secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-21-000053
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q3 sales up 32% to $1.2B, adj. EPS $0.70 (+52%), dividend raised 12%
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- GAAP EPS from continuing ops $0.57 vs $0.02 a year ago; adjusted EPS $0.70, up 52%.
- Revenue $1.2B (+32% YoY); record Q3 operating income across all segments.
- Annual dividend increased 12% to $0.95/share; 11th consecutive annual increase.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance reaffirmed at $3.00, up 55% from $1.93 prior year.
- Net debt/EBITDA leverage projected at 2.1x by year-end; M&A and buybacks planned.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297621000053/0001122976-21-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297621000053/avnt-20211028.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-21-000053

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