secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-25-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q1 GAAP EPS loss of $0.22 on S/4HANA impairment; adjusted EPS $0.76 in-line, guidance unchanged
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- Q1 sales $826.6M, down slightly YoY; organic growth of 2% excluding FX.
- GAAP EPS ($0.22) vs $0.54 prior year; includes $0.82 special items from ceasing S/4HANA ERP development.
- Adjusted EPS $0.76, flat YoY but 4% growth excluding unfavorable FX impact.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance unchanged at $2.70-$2.94, adj. EBITDA $540-$570M.
- Plans to pay down $100-$200M debt by year-end; expects minimal direct tariff impact.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297625000027/0001122976-25-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297625000027/avnt-20250506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-25-000027

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