https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-record-third-quarter-2021-results
Increased dividend 12% to $0.95, on an annualized basis, representing the eleventh consecutive annual increase
annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/AVNT February IR Presentation_w_Non-GAAP Recs_v2.pdf
&
Canada
EMEA
Asia
Latin America
64%
36%
Specialty
Engineered
Materials
Color
Additives
and Inks
41%
36%
18%
5%
7%
7%
23%
19%
9%
16%
10% 5% 4%
Defense
Healthcare
Packaging
Consumer
Building &
Construction
Industrial
Transportation
Energy Telecom
Geography
Segment
Industry
4
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.
Deliver annual EBITDA and EPS
growth of 10% and 15%
4.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant
computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/avnt-q3-2021-news-release.pdf
AVNT-2021.09.30-News Release
1
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Avient Announces Record Third Quarter 2021 Results
• Sales increased 32% to $1.2 billion and GAAP EPS from continuing operations increased
to $0.57 from $0.02 in the prior year quarter
• Adjusted EPS increased 52% to $0.70 driven by record third quarter operating income in
all segments
• Increased dividend 12% to $0.95, on an annualized basis, representing the eleventh
consecutive annual increase
• Expected to continue pursuing sustainable solutions acquisitions and resume
opportunistic share repurchases with net debt to adjusted EBITDA leverage projected at
2.1x by year end
CLEVELAND – October 28, 2021 – Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of
specialized and sustainable material solutions, today reported its third quarter results for 2021.
In addition, operating income before the effect of special items is
a component of Avient annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used in debt covenant computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-08/AVNT August IR Presentation w NonGAAP Recs%5B40%5D.pdf
&
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
4
C R EAT I N G A WO R L D- C L A SS
S US TA I NA B L E ORG A N I ZAT I ON
1. 6.5% annualized long term sales
growth leveraging sustainable
solutions, composites, healthcare
and emerging regions
2.
Deliver annual EBITDA and EPS
growth of 10% and 15%
4.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant
computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-11/AVNT Q3 2022 Earnings Presentation - Website Final.pdf
Additionally, Adjusted EPS excludes the impact of special items and amortization expense
associated with intangible assets.2
T R A N S F O R M A T I O N A L
O V E R V I E W
Avient Protective
Materials
Dyneema
®
RECENT TRANSAC TIONS
Acquired Divested
$1.45 B $0.95 B
4
Distribution
UPDATED CA PI TAL STRUC TURE
& LI QUI DI TY
• Proceeds from completed
sale of Distribution used to
pay near-term maturing debt
to strengthen balance sheet
• Fixed/floating debt ratio of
~55/45
• Proven track record of
deleveraging following major
acquisitions through strong
free cash flow generation
• 2022 pro forma net
debt/adjusted EBITDA
expected to be 3.1x
$725 $725
$575 $500
$600
$525
$650
$650
$600
Capital Structure
Cash
$544
Undrawn
Revolver
$250
Liquidity
$3.15B
$2.40B
2030 Notes
2029 Term Loan
2026 Term Loan
2025 Notes
2023 Notes
After Dyneema
Acquisition
After Distribution
Divestiture
$794M
(1)
(1) $250M reflects estimated undrawn revolver following the divestiture of Distribution
5
PREVI OUS TR ANSACTIONS
Performance
Solutions
Products &
$0.8 B
COLOR
$1.4 B
Acquired (2020)Divested (2019)
6
• Acquisition of Clariant Color business significantly expanded
presence in healthcare, packaging and consumer end markets
• Strength of portfolio – double-digit annual EBITDA growth
since acquisition
• $75 million of realized synergies anticipated in 2022
• Acquisition completed on July 1, 2020 for $1.45 billion.
Purchase price multiple rapidly declining on strength of
business and synergy capture
7
$133
$201
2019PF 2022E
7
Clariant Color EBITDA Growth
Purchase Price Multiple
10.8x
7.0x
6.4x
2019PF 2021 2022E w/ Full
Synergies
(1)
(1)
11.9%
16.3%
2019PF 2022E
EBITDA Margins
(1)
CLARIANT COLOR:
TRANSFORMATIONAL ACQUISITION
($ in millions)
(1) Financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color business
SUNBELT PVC Resins DSS
20 Acquisitions
$4.8B Investment
$2.7B of Annual
Revenue
5 Divestments
$2.3B Proceeds
TPE
PP&S
HISTORI C SPECI AL IZATION THROUGH M& A
8
Distribution
DSM Protective
Materials
BOLT-ON AC QUI SITI ON HISTORY
9
Commercial
Resources
Operating Income
($ in millions)
Operating Margins
259
363
At Acquisition 2022E
$40
$139
At Acquisition 2022E
9%
22%
At Acquisition 2022E
Established Acquisitions
(> 7 years)
+ 40% + 248% + 1300 bps
I N V E S T T O G R O W
S P E C I A LT Y T R A N SF O R M ATI O N
T O D A Y
7%
46%
67%
86%
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2005 2010 2019 2021 2022 PF
%
o
f
A
d
ju
st
e
d
E
B
IT
D
A
• Commodity JVs
• Distribution
• Performance Products & Solutions
• Specialty Businesses
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding corporate costs and special items
(2) Pro forma for the acquisition of Dyneema® and divestiture of Distribution
(1
)
(2)
10
Healthcare
4%
Packaging
8%
Consumer
10%
Building &
Construction
43%
Industrial
15%
Transportation
14%
Energy
4%
Telecom.
2%
2006 2022 Pro Forma
Healthcare
8%
Packaging
23%
Consumer
21%
Building &
Construction
10%
Industrial
15%
Transportation
9%
Energy
4%
Telecom.
4%
Defense
6%
END MAR KET F OCUS ON LESS CYCL IC AL
I ND USTRI ES
11
14.8%
17.6%
21.0%
2018 2020 2022 PF
1.8%
2006
15.3%
16.2%
17.0%
2018PF 2020PF 2022E
CAI
2.7%
2006
SEM
SPEC IA LTY EBI TDA MA RGI N EX PANSION
12
• Portfolio transformation
accelerates growth in less
cyclical, higher margin end
markets
• Investments in our
composites platform
continue to drive margin
expansion
(1) (1)
(1) 2018 and 2020 financial information is pro forma to include a full year of Clariant Color acquisition
PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION OVER THE YEARS
13
Adj.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used
in debt covenant computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/AVNT Q2 2022 Earnings Presentation - Website Version.pdf
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
• The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues;
• Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business;
• 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;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions;
• Any material adverse changes in the equity and assets of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s protective materials business (“the Dyneema Business”);
• Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of the Dyneema Business and the possible sale of the Distribution business segment; and
• Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
Annual Purchases
RAW MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CHAIN UPDATE
Based on 2021 purchases, excludes Distribution business
SEGMENT DATA
U.S. & Canada
50%
EMEA
25%
Asia
16%
Latin America
9%
2021 SEGMENT, END MARKET AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY REVENUESEGMENT FINANCIALS
Consumer
23%
Packaging
19%
Industrial
16%
Building and
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
END MARKET REVENUE
(1) Total company sales and adjusted EBITDA of $4,819M and $581M, respectively, include intercompany sales eliminations and corporate costs
$2,402M
$409M
$919M
$164M
$1,631M
$94M
Sales EBITDA
Distribution
Specialty Engineered Materials
Color Additives and Inks
$581M$4,819M
(1)
Transportation
11%
Healthcare
15%
24
Packaging
34%
Consumer
21%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
16%
Building &
Construction
10%
Transportation
9%
Energy
1% Telecommunications
1%
C O L O R , A D D I T I V E S & I N K S
2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 2 . 4 B I L L I O N
US & Canada
32%
EMEA
40%
Asia
21%
Latin America
7%
END MARKET REGION
25
All charts reflect 2021 financials
S P E C I A L T Y E N G I N E E R E D M A T E R I A L S
Consumer
27%
Healthcare
10%
Packaging
7%
Telecommunications
16%
Transportation
11%
Industrial
11%
Building &
Construction
11%
Energy
7%
2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 9 1 9 M I L L I O N
END MARKET
US & Canada
55%
EMEA
25%
Asia
20%
REGION
26
All charts reflect 2021 financials
D I S T R I B U T I O N
Healthcare
26%
Consumer
23%
Packaging
5%
Industrial
20%
Transportation
16%
Building and
Construction
8%
Energy
1%
Telecommunications
1%
US & Canada
80%
Asia
3%
Latin
America
17%
END MARKET REGION
K E Y S U P P L I E R S
2 0 2 1 R E V E N U E | $ 1 . 6 B I L L I O N
27
All charts reflect 2021 financials
T O T A L C O M P A N Y R E G I O N A L S A L E S
B Y E N D M A R K E T
Packaging
30%
Consumer
26%Healthcare
13%
Industrial
14%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
2% Energy
2%
Asia
(16% of sales)
Transportation
8%
Packaging
32%
Consumer
13%
Healthcare
5%
Industrial
17%
Building &
Construction
12%
Telecommunications
5%
Energy
4%
EMEA
(25% of sales)
Transportation
12%
28
Consumer
25%
Healthcare
19%
Packaging
10%
Industrial
17%
Building &
Construction
10%
Telecommunications
4%
Energy
2%
US &
Canada
(50% of sales)
Transportation
13%
Packaging
38%
Consumer
33%
Healthcare
8%
Industrial
10%
Building &
Construction
5%
Telecommunications
1%
LATAM
(9% of sales)
Transportation
5%
All charts reflect 2021 financials
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.
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual and long-term employee incentive plans and is used
in debt covenant computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/Avient AUG 2024 Investor Presentation- w Non-GAAP.pdf
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• 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 effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;
• Disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations;
• Changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change;
• Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;
• Demand for our products and services;
• 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;
• Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;
• Information systems failures and cyberattacks;
• Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions;
• Our ability to achieve strategic objectives and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the implementation of a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA;
• Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates, changes in the rate of inflation, geopolitical conflicts and any recessionary conditions; and
• Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
In addition, operating
income before the effect of special items is a component of Avient’s annual incentive plans and is used in debt covenant
computations.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/Securities Trading Policy %282024%29 Final.pdf
Therefore, to avoid any appearance of impropriety, the Company has
established four “blackout periods” annually during which Covered Employees and their
Related Persons will not be permitted to trade in Company securities and Covered
Employees should anticipate that no trade in the Company’s securities during such
blackout periods will be pre-cleared.
Sanders
By Phone: (440) 930-1318 or
By E-Mail: Amy.Sanders@Avient.com
Jamie Beggs
By Phone: (440) 930-3574 or
By E-Mail: Jamie.Beggs@Avient.com
mailto:Amy.Sanders@Avient.com
mailto:Jamie.Beggs@Avient.com
Revised: December 20, 2024
ANNEX C
The following list illustrates examples of types of information that may be considered Inside
Information, if not yet available to the public:
Ø Unpublished monthly, quarterly or annual financial information, statements or reports for the
Company or its subsidiaries;
Ø Proposed mergers, acquisitions and divestitures;
Ø Proposed new security issues;
Ø Liquidity or cash problems;
Ø Changes in earnings, dividends or other financial information;
Ø Pending patents or new products;
Ø Credit history;
Ø Information concerning significant changes in the business or personal lives of senior-level
management;
Ø The existence of and risks associated with significant threatened or pending litigation;
Ø Significant regulatory proceedings and governmental investigations involving the Company;
Ø Significant cybersecurity incidents involving the Company; and
Ø Awareness that the Company or management’s expectations regarding Company performance
differ significantly from analysts’ expectations.
https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/reporting/sasb
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards; Ethics Hotline and Reporting; Enterprise Risk Management
Avient 2022 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 8-14
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/avient-human-rights-position-statement-updated-july-2021 %286%29.pdf
To ensure consistent
communication and compliance, all associates globally are expected to complete our Code of Conduct
training on an annual basis on various aspects of our Code, including but not limited to human rights.