secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-24-000062
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient beats Q3 adjusted EPS guidance, raises full-year outlook, increases dividend 5%
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- Q3 sales $815M (+8% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.41; adjusted EPS $0.65 (+14% YoY) vs guidance $0.62.
- FY2024 adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $2.63-$2.67 (from $2.55-$2.70); adj EBITDA $525M-$530M.
- Dividend increased 5% to $1.08 annualized; 14th consecutive annual increase.
- Organic double-digit growth in Latin America (+27%), Asia (+11%), US/Canada (+9%), EMEA (+5%).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297624000062/0001122976-24-000062-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297624000062/avnt-20241031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-24-000062

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