NYSE$AVNT
Avient Corporation · Q3 2023 earnings
Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Avient's Q3 2023 earnings exceeded guidance due to favorable margins and reduced interest expense, offsetting lower sales, and the company updated its full-year adjusted EPS guidance while maintaining free cash flow expectations.
Avient Corporation reported third quarter sales of $754 million compared to $823 million in the prior year. Third quarter GAAP and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.06 and $0.57, respectively, compared to ($0.30) and $0.59 in the prior year. The company updated its full year sales and adjusted EPS guidance to $3.13 billion and $2.30, respectively, to reflect current projections as well as weaker foreign exchange. For the fourth quarter, the adjusted EPS guidance of $0.47 represents a 12% increase versus the prior year.
- Adjusted EPS of $0.57 exceeds guidance of $0.56 as a result of favorable margins and reduced interest expense offsetting lower than projected sales.
- Fourth quarter and full year adjusted EPS guidance updated to $0.47 and $2.30, respectively; full year free cash flow expectation maintained at $180 million.
- Destocking appears to be nearing an end in many end markets; fourth quarter adjusted EPS projected to be 12% higher than prior year.
- The company paid down $100 million of debt and refinanced its Term Loan during the third quarter, reducing the interest rate and extending certain maturities from 2026 to 2029.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Avient · Revenue · Quarterly
$754M
Revenue by segment
Avient · $754M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023
- Color, Additives and Inks$487M-14.0%64.5%
- Specialty Engineered Materials$268M+3.8%35.5%
- Corporate-$700K—-0.1%
Forward guidance
The company updated its full year sales and adjusted EPS guidance to $3.13 billion and $2.30, respectively, to reflect current projections as well as weaker foreign exchange. For the fourth quarter, the adjusted EPS guidance of $0.47 represents a 12% increase versus the prior year.
Tailwinds
- Fourth quarter adjusted EPS projected to be 12% higher than prior year.
- Margin expansion is now more than offsetting weak demand conditions in Europe.
- Earnings momentum is positive as we look ahead to next year.
- The refinancing and debt reduction will result in $10 million of annual interest expense savings.
- The company continues to generate strong cash flow from operations.
Headwinds
- Weaker foreign exchange.
- We are not seeing a recovery in demand as we had initially modeled for the fourth quarter.
- Lower sales.
- Certain end markets continued to perform relatively well, such as energy, transportation and defense, whereas demand in most other markets remained weak versus the prior year.
- GAAP EPS includes special items primarily related to environmental costs and amortization expense.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023
+0.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.6%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.8%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
36 / 65 earnings
Positive
+12.7%
Q1 2016
Best reaction
-19.7%
Q3 2022
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +4.2% | -6.8% | -10.4% | |
| Q4 2025 | +2.4% | +5.3% | -16.1% | |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1% | -5.3% | -1.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | +4.9% | +8.2% | +6.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | +2.9% | +5.9% | -3.5% | |
| Q3 2024 | -4.9% | -0.7% | +5.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | +6.3% | +9.5% | +13.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | +1.5% | +2.3% | +1.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | +9.5% | +7.8% | +13.4% | |
| Q3 2023 | +8.0% | +3.4% | +12.9% | |
| Q2 2023 | -4.1% | -2.5% | -9.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | -3.0% | +1.6% | +3.4% | |
| Q4 2022 | +8.8% | +11.0% | -1.7% | |
| Q3 2022 | -19.7% | -16.2% | +1.9% | |
| Q2 2022 | -1.0% | -1.2% | +7.9% | |
| Q1 2022 | +11.0% | +8.1% | -2.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | +8.8% | +8.0% | +0.7% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.7% | +2.8% | +7.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | -2.6% | -5.3% | +7.7% | |
| Q1 2021 | +3.6% | +5.9% | +3.5% | |
| Q4 2020 | -0.5% | +4.5% | +16.4% | |
| Q3 2020 | -3.6% | +1.5% | +15.3% | |
| Q2 2020 | -2.2% | -1.0% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 2020 | +1.8% | +8.9% | +22.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | +5.1% | -2.1% | -28.0% | |
| Q3 2019 | +3.0% | +1.6% | -0.3% | |
| Q2 2019 | +1.0% | +3.8% | -3.9% | |
| Q1 2019 | -7.5% | -8.9% | -15.4% | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.2% | +0.1% | +1.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | -12.5% | -11.6% | -6.2% | |
| Q2 2018 | -2.4% | -1.1% | -3.7% | |
| Q1 2018 | -2.1% | -6.4% | -3.3% | |
| Q4 2017 | -4.9% | -4.5% | -7.2% | |
| Q3 2017 | +7.7% | +6.4% | +8.0% | |
| Q2 2017 | -5.5% | -6.0% | -7.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | +4.9% | +3.5% | +0.9% | |
| Q4 2016 | +3.2% | +4.6% | +3.5% | |
| Q3 2016 | -5.6% | -6.3% | +5.5% | |
| Q2 2016 | -5.5% | -5.1% | -9.3% | |
| Q1 2016 | +12.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -1.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -10.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +1.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -2.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +0.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +6.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +5.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +5.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +8.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -2.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -2.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -12.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -12.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -8.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.9% | — | — |
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