Avient Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
Avient (AVNT) reported strong financial results for Q4 and full-year 2024. Fourth quarter sales increased 4% to $747 million, with organic sales growth of 5% across all regions. Full-year sales rose 3% to $3,240 million. The company achieved Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.52 and adjusted EPS of $0.49, exceeding guidance.
Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS reached $2.66, a 13% increase from 2023, driven by sales growth and margin expansion in both segments. Organic sales grew in all regions, with Color, Additives and Inks segment up 3% and Specialty Engineered Materials up 6%. For 2025, Avient projects adjusted EPS between $2.70-$2.94, with the mid-point representing 11% growth excluding foreign exchange impact of $0.12.
Avient (AVNT) ha riportato risultati finanziari solidi per il quarto trimestre e l'intero anno 2024. Le vendite del quarto trimestre sono aumentate del 4% a $747 milioni, con una crescita delle vendite organiche del 5% in tutte le regioni. Le vendite dell'intero anno sono aumentate del 3% a $3.240 milioni. L'azienda ha registrato un utile per azione (EPS) GAAP del quarto trimestre di $0.52 e un EPS rettificato di $0.49, superando le previsioni.
Per l'intero anno 2024, l'EPS rettificato ha raggiunto $2.66, con un incremento del 13% rispetto al 2023, sostenuto dalla crescita delle vendite e dall'espansione dei margini in entrambi i segmenti. Le vendite organiche sono cresciute in tutte le regioni, con il segmento Colori, Additivi e Inchiostri in aumento del 3% e i Materiali Ingegnerizzati Speciali in aumento del 6%. Per il 2025, Avient prevede un EPS rettificato compreso tra $2.70 e $2.94, con il punto medio che rappresenta una crescita dell'11% escludendo l'impatto del cambio estero di $0.12.
Avient (AVNT) reportó resultados financieros sólidos para el cuarto trimestre y el año completo 2024. Las ventas del cuarto trimestre aumentaron un 4% a $747 millones, con un crecimiento de ventas orgánicas del 5% en todas las regiones. Las ventas del año completo aumentaron un 3% a $3,240 millones. La compañía logró un EPS GAAP del cuarto trimestre de $0.52 y un EPS ajustado de $0.49, superando las expectativas.
El EPS ajustado para el año completo 2024 alcanzó $2.66, un aumento del 13% con respecto a 2023, impulsado por el crecimiento de las ventas y la expansión de márgenes en ambos segmentos. Las ventas orgánicas crecieron en todas las regiones, con el segmento de Color, Aditivos e Inks aumentando un 3% y Materiales Especialmente Ingenierizados aumentando un 6%. Para 2025, Avient proyecta un EPS ajustado entre $2.70 y $2.94, con el punto medio representando un crecimiento del 11% excluyendo el impacto del cambio de divisas de $0.12.
Avient (AVNT)는 2024년 4분기 및 전체 연도에 대해 강력한 재무 결과를 보고했습니다. 4분기 매출은 4% 증가하여 7억 4,700만 달러에 달했으며, 모든 지역에서 유기적 매출 성장은 5%였습니다. 전체 연도 매출은 3% 증가하여 32억 4,000만 달러에 도달했습니다. 회사는 4분기 GAAP EPS가 0.52달러, 조정 EPS가 0.49달러로 예상치를 초과했습니다.
2024년 전체 연도 조정 EPS는 2.66달러에 도달했으며, 이는 2023년 대비 13% 증가한 수치로, 판매 성장과 두 개의 부문에서의 마진 확장에 의해 추진되었습니다. 유기적 판매는 모든 지역에서 증가했으며, 컬러, 첨가제 및 잉크 부문은 3%, 특수 엔지니어링 재료는 6% 증가했습니다. 2025년을 위해 Avient는 조정 EPS를 2.70달러에서 2.94달러 사이로 예상하며, 중간값은 0.12달러의 외환 영향 없이 11% 성장하는 것을 나타냅니다.
Avient (AVNT) a annoncé des résultats financiers solides pour le quatrième trimestre et l'année complète 2024. Les ventes du quatrième trimestre ont augmenté de 4 % pour atteindre 747 millions de dollars, avec une croissance des ventes organiques de 5 % dans toutes les régions. Les ventes annuelles ont augmenté de 3 % pour atteindre 3,240 millions de dollars. L'entreprise a enregistré un BPA GAAP de 0,52 $ pour le quatrième trimestre et un BPA ajusté de 0,49 $, dépassant les prévisions.
Pour l'année 2024, le BPA ajusté a atteint 2,66 $, soit une augmentation de 13 % par rapport à 2023, soutenue par la croissance des ventes et l'expansion des marges dans les deux segments. Les ventes organiques ont augmenté dans toutes les régions, avec le segment Couleurs, Additifs et Encres en hausse de 3 % et les Matériaux Ingénierie Spécialisés en hausse de 6 %. Pour 2025, Avient prévoit un BPA ajusté compris entre 2,70 $ et 2,94 $, le point médian représentant une croissance de 11 % sans tenir compte de l'impact des taux de change de 0,12 $.
Avient (AVNT) hat starke finanzielle Ergebnisse für das vierte Quartal und das Gesamtjahr 2024 gemeldet. Die Verkaufszahlen im vierten Quartal stiegen um 4% auf 747 Millionen Dollar, mit einem organischen Verkaufswachstum von 5% in allen Regionen. Der Gesamtumsatz stieg um 3% auf 3,240 Millionen Dollar. Das Unternehmen erzielte im vierten Quartal einen GAAP EPS von 0,52 Dollar und einen bereinigten EPS von 0,49 Dollar, was die Prognosen übertraf.
Der bereinigte EPS für das gesamte Jahr 2024 erreichte 2,66 Dollar, was einem Anstieg von 13% im Vergleich zu 2023 entspricht, getrieben durch Umsatzwachstum und Margenausweitung in beiden Segmenten. Der organische Umsatz wuchs in allen Regionen, wobei der Bereich Farben, Additive und Tinten um 3% und Spezialmaterialien um 6% zulegten. Für 2025 prognostiziert Avient einen bereinigten EPS zwischen 2,70 und 2,94 Dollar, wobei der Mittelwert ein Wachstum von 11% ohne den Einfluss von Wechselkursen in Höhe von 0,12 Dollar darstellt.
- Q4 sales increased 4% to $747M with 5% organic growth
- Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS grew 13% to $2.66
- Both segments showed margin expansion (90-110 basis points)
- Strong regional growth: US/Canada 6%, Asia 7%, Latin America 14%
- Foreign exchange headwinds impacting 2025 outlook ($0.12 EPS impact)
- EMEA growth to 1%
- Macro uncertainties affecting 2025 forecast
Insights
The Q4 and full-year 2024 results demonstrate Avient's robust operational execution and strategic positioning in the specialty materials sector. The company's
Regional performance analysis reveals strong momentum in emerging markets, with Latin America leading at
The margin expansion in both segments - 90 basis points in Color, Additives and Inks and 110 basis points in Specialty Engineered Materials - signals successful implementation of value-added solutions and improved operational efficiency. This margin improvement, coupled with organic growth, suggests the company's innovation-driven strategy is effectively differentiating its market position.
Looking ahead to 2025, while the
- Fourth quarter sales increased
4% to$747 million 3% to$3,240 million - Organic sales, which excludes the impact of foreign exchange, grew
5% and4% in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, driven by positive growth in all regions - Fourth quarter and full year GAAP EPS from continuing operations of
$0.52 $1.84 $0.30 $0.83 - Fourth quarter adjusted EPS of
$0.49 $0.46 $0.50 $0.01 - 2024 full year adjusted EPS of
$2.66 13% over the prior year, driven by sales growth and margin expansion in both segments - 2025 full year adjusted EPS expected to range from
$2.70 $2.94 11% growth when excluding the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange of$0.12
The company noted that full year 2024 GAAP EPS includes special items of
"Our teams remained focused and delivered
Commenting on full year 2024 results, Dr. Khandpur said, "I'm also very pleased to finish with full year adjusted EPS of
"Our goal was to generate organic sales growth with margin expansion, and we delivered both in 2024," said Dr. Khandpur. "By continuing to focus on our customers, our team achieved these results against a choppy macro environment."
Dr. Khandpur added, "In addition, our 2024 safety performance represented the safest year in company history and evidenced that we'll continue to build upon the many proven foundational strengths of Avient as we execute our new strategy."
2025 Outlook
"As we shared at our Investor Day in December, we laid out a path to grow organic sales 100 – 200 basis points above GDP with margin expansion by intersecting high growth markets and secular trends with our technologies to create platforms that scale," said Jamie Beggs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Avient Corporation. "As we begin 2025, we are poised to execute our strategy to deliver value for our shareholders by prioritizing our portfolio, amplifying innovation, leveraging digital technologies and harnessing the collective strengths of our more than 9,000 global employees."
"Looking ahead, we are projecting first quarter adjusted EPS to be
"The current macro environment presents several uncertainties related to policy, inflation, foreign exchange and interest rates which provides for a broader set of potential outcomes for the year," Ms. Beggs said. "Our best full year forecast using present information is an adjusted EBITDA range of
Dr. Khandpur added, "Despite the near-term uncertainties in the macro environment, we remain focused on what we can control: staying close to our customers and executing our strategy. Building off our strong performance in 2024, I remain optimistic in our team's ability to achieve the long-term financial targets we shared at Investor Day last December."
Webcast Details
Avient will provide additional details on its 2024 fourth quarter and full year results, as well as its 2025 full year outlook during its webcast scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on February 13, 2025.
The webcast can be viewed live at avient.com/investors, or by clicking on the webcast link here. Conference call participants in the question and answer session should pre-register using the link at avient.com/investors, or here, to receive the dial-in number and personal PIN. This information is required to access the conference call. The question and answer session will follow the company's presentation and prepared remarks.
A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors/events-presentations immediately following the conference call and will be accessible for one year.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses both GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures include organic performance (which excludes the impact of foreign exchange), adjusted EPS, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margins, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow. Avient's chief operating decision maker uses these financial measures to monitor and evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company and each business segment and to allocate resources.
The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items, and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and amount of certain items, such as, but not limited to, environmental remediation costs and associated recoveries, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement obligations, acquisition-related charges, and other non-routine costs. Each of such adjustments has not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
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About Avient
Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our global presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the collective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other's ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our customers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by the fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world's strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com to learn more.
Forward-looking Statements
In this press release, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management's expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. They use words such as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. 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; our ability to service our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations due to our indebtedness; 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; and 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. The above list of factors is not exhaustive.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K that we provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Attachment 1 | |||||||
Avient Corporation | |||||||
Summary of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) | |||||||
(In millions, except per share data) | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
Sales | $ 746.5 | $ 719.0 | $ 3,240.4 | $ 3,142.8 | |||
Operating income | 85.6 | 43.1 | 329.3 | 196.8 | |||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Avient | 48.3 | 27.8 | 169.5 | 75.8 | |||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to | $ 0.52 | $ 0.30 | $ 1.84 | $ 0.83 | |||
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 strategic shift to an innovator of materials solutions, 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 December 31, | |||||||
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 (Attachment 3) | (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 | |||
(1) | Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding |
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 (Attachment 3) | 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 | |||
(1) | Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding |
Attachment 2 | |||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) | |||||||
(In millions, except per share data) | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
Sales | $ 746.5 | $ 719.0 | $ 3,240.4 | $ 3,142.8 | |||
Cost of sales | 487.0 | 510.1 | 2,183.7 | 2,250.3 | |||
Gross margin | 259.5 | 208.9 | 1,056.7 | 892.5 | |||
Selling and administrative expense | 173.9 | 165.8 | 727.4 | 695.7 | |||
Operating income | 85.6 | 43.1 | 329.3 | 196.8 | |||
Interest expense, net | (25.5) | (26.8) | (105.6) | (115.3) | |||
Other income, net | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 5.8 | |||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 63.3 | 20.6 | 224.8 | 87.3 | |||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (14.8) | 7.0 | (54.1) | (11.0) | |||
Net income from continuing operations | 48.5 | 27.6 | 170.7 | 76.3 | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | — | 0.8 | — | (0.1) | |||
Net income | 48.5 | 28.4 | 170.7 | 76.2 | |||
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (0.2) | 0.2 | (1.2) | (0.5) | |||
Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders | $ 48.3 | $ 28.6 | $ 169.5 | $ 75.7 | |||
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic: | |||||||
Continuing operations | $ 0.53 | $ 0.30 | $ 1.86 | $ 0.83 | |||
Discontinued operations | — | 0.01 | — | — | |||
Total | $ 0.53 | $ 0.31 | $ 1.86 | $ 0.83 | |||
Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted: | |||||||
Continuing operations | $ 0.52 | $ 0.30 | $ 1.84 | $ 0.83 | |||
Discontinued operations | — | 0.01 | — | — | |||
Total | $ 0.52 | $ 0.31 | $ 1.84 | $ 0.83 | |||
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock | $ 0.2700 | $ 0.2575 | $ 1.0425 | $ 1.0000 | |||
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per common share: | |||||||
Basic | 91.4 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.1 | |||
Diluted | 92.2 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 91.8 | |||
Attachment 3 | |||||||
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Summary of Special Items (Unaudited) | |||||||
(In millions, except per share data) | |||||||
Special items (1) | Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||
2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
Cost of sales: | |||||||
Restructuring costs, including accelerated depreciation | $ (4.6) | $ (2.0) | $ 1.0 | $ (11.9) | |||
Environmental remediation costs | (6.8) | (17.2) | (35.0) | (69.7) | |||
Reimbursement of previously incurred environmental costs | 34.7 | 1.6 | 34.7 | 1.6 | |||
Impact on cost of sales | 23.3 | (17.6) | 0.7 | (80.0) | |||
Selling and administrative expense: | |||||||
Restructuring and employee separation costs | (2.6) | (1.1) | (9.2) | (14.9) | |||
Legal and other | (0.3) | (6.1) | (10.4) | (15.2) | |||
Acquisition related costs | — | (1.3) | (2.5) | (5.9) | |||
Impact on selling and administrative expense | (2.9) | (8.5) | (22.1) | (36.0) | |||
Impact on operating income | 20.4 | (26.1) | (21.4) | (116.0) | |||
Interest expense, net - financing costs | — | (0.1) | (2.3) | (2.3) | |||
Pension and post retirement mark-to-market adjustments and other | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | |||
Impact on other income, net | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | |||
Impact on income from continuing operations before income taxes | 23.9 | (22.4) | (20.1) | (114.6) | |||
Income tax (expense) benefit on above special items | (5.8) | 4.5 | 6.1 | 27.7 | |||
Tax adjustments(2) | (0.1) | 12.5 | (1.9) | 7.6 | |||
Impact of special items on net income from continuing operations | $ 18.0 | $ (5.4) | $ (15.9) | $ (79.3) | |||
Diluted earnings per common share impact | $ 0.20 | $ (0.06) | $ (0.17) | $ (0.86) | |||
Weighted average shares used to compute adjusted earnings per share: | |||||||
Diluted | 92.2 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 91.8 | |||
(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 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 and certain adjustments to uncertain tax position reserves and valuation allowances. |
Attachment 4 | |||
Avient Corporation | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | |||
(In millions) | |||
Year Ended December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 544.5 | $ 545.8 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 399.5 | 399.9 | |
Inventories, net | 346.8 | 347.0 | |
Other current assets | 131.3 | 114.9 | |
Total current assets | 1,422.1 | 1,407.6 | |
Property, net | 955.3 | 1,028.9 | |
Goodwill | 1,659.7 | 1,719.3 | |
Intangible assets, net | 1,450.4 | 1,590.8 | |
Operating lease assets, net | 89.1 | 65.3 | |
Deferred income tax assets | 81.3 | 92.3 | |
Other non-current assets | 153.2 | 64.3 | |
Total assets | $ 5,811.1 | $ 5,968.5 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt | $ 7.7 | $ 9.5 | |
Accounts payable | 417.4 | 432.3 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 331.0 | 331.8 | |
Total current liabilities | 756.1 | 773.6 | |
Non-current liabilities: | |||
Long-term debt | 2,059.3 | 2,070.5 | |
Deferred income taxes | 260.4 | 281.6 | |
Other non-current liabilities | 405.7 | 504.8 | |
Total non-current liabilities | 2,725.4 | 2,856.9 | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Avient shareholders' equity | 2,313.8 | 2,319.2 | |
Noncontrolling interest | 15.8 | 18.8 | |
Total equity | 2,329.6 | 2,338.0 | |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 5,811.1 | $ 5,968.5 | |
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Avient Corporation | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||
(In millions) | |||
Year Ended December 31, | |||
2024 | 2023 | ||
Operating activities | |||
Net income | $ 170.7 | $ 76.2 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 179.7 | 188.8 | |
Increase in environmental insurance receivable | (34.0) | — | |
Deferred income tax benefit | (23.8) | (61.3) | |
Share-based compensation expense | 15.4 | 13.2 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions: | |||
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | (15.2) | 38.6 | |
(Increase) decrease in inventories | (13.7) | 24.3 | |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | 0.3 | (22.2) | |
Decrease in pension, retirement benefits and deferred compensation | (34.3) | (8.7) | |
Taxes paid on gain on sale of business | — | (104.1) | |
(Decrease) increase in environmental obligations | (11.2) | 38.9 | |
Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net | 22.9 | 17.9 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 256.8 | 201.6 | |
Investing activities | |||
Capital expenditures | (121.9) | (119.4) | |
Net proceeds from divestiture | — | 7.3 | |
Proceeds from plant closures | 3.4 | 7.6 | |
Other investing activities | (2.1) | 10.3 | |
Net cash used by investing activities | (120.6) | (94.2) | |
Financing activities | |||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 650.0 | — | |
Payments on long-term borrowings | (660.9) | (105.8) | |
Cash dividends paid | (94.0) | (90.2) | |
Payments on withholding tax on share awards | (6.4) | (3.4) | |
Debt financing costs | (9.6) | (2.3) | |
Net cash used by financing activities | (120.9) | (201.7) | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (16.6) | (1.0) | |
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (1.3) | (95.3) | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 545.8 | 641.1 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ 544.5 | $ 545.8 | |
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 | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
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 | |||||||
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 | |||
Attachment 7 | |||||||||||
Avient Corporation | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
(In millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
Senior management uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Income: | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Sales | $ 746.5 | $ 719.0 | $ 3,240.4 | $ 3,142.8 | |||||||
Gross margin - GAAP | 259.5 | 208.9 | 1,056.7 | 892.5 | |||||||
Special items in gross margin (Attachment 3) | (23.3) | 17.6 | (0.7) | 80.0 | |||||||
Adjusted gross margin | $ 236.2 | $ 226.5 | $ 1,056.0 | $ 972.5 | |||||||
Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales | 31.6 % | 31.5 % | 32.6 % | 30.9 % | |||||||
Operating income - GAAP | 85.6 | 43.1 | 329.3 | 196.8 | |||||||
Special items in operating income (Attachment 3) | (20.4) | 26.1 | 21.4 | 116.0 | |||||||
Adjusted operating income | $ 65.2 | $ 69.2 | $ 350.7 | $ 312.8 | |||||||
Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales | 8.7 % | 9.6 % | 10.8 % | 10.0 % | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
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 % | |||||||
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 | |||||||||
(1) Per share amounts may not recalculate from figures presented herein due to rounding | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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