secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-21-000040
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q2 sales $1.235B (+42%), adjusted EPS $0.87 (+107%); FY guidance raised to $3.00
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- GAAP EPS $0.74 vs $0.25 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.87 vs $0.42, up 107%.
- Sales record of $1.235B, driven by strong demand across all end markets, consumer up 67%.
- Full year 2021 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $3.00 from $2.80, implying 55% YoY growth.
- Acquired Magna Colours Ltd., a leader in sustainable water-based inks for textile screen printing.
- Investor Day scheduled for December 9 in New York City to highlight sustainable solutions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297621000040/0001122976-21-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297621000040/avnt-20210730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-21-000040

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