MOSCOW (MRC) -- PolyOne Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has reported USD1 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2014, a 25% increase compared to USD801 million in the first quarter of 2013, as per the company's press release.
"I am extremely pleased to report another record-setting quarter for PolyOne," said Stephen D. Newlin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our Specialty platform led the way as Global Color Additives and Inks and Global Specialty Engineered Materials delivered milestone levels of operating income and profitability, and we continue to drive synergies from the Spartech acquisition. In addition, our Distribution platform achieved record sales and operating income for the quarter."
Mr. Newlin continued, "Our core values of collaboration, innovation and excellence are woven into the fabric of PolyOne. Our commitment to these values, underpinned by the execution of our four-pillar strategy, has led to 18 consecutive quarters of strong, double-digit adjusted earnings per share growth. Our innovation pipeline remains robust with unique, differentiated solutions for high-growth end markets, like healthcare, transportation, consumer and packaging, which are poised to drive our growth far into the future."
Commenting on the first quarter results, Robert M. Patterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer said, "Our first quarter performance highlights accelerating momentum driven by Specialty platform growth and impressive year-over-year gains from Performance Products and Solutions and Distribution as well. This momentum fortifies our confidence to continue to meet or exceed our aggressive goals for margin expansion and EPS growth."
Mr. Richardson continued, "During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares at an average price of USD35.42, bringing the total share buyback since April of 2013, to 6.4 million. We expect to complete the repurchase of all 10 million shares issued in conjunction with the acquisition of Spartech by the first quarter of 2015."
As MRC informed earlier, in April 2014, PolyOne Corporation has established a new Innovation Center in Shanghai, China. The new facility will facilitate collaboration, accelerate application development and increase speed-to-market for customers in the Asia Pacific region.
PolyOne Corporation, with 2013 revenues of USD3.8 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. PolyOne is a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions with operations in specialty polymer formulations, color and additive systems, polymer distribution and specialty vinyl resins.
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