secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-22-000048
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q2 adj. EPS $0.98 beats $0.92 guidance; sales record $1.3B
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- GAAP EPS $0.92 (+24% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.98 (+13%, excluding FX +20%).
- Sales $1.3B, up 5% YoY—all-time quarterly record; Americas strength offset China lockdowns.
- Q3 adj. EPS guidance $0.80 (+14% YoY); full-year adj. EPS guidance maintained at $3.50.
- DSM Protective Materials (Dyneema) acquisition on track to close in September.
- Exploring sale of Distribution business; encouraging buyer interest reported.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297622000048/0001122976-22-000048-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297622000048/avnt-20220726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-22-000048

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