Avient Q3 sales rise 8% to $815.2 million; adjusted EPS tops guidance
Avient reported third quarter 2024 sales of $815.2 million, up from $753.7 million a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.41, up from $0.06. Adjusted EPS of $0.65 exceeded the company's $0.62 guidance and rose 14% from the prior year. The company narrowed its full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.63 to $2.67 from $2.55 to $2.70, and raised its dividend 5% to $1.08 annualized.
Key points
- Third quarter sales rose 8% to $815.2 million from $753.7 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.41 versus $0.06
- Adjusted EPS of $0.65 beat the $0.62 guidance and was up 14% from $0.57 in the prior year quarter
- 2024 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $2.63 to $2.67 from $2.55 to $2.70; adjusted EBITDA guidance is $525 million to $530 million from $515 million to $540 million
- Quarterly dividend increased 5% to $1.08 annualized, the fourteenth consecutive annual increase; investor day set for December 4 in New York
The filing
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