Avient Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

Attachment 1 

 Avient Corporation

Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Sales

$       753.7

$       823.3

$    2,423.8

$    2,606.5

Operating Income

34.3

40.6

153.7

242.9

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders

5.1

(27.4)

48.0

99.8

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders

$         0.06

$        (0.30)

$         0.53

$         1.09

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
Avient shareholders

$         0.06

$        (0.30)

$         0.52

$         1.08

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. Further, as a result of Avient's portfolio shift to a pure play specialty formulator, it has completed several acquisitions and divestitures which have resulted in a significant amount of intangible asset amortization. Management excludes intangible asset amortization from adjusted EPS as it believes excluding acquired intangible asset amortization is a useful measure of current period earnings per share. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items. 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022

Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

$

EPS

$

EPS

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders

$           5.1

$         0.06

$       (27.4)

$       (0.30)

Special items, after tax (Attachment 3)

32.0

0.35

68.3

0.75

Amortization expense, after-tax

15.2

0.16

13.4

0.14

Adjusted net income / EPS

$         52.3

$         0.57

$         54.3

$         0.59

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022

Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

$

EPS

$

EPS

Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient
shareholders

$         48.0

$         0.52

$         99.8

$         1.08

Special items, after tax (Attachment 3)

73.9

0.81

77.9

0.85

Amortization expense, after-tax

46.5

0.51

34.9

0.38

Adjusted net income / EPS

$       168.4

$         1.84

$       212.6

$         2.31

Attachment 2 

Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Sales

$        753.7

$        823.3

$    2,423.8

$    2,606.5

Cost of sales

558.4

627.9

1,740.2

1,895.8

Gross margin

195.3

195.4

683.6

710.7

Selling and administrative expense

161.0

154.8

529.9

467.8

Operating income

34.3

40.6

153.7

242.9

Interest expense, net

(30.3)

(37.3)

(88.5)

(70.4)

Other income (expense), net

1.0

(32.3)

1.5

(31.3)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

5.0

(29.0)

66.7

141.2

Income tax benefit (expense)

0.1

1.2

(18.0)

(41.5)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

5.1

(27.8)

48.7

99.7

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

—

17.1

(0.9)

58.8

Net income (loss)

5.1

(10.7)

47.8

158.5

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

—

0.4

(0.7)

0.1

Net income (loss) attributable to Avient common shareholders

$            5.1

$        (10.3)

$          47.1

$        158.6

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:

Continuing operations

$          0.06

$        (0.30)

$          0.53

$          1.09

Discontinued operations

—

0.19

(0.01)

0.65

Total

$          0.06

$        (0.11)

$          0.52

$          1.74

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:

Continuing operations

$          0.06

$        (0.30)

$          0.52

$          1.08

Discontinued operations

—

0.19

(0.01)

0.64

Total

$          0.06

$        (0.11)

$          0.51

$          1.72

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock

$     0.2475

$     0.2375

$     0.7425

$     0.7125

Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share:

Basic

91.1

90.9

91.1

91.3

Diluted

91.9

90.9

91.8

92.0

Attachment 3 

Avient Corporation

Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) 

(In millions, except per share data)

Special items ⁽¹⁾

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Cost of sales:

Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation

$         (2.1)

$         (2.8)

$         (9.9)

$         (9.8)

Environmental remediation costs

(38.1)

(18.8)

(52.5)

(23.8)

Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs

—

0.1

—

8.3

Acquisition related costs

—

(10.3)

—

(10.3)

Impact on cost of sales

(40.2)

(31.8)

(62.4)

(35.6)

Selling and administrative expense:

Restructuring and employee separation costs

(2.0)

0.3

(13.8)

(1.0)

Legal and other

1.7

(0.5)

(9.1)

1.0

Acquisition related costs

(0.5)

(8.2)

(4.6)

(13.2)

Impact on selling and administrative expense

(0.8)

(8.4)

(27.5)

(13.2)

Impact on operating income

(41.0)

(40.2)

(89.9)

(48.8)

Interest expense, net - financing costs

(2.2)

(10.0)

(2.2)

(10.0)

Mark-to-market on derivative instruments

—

(31.8)

—

(30.9)

Other

—

—

(0.1)

0.1

Impact on other expense, net

—

(31.8)

(0.1)

(30.8)

Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes

(43.2)

(82.0)

(92.2)

(89.6)

Income tax benefit on above special items

10.8

20.5

23.2

22.5

Tax adjustments⁽²⁾

0.4

(6.8)

(4.9)

(10.8)

Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations

$       (32.0)

$       (68.3)

$       (73.9)

$       (77.9)

Diluted earnings per common share impact

$       (0.35)

$       (0.75)

$       (0.81)

$       (0.85)

Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share:

Diluted

91.9

91.6

91.8

92.0

⁽¹⁾

Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-market adjustments associated with gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non-recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.

⁽²⁾

Tax adjustments include the net tax impact from non-recurring income tax items, adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and the establishment, reversal or changes to valuation allowances.

Attachment 4

Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2023

December 31,
2022

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                             439.6

$                    641.1

Accounts receivable, net

436.9

440.6

Inventories, net

349.6

372.7

Other current assets

138.2

115.3

Total current assets

1,364.3

1,569.7

Property, net

978.2

1,049.2

Goodwill

1,681.3

1,671.9

Intangible assets, net

1,563.0

1,597.6

Other non-current assets

202.9

196.6

Total assets

$                         5,789.7

$                6,085.0

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Short-term and current portion of long-term debt

$                                 9.5

$                        2.2

Accounts payable

389.5

454.4

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

328.1

412.8

Total current liabilities

727.1

869.4

Non-current liabilities:

Long-term debt

2,070.8

2,176.7

Pension and other post-retirement benefits

65.1

67.2

Deferred income taxes

293.2

342.5

Other non-current liabilities

337.6

276.4

Total non-current liabilities

2,766.7

2,862.8

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Avient shareholders' equity

2,276.9

2,334.5

Noncontrolling interest

19.0

18.3

Total equity

2,295.9

2,352.8

Total liabilities and equity

$                         5,789.7

$                6,085.0

Attachment 5

Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In millions)

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2023

2022

Operating Activities

Net income

$                47.8

$              158.5

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

142.6

110.3

Accelerated depreciation

1.9

4.0

Share-based compensation expense

9.7

9.5

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions:

Increase in accounts receivable

(5.7)

(66.5)

Decrease (increase) in inventories

16.5

(12.5)

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable

(59.1)

43.5

Taxes paid on gain on sale of business

(104.1)

—

Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net

(2.5)

(22.9)

Net cash provided by operating activities

47.1

223.9

Investing activities

Capital expenditures

(75.0)

(55.1)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

—

(1,426.1)

Settlement of foreign exchange derivatives

—

93.3

Net proceeds from divestiture

7.3

—

Other investing activities

2.3

—

Net cash used by investing activities

(65.4)

(1,387.9)

Financing activities

Debt proceeds

—

1,300.0

Purchase of common shares for treasury

—

(36.4)

Cash dividends paid

(67.6)

(65.2)

Repayment of long-term debt

(103.8)

(6.8)

Debt financing costs

(2.3)

(49.3)

Other financing

(2.3)

(4.2)

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

(176.0)

1,138.1

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(7.2)

(30.9)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(201.5)

(56.8)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

641.1

601.2

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$              439.6

$              544.4

Attachment 6

Avient Corporation

Business Segment Operations (Unaudited)

(In millions)

Operating income and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) at the segment level does not include: special items as defined in Attachment 3; corporate general and administration costs that are not allocated to segments; intersegment sales and profit eliminations; share-based compensation costs; and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit and loss that is reported to and reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. These costs are included in Corporate.

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Sales:

   Color, Additives and Inks

$        486.5

$           565.6

$        1,548.0

$        1,864.2

   Specialty Engineered Materials

267.9

258.2

878.4

743.6

   Corporate

(0.7)

(0.5)

(2.6)

(1.3)

      Sales

$        753.7

$           823.3

$        2,423.8

$        2,606.5

Gross margin:

   Color, Additives and Inks

$        156.8

$           161.3

$           482.9

$           546.8

   Specialty Engineered Materials

78.3

66.9

263.7

201.3

   Corporate

(39.8)

(32.8)

(63.0)

(37.4)

      Gross margin

$        195.3

$           195.4

$           683.6

$           710.7

Selling and administrative expense:

   Color, Additives and Inks

$          92.3

$             92.7

$           284.8

$           290.1

   Specialty Engineered Materials

48.0

35.5

150.6

96.4

   Corporate

20.7

26.6

94.5

81.3

      Selling and administrative expense

$        161.0

$           154.8

$           529.9

$           467.8

Operating income:

   Color, Additives and Inks

$          64.5

$             68.6

$           198.1

$           256.7

   Specialty Engineered Materials

30.3

31.4

113.1

104.9

   Corporate

(60.5)

(59.4)

(157.5)

(118.7)

      Operating income

$          34.3

$             40.6

$           153.7

$           242.9

Depreciation & amortization:

Color, Additives and Inks

$          24.6

$             24.2

$             76.1

$             76.1

Specialty Engineered Materials

20.5

12.9

61.6

28.4

Corporate

1.3

2.7

6.8

9.2

Depreciation & Amortization

$          46.4

$             39.8

$           144.5

$           113.7

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA):

   Color, Additives and Inks

$          89.1

$             92.8

$           274.2

$           332.8

   Specialty Engineered Materials

50.8

44.3

174.7

133.3

   Corporate

(59.2)

(56.7)

(150.7)

(109.5)

Other income (expense), net

1.0

(32.3)

1.5

(31.3)

EBITDA including special items

$          81.7

$             48.1

$           299.7

$           325.3

Special items in EBITDA

41.0

71.2

88.1

75.6

Total Company, EBITDA adjusted

$        122.7

$           119.3

$           387.8

$           400.9

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. 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. Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to Avient's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure Avient's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or solely as alternatives to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Below is a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. See Attachment 3 for a definition and summary of special items.

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income

2023

2022

2023

2022

Sales

$              753.7

$              823.3

$   2,423.8

$   2,606.5

Gross margin - GAAP

195.3

195.4

683.6

710.7

Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3)

40.2

31.8

62.4

35.6

Adjusted gross margin

$              235.5

$              227.2

$      746.0

$      746.3

Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales

31.2 %

27.7 %

30.8 %

28.6 %

Operating income - GAAP

34.3

40.6

153.7

242.9

Special items in operating income (Attachment 3)

41.0

40.2

89.9

48.8

Adjusted operating income

$                75.3

$                80.8

$      243.6

$      291.7

Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales

10.0 %

9.8 %

10.1 %

11.2 %

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

Reconciliation to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net income from continuing operations – GAAP

$          5.1

$      (27.8)

$        48.7

$      99.7

Income tax (benefit) expense

(0.1)

(1.2)

18.0

41.5

Interest expense, net

30.3

37.3

88.5

70.4

Depreciation and amortization

46.4

39.8

144.5

113.7

EBITDA from continuing operations

$        81.7

$        48.1

$     299.7

$    325.3

Special items, before tax

43.2

82.0

92.2

89.6

Interest expense included in special items

(2.2)

(10.0)

(2.2)

(10.0)

Depreciation and amortization included in special items

—

(0.8)

(1.9)

(4.0)

Adjusted EBITDA 

$     122.7

$     119.3

$     387.8

$    400.9

Adjusted EBITDA as a % of sales

16.3 %

14.5 %

16.0 %

15.4 %