AVIENT CORP
Business
Avient Corp is an innovator of materials solutions that formulates and manufactures engineered polymer and composite materials to meet customer performance needs. Its products and services include specialty engineered materials, performance fibers, advanced composites, color and additive solutions, performance-enhancing additives, and liquid and silicone colorants, supported by formulation and materials science expertise. The company operates through two reportable segments: Color, Additives and Inks, and Specialty Engineered Materials. Avient distributes globally from manufacturing sites across North America, South America, Asia and EMEA to end markets including consumer, packaging, defense, healthcare, industrial, transportation, building and construction, telecommunications and energy.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 3,260 | 3,240 | 3,143 | 3,397 | 3,316 | |
| Cost of sales | 2,245 | 2,184 | 2,250 | 2,514 | 2,372 | |
| Gross margin | 1,016 | 1,057 | 893 | 883 | 944 | |
| Selling and administrative expense | 812 | 727 | 696 | 639 | 664 | |
| Operating income | 204 | 329 | 197 | 243 | 280 | |
| Interest expense, net | −99 | −106 | −115 | −120 | — | |
| Other income, net | 7 | 1 | 6 | −60 | −1 | |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 112 | 225 | 87 | 64 | 204 | |
| Income tax expense | −28 | −54 | −11 | 19 | −52 | |
| Net income from continuing operations | 84 | 171 | 76 | 83 | 152 | |
| Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 0 | 0 | −100,000 | 620 | 79 | |
| Net income | 84 | 171 | 76 | 703 | 231 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | −2 | −1 | −500,000 | −300,000 | 200,000 | |
| Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders | 82 | 170 | 76 | 703 | 231 | |
| Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic (in USD per share) | 0.9 | 1.86 | 0.83 | 7.71 | 2.53 | |
| Earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted (in USD per share) | 0.89 | 1.84 | 0.83 | 7.63 | 2.51 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | |
| Plus dilutive impact of share-based compensation (in shares) | 300,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 1 | 700,000 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | |
| Anti-dilutive shares not included in diluted common shares outstanding (in shares) | 2 | 400,000 | 700,000 | 300,000 | 0 | |
| Cash dividends declared per share of common stock (in USD per share) | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1 | 0.96 | 0.88 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 511 | 545 | 546 | 641 | 601 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 435 | 400 | 400 | 441 | 440 | |
| Inventories, net | 367 | 347 | 347 | 373 | 306 | |
| Other current assets | 88 | 131 | 115 | 115 | 120 | |
| Total current assets | 1,401 | 1,422 | 1,408 | 1,570 | 1,827 | |
| Property, net | 989 | 955 | 1,029 | 1,049 | 672 | |
| Goodwill | 1,758 | 1,660 | 1,719 | 1,672 | 1,285 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 1,492 | 1,450 | 1,591 | 1,598 | 925 | |
| Operating lease assets, net | 86 | 89 | 65 | 60 | 58 | |
| Deferred income tax assets | 195 | 81 | 92 | — | — | |
| Other non-current assets | 106 | 153 | 64 | 136 | 208 | |
| Total assets | 6,026 | 5,811 | 5,969 | 6,085 | 4,997 | |
| Short-term and current portion of long-term debt | 500,000 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | |
| Accounts payable | 410 | 417 | 432 | 454 | 430 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 436 | 331 | 332 | 396 | 340 | |
| Total current liabilities | 846 | 756 | 774 | 869 | 941 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,923 | 2,059 | 2,071 | 2,177 | 1,850 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 286 | 260 | 282 | 343 | 101 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 585 | 406 | 505 | 236 | 165 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 2,793 | 2,725 | 2,857 | 2,863 | 2,266 | |
| Common Shares, $0.01 par, 400.0 shares authorized, 122.2 shares issued | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,542 | 1,538 | 1,530 | 1,521 | 1,512 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,865 | 1,883 | 1,808 | 1,824 | 1,208 | |
| Common shares held in treasury, at cost, 30.6 shares in 2025 and 30.8 shares in 2024 | −928 | −930 | −933 | −935 | −901 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −107 | −178 | −87 | −76 | −46 | |
| Avient shareholders equity | 2,374 | 2,314 | 2,319 | 2,335 | 1,775 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
| Total equity | 2,386 | 2,330 | 2,338 | 2,353 | 1,791 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 6,026 | 5,811 | 5,969 | 6,085 | 4,997 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 186 | 180 | 189 | 163 | 144 | |
| Cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment | 72 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred income tax benefit | −45 | −24 | −61 | 500,000 | −27 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | −18 | −15 | 39 | 33 | −143 | |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 600,000 | −14 | 24 | 14 | −141 | |
| (Decrease) increase in accounts payable | −28 | 300,000 | −22 | 11 | 95 | |
| Decrease in pension, retirement benefits and deferred compensation | −11 | −34 | −9 | 10 | −11 | |
| Increase (decrease) in restructuring obligations | 25 | −25 | 2 | — | — | |
| Taxes paid on gain on sale of business | 0 | 0 | −104 | −3 | 0 | |
| (Decrease) increase in environmental obligations | −5 | −11 | 39 | −6 | — | |
| Decrease (increase) in environmental insurance receivable | 34 | −34 | 0 | — | — | |
| (Decrease) increase in incentive accruals | −24 | 31 | 6 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net | 23 | 17 | 9 | −24 | 72 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 302 | 257 | 202 | 398 | 234 | |
| Capital expenditures | −107 | −122 | −119 | −106 | −101 | |
| Net proceeds from divestiture | 0 | 0 | 7 | 928 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from plant closures | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Other investing activities | −3 | −2 | 10 | 0 | −2 | |
| Net cash used by investing activities | −97 | −121 | −94 | −504 | −150 | |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 0 | 650 | 0 | 1,300 | 0 | |
| Payments on long-term borrowings | −150 | −661 | −106 | −957 | −19 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −99 | −94 | −90 | −87 | −78 | |
| Payments on withholding tax on share awards | −4 | −6 | −3 | −4 | −11 | |
| Debt financing costs | −4 | −10 | −2 | −49 | 0 | |
| Net cash used by financing activities | −257 | −121 | −202 | 166 | −115 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 19 | −17 | −1 | −21 | −17 | |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | −34 | −1 | −95 | 40 | −48 |