted average diluted shares 91.8
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.42
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share: Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(2)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 1,320.6 $ — $ 1,320.6 $ 540.5 $ 1,861.1
Operating income $ 90.8 $ 18.7 $ 109.5 $ 45.0 $ 154.5
Interest expense, net (25.6) — (25.6) (18.1) (43.7)
Other income, net 11.1 (6.7) 4.4 — 4.4
Income taxes (19.8) (0.8) (20.6) (6.2) (26.8)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (0.4) — (0.4) — (0.4)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 56.1 $ 11.2 $ 67.3 $ 20.7 $ 88.0
Weighted average diluted shares 89.4
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 2.9
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 92.3
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 0.95
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30
2021 2020 2021 2020
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 37.3 17.0 71.5 39.3
Distribution 23.7 14.6 47.7 34.0
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (25.9) (65.8) (55.3)
Operating income $ 108.1 $ 38.0 $ 228.5 $ 90.8
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 1.2 $ 9.5 $ 2.7 $ 11.1
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6
Specialty Engineered Materials 8.1 7.6 15.9 15.1
Distribution 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2
Corporate and eliminations 0.2 2.6 2.0 3.9
Depreciation & Amortization $ 33.8 $ 20.9 $ 70.9 $ 40.8
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 45.4 24.6 87.4 54.4
Distribution 23.9 14.7 48.1 34.2
Corporate and eliminations (39.0) (23.3) (63.8) (51.4)
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 17.9 % 18.9 % 18.5 % 19.5 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 18.9 % 15.5 % 19.1 % 15.8 %
Distribution 5.9 % 6.2 % 6.3 % 6.5 %
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 624.4 $ 226.8 $ 1,233.7 $ 483.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 261.1 — 540.5
Pro forma sales $ 624.4 $ 487.9 $ 1,233.7 $ 1,023.8
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 86.3 $ 32.3 $ 175.1 $ 72.8
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 22.0 — 45.0
Pro forma operating income $ 86.3 $ 54.3 $ 175.1 $ 117.8
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 25.3 $ 10.6 $ 52.6 $ 21.6
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 15.0 — 30.1
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 25.3 $ 25.6 $ 52.6 $ 51.7
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
(EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 111.6 $ 42.9 $ 227.7 $ 94.4
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1
Pro forma EBITDA $ 111.6 $ 79.9 $ 227.7 $ 169.5
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 17.9 % 16.4 % 18.5 % 16.6 %
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Reconciliation to Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA: 2021 2020 2021 2020
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 69.4 $ 23.4 $ 149.1 $ 56.5
Income tax expense 20.4 7.9 43.3 19.8
Interest expense 19.5 16.2 38.8 25.6
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 33.8 20.9 70.9 40.8
EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 68.4 $ 302.1 $ 142.7
Special items, before tax 14.2 2.4 16.6 12.0
Interest expense included in special items — (0.5) — (0.5)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items 1.4 (1.2) 0.8 (1.2)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 69.1 $ 319.5 $ 153.0
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — 37.0 — 75.1
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 158.7 $ 106.1 $ 319.5 $ 228.1
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-08/michaelgarratt.pdf
GARRATT
Senior Vice President, President Color, Additives & Inks–EMEA
Michael A.
Garratt is senior vice president, president, Color, Additives & Inks for the Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized
and sustainable material solutions and services.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/woonkeatmoh_2024.pdf
WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President and President, Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is senior vice president and president, Color, Additives & Inks, for
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and
services.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/2024 Avient Executive Bios_Woon Keat Moh.pdf
WOON KEAT MOH
Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives & Inks
Woon Keat Moh (“Moh”) is Senior Vice President and President of Color, Additives & Inks at
Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while
enabling a sustainable world.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/avnt-q3-2021-news-release.pdf
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 586.6 $ 493.8 $ 1,820.3 $ 977.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 233.6 174.1 690.7 518.2
Distribution 438.8 276.9 1,205.9 805.2
Corporate and eliminations (39.2) (20.3) (99.6) (55.4)
Sales $ 1,219.8 $ 924.5 $ 3,617.3 $ 2,245.1
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 172.1 $ 155.0 $ 563.0 $ 320.1
Specialty Engineered Materials 63.1 53.4 197.4 148.5
Distribution 39.9 30.8 119.3 91.6
Corporate and eliminations (19.7) (29.0) (33.2) (28.8)
Gross margin $ 255.4 $ 210.2 $ 846.5 $ 531.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 105.3 $ 104.5 $ 321.1 $ 196.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 31.4 28.7 94.2 84.5
Distribution 16.1 13.3 47.8 40.1
Corporate and eliminations 23.9 30.2 76.2 85.7
Selling and administrative expense $ 176.7 $ 176.7 $ 539.3 $ 407.1
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 66.8 $ 50.5 $ 241.9 $ 123.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 31.7 24.7 103.2 64.0
Distribution 23.8 17.5 71.5 51.5
Corporate and eliminations (43.6) (59.2) (109.4) (114.5)
Operating income $ 78.7 $ 33.5 $ 307.2 $ 124.3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.4 $ 76.8 $ 321.1 $ 171.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.6 32.2 127.0 86.7
Distribution 24.0 17.7 72.1 51.9
Corporate and eliminations (41.5) (56.7) (105.3) (108.3)
Other income, net 1.4 1.5 4.1 12.6
EBITDA $ 116.9 $ 71.5 $ 419.0 $ 214.2
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability
levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted Earnings per Share:
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient shareholders $ 57.8 $ 132.0
Special items, after tax 42.0 24.8
Adjusted net income from continuing operations excluding special items 99.8 156.8
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments to net income from continuing operations(2) 20.7 20.7
Pro forma adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders $ 120.5 $ 177.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.7 90.6
Pro forma impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering(2) 2.9 1.5
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.6 92.1
Adjusted EPS - excluding special items pro forma for Clariant MB acquisition $ 1.29 $ 1.93
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
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Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjusted
Earnings per Share: Avient
Special
Items
Adjusted
Avient
Clariant MB
Pro Forma
Adjustments(2)
Pro Forma
Adjusted
Avient
Sales $ 2,245.1 $ — $ 2,245.1 $ 540.5 $ 2,785.6
Operating income $ 124.3 $ 59.1 $ 183.4 $ 45.0 $ 228.4
Interest expense, net (55.3) — (55.3) (18.1) (73.4)
Pension settlement gain and mark-to-market
adjustment — (6.9) (6.9) — (6.9)
Other income, net 12.6 0.3 12.9 — 12.9
Income taxes (22.5) (10.5) (33.0) (6.2) (39.2)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests (1.3) — (1.3) — (1.3)
Net income from continuing operations
attributable to Avient shareholders $ 57.8 $ 42.0 $ 99.8 $ 20.7 $ 120.5
Weighted average diluted shares 90.7
Impact to diluted shares from January 2020 equity offering 2.9
Pro forma weighted average diluted shares 93.6
Pro forma adjusted EPS $ 1.29
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 66.8 $ 50.5 $ 241.9 $ 123.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 31.7 24.7 103.2 64.0
Distribution 23.8 17.5 71.5 51.5
Corporate and eliminations (43.6) (59.2) (109.4) (114.5)
Operating income $ 78.7 $ 33.5 $ 307.2 $ 124.3
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ 1.4 $ 1.5 $ 4.1 $ 12.6
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.6 $ 26.3 $ 79.2 $ 48.0
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.9 7.5 23.8 22.7
Distribution 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4
Corporate and eliminations 2.1 2.5 4.1 6.2
Depreciation & Amortization $ 36.8 $ 36.5 $ 107.7 $ 77.3
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 93.4 $ 76.8 $ 321.1 $ 171.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.6 32.2 127.0 86.7
Distribution 24.0 17.7 72.1 51.9
Corporate and eliminations (41.5) (56.7) (105.3) (108.3)
EBITDA $ 116.9 $ 71.5 $ 419.0 $ 214.2
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 15.9 % 15.6 % 17.6 % 17.5 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 17.0 % 18.5 % 18.4 % 16.7 %
Distribution 5.5 % 6.4 % 6.0 % 6.4 %
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Reconciliation of Pro Forma EBITDA - Color, Additives and Inks Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 977.1
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) 540.5
Pro forma sales $ 1,517.6
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 123.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) 45.0
Pro forma operating income $ 168.3
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 48.0
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) 30.1
Pro forma depreciation & amortization $ 78.1
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 171.3
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) 75.1
Pro forma EBITDA $ 246.4
Pro forma EBITDA as a % of Sales 16.2 %
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA: 2021 2020 2021 2020
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 52.6 $ 2.6 $ 201.7 $ 59.1
Income tax expense 8.5 2.7 51.8 22.5
Interest expense 19.0 29.7 57.8 55.3
Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations 36.8 36.5 107.7 77.3
EBITDA $ 116.9 $ 71.5 $ 419.0 $ 214.2
Special items, before tax 19.9 50.0 36.5 62.0
Interest expense included in special items — (9.6) — (10.1)
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.9) (1.3) (0.1) (2.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 135.9 $ 110.6 $ 455.4 $ 263.6
Clariant MB pro forma adjustments(2) — — — 75.1
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA $ 135.9 $ 110.6 $ 455.4 $ 338.7
(2) Pro forma adjustments for the periods prior to the acquisition date (July 1, 2020) and to give effects to the financing for the acquisition
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 649.5 $ 609.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 244.7 216.5
Distribution 432.9 362.7
Corporate and eliminations (33.3) (26.2)
Sales $ 1,293.8 $ 1,162.3
Gross margin:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 192.1 $ 197.5
Specialty Engineered Materials 69.8 64.7
Distribution 39.3 39.3
Corporate and eliminations (7.5) 0.9
Gross margin $ 293.7 $ 302.4
Selling and administrative expense:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 97.6 $ 108.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 30.1 30.5
Distribution 15.1 15.3
Corporate and eliminations 22.3 27.5
Selling and administrative expense $ 165.1 $ 182.0
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA):
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
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Attachment 7
Avient Corporation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)
Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance
and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability
levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
GAAP
Results
Special
Items
Adjusted
Results
$111.1 $ 7.7 $ 118.8 $102.6 $ 2.4 $ 105.0
Income tax expense - GAAP (26.6) — (26.6) (22.9) — (22.9)
Income tax impact of special items (Attachment 3) — (2.0) (2.0) — (0.9) (0.9)
Tax adjustments (Attachment 3) — 1.5 1.5 — 1.1 1.1
Income tax (expense) benefit $ (26.6) $ (0.5) $ (27.1) $ (22.9) $ 0.2 $ (22.7)
Effective Tax Rate(1) 23.9 % 22.8 % 22.3 % 21.6 %
(1) Rates may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding
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Reconciliation of EBITDA by Segment Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 94.5 $ 88.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 39.7 34.2
Distribution 24.2 24.0
Corporate and eliminations (29.8) (26.6)
Operating income $ 128.6 $ 120.4
Items below OI in Corporate:
Other income, net $ (0.6) $ 1.5
Depreciation & amortization:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 26.0 $ 27.4
Specialty Engineered Materials 7.8 7.8
Distribution 0.2 0.2
Corporate and eliminations 3.8 1.7
Depreciation & Amortization $ 37.8 $ 37.1
EBITDA:
Color, Additives and Inks $ 120.5 $ 116.2
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.5 42.0
Distribution 24.4 24.2
Corporate and eliminations (26.0) (24.9)
Other income, net (0.6) 1.5
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
EBITDA as a % of Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks 18.6 % 19.1 %
Specialty Engineered Materials 19.4 % 19.4 %
Distribution 5.6 % 6.7 %
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: 2022 2021
Net income from continuing operations – GAAP $ 84.5 $ 79.7
Income tax expense 26.6 22.9
Interest expense 16.9 19.3
Depreciation and amortization 37.8 37.1
EBITDA $ 165.8 $ 159.0
Special items, before tax 7.7 2.4
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (2.1) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 171.4 $ 160.9
NEWS RELEASE
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Sales
515
520
Q1 2024 Q1 2025
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Color, Additives & Inks
E N D M A R K E T S R E G I O N S
34%
21%
15%
11%
9%
8%
Packaging
Telecom 1%Energy 1%
Transportation
Industrial
Consumer
34%
37%
20%
9%
US & Canada
Latin America
Asia
Europe, Middle East
and Africa
Healthcare
Building &
Construction
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measures
Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31,
2025 2024
$ Millions $ Millions
Sales Color, Additives and Inks 519.7 515.3
Specialty Engineered Materials 308.4 314.4
Corporate (1.5) (0.7)
Sales 826.6 829.0
Operating income Color, Additives and Inks 78.6 74.8
Specialty Engineered Materials 47.1 53.4
Corporate (125.0) (34.2)
Operating income 0.7 94.0
Depreciation and
amortization
Color, Additives and Inks 21.7 21.9
Specialty Engineered Materials 21.5 19.6
Corporate 2.1 2.8
Depreciation and amortization 45.3 44.3
EBITDA
Earnings before
interest, taxes,
depreciation and
amortization
Color, Additives and Inks 100.3 96.7
Specialty Engineered Materials 68.6 73.0
Corporate (122.9) (31.4)
Other expense, net (0.4) (0.9)
EBITDA 45.6 137.4
Special items, before tax 101.2 6.2
Interest expense included in special items (1.7) -
Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.4) (0.5)
Adjusted EBITDA 144.7 143.1
Adjusted EBITDA as
a percent of sales
Color, Additives and Inks 19.3% 18.8%
Specialty Engineered Materials 22.2% 23.2%
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EPS $0.49 (3.9%) (1.9%) (5.8%)
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459
468
84
82
EXCL.
Color, Additives & Inks
END MARKETS REGIONS
34%
21%
15%
11%
8%
Packaging
Telecom 1%Energy 1%
34%
US & Canada
Latin America
Europe, Middle East
Construction
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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
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
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
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 %
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Three Months Ended
Year Ended
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
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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
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president, Color, Additives and Inks at
https://www.avient.com/news/new-polymer-colorants-derived-recycled-content-available-avient
We are excited to announce the launch of OnColor REC Polymer Colorants in response to our customers' growing demand for sustainable colorant options," said Felipe Reichert, Global Marketing Director for Color, Additives & Inks at Avient Corporation.