Avantor, Inc.
Business
Avantor, Inc. is a leading global provider of mission‑critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries, supporting customers from discovery through scale‑up and manufacturing. It offers materials & consumables, equipment & instrumentation, and services & specialty procurement, including high‑purity chemicals, specialized silicones, single‑use assemblies, analytical kits, instruments and onsite lab and production services. The company reports two business segments: Laboratory Solutions and Bioscience Production. It serves customers across the Americas, Europe and AMEA via a global sales force, e‑commerce platforms, targeted catalogs and a worldwide distribution and manufacturing network.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 6,552 | 6,784 | 6,967 | 7,512 | 7,386 | |
| Cost of sales | 4,413 | 4,504 | 4,603 | 4,910 | 4,883 | |
| Gross profit | 2,139 | 2,279 | 2,364 | 2,603 | 2,503 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,596 | 1,641 | 1,507 | 1,473 | 1,531 | |
| Impairment charges | 785 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of business | 5 | −447 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Operating (loss) income | −246 | 1,085 | 696 | 1,130 | 972 | |
| Interest expense, net | −170 | −219 | −285 | −266 | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | −5 | −11 | −7 | −13 | −12 | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −21 | −1 | 6 | −800,000 | 11 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | −441 | 854 | 411 | 851 | 753 | |
| Income tax expense | −89 | −142 | −89 | −165 | −180 | |
| Net (loss) income | −530 | 712 | 321 | 687 | 573 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.78 | 1.05 | 0.48 | 1.02 | 0.86 | |
| Diluted Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.78 | 1.04 | 0.47 | 1.01 | 0.85 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 681 | 680 | 676 | 651 | 591 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 681 | 682 | 678 | 679 | 600 |
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 | 365 | 262 | 263 | 373 | 302 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $29.6 and $30.2 | 1,075 | 1,035 | 1,150 | 1,218 | 1,222 | |
| Inventory | 818 | 732 | 828 | 914 | 872 | |
| Other current assets | 193 | 119 | 144 | 153 | 81 | |
| Total current assets | 2,451 | 2,147 | 2,385 | 2,658 | 2,477 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net (see note 10) | 767 | 708 | 738 | 727 | 706 | |
| Other intangible assets, net (see note 11) | 3,194 | 3,360 | 3,775 | 4,133 | 5,140 | |
| Goodwill, net (see note 11) | 4,987 | 5,539 | 5,717 | 5,653 | 5,341 | |
| Other assets | 396 | 360 | 358 | 294 | 233 | |
| Total assets | 11,795 | 12,115 | 12,973 | 13,464 | 13,897 | |
| Current portion of debt | 31 | 821 | 260 | 364 | 45 | |
| Accounts payable | 742 | 663 | 626 | 758 | 755 | |
| Employee-related liabilities | 163 | 168 | 133 | 122 | 200 | |
| Accrued interest | 47 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Other current liabilities | 396 | 307 | 411 | 364 | 401 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,379 | 2,008 | 1,480 | 1,659 | 1,451 | |
| Debt, net of current portion | 3,916 | 3,235 | 5,277 | 5,923 | 6,978 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 557 | 557 | 613 | 731 | 913 | |
| Other liabilities | 378 | 358 | 350 | 295 | 358 | |
| Total liabilities | 6,230 | 6,158 | 7,720 | 8,609 | 9,700 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock including paid-in capital, 682.0 and 680.8 shares issued and outstanding | 3,985 | 3,938 | 3,830 | 3,785 | 2,753 | |
| Treasury stock at cost, 6.6 and 0.0 shares | −76 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accumulated earnings | 1,673 | 2,203 | 1,492 | 1,170 | 484 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −17 | −184 | −69 | −100 | −43 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 5,565 | 5,957 | 5,253 | 4,855 | 4,197 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 11,795 | 12,115 | 12,973 | 13,464 | 13,897 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization | 410 | 406 | 402 | 406 | 379 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 46 | 47 | 41 | 46 | 51 | |
| Non-cash restructuring charges (see note 12) | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Provision for accounts receivable and inventory | 64 | 75 | 85 | 65 | 45 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 8 | −47 | −172 | −69 | −18 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
| Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain) | 2 | −300,000 | −3 | 10 | 7 | |
| Pension termination charges | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 14 | 46 | 77 | −45 | −112 | |
| Inventory | −109 | −19 | 30 | −113 | −130 | |
| Accounts payable | 42 | 60 | −140 | 16 | 65 | |
| Accrued interest | −1 | −2 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 5 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | −144 | −38 | 49 | −179 | 57 | |
| Other | −1 | −300,000 | −700,000 | −7 | 3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 624 | 841 | 870 | 844 | 954 | |
| Capital expenditures | −129 | −149 | −146 | −133 | −111 | |
| Proceeds from sale of disposal group, net of cash sold | 0 | 585 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other | −2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −131 | 439 | −144 | −110 | −4,122 | |
| Debt borrowings | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 2,835 | |
| Debt repayments | −1,426 | −1,342 | −846 | −947 | −534 | |
| Payments of debt refinancing fees | −15 | 0 | −2 | −600,000 | −41 | |
| Proceeds received from exercise of stock options | 5 | 69 | 18 | 17 | 83 | |
| Proceeds received from exercise of stock options | −6 | −9 | −14 | — | — | |
| Payments for repurchase of common stock | −75 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −409 | −1,281 | −844 | −649 | 3,219 | |
| Effect of currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 20 | −22 | 8 | −16 | −13 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 104 | −23 | −109 | 70 | 38 |