secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-24-000053
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q2 adjusted EPS $0.76 beats guidance; FY24 outlook raised
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- Q2 sales $849.7M (+3% YoY, +5% organic); GAAP EPS $0.36 vs $0.24 YoY.
- Adjusted EPS $0.76, up 21% YoY and above guidance of $0.71; driven by broad-based growth.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance raised to $2.55-$2.70 (from $2.50-$2.65); adj. EBITDA $515M-$540M.
- All regions grew organic sales: Americas +5% and +19%, EMEA +4%, Asia +1%.
- Sustainability Report published; Investor Day set for Dec 4 in NYC.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297624000053/0001122976-24-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297624000053/avnt-20240806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-24-000053

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