Ecovyst Inc. · NYSE:ECVT

Ecovyst — PQ Group Holdings — Merger or Acquisition (March 2021)

11 slides from Ecovyst's merger presentation, Mar 1, 2021

  1. Slide 1: PQ Accelerates Transformation

    PQ ACCELERATES TRANSFORMATION March 1, 2021

  2. Slide 2: Legal Disclaimer

    LEGAL DISCLAIMER Forward-Looking Statements Some of the information contained in this presentation and the discussion that follows constitutes “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimate

  3. Slide 3: Sale of Performance Chemicals: Another Meaningful Step to Unlock Value

    SALE OF PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS: ANOTHER MEANINGFUL STEP TO UNLOCK VALUE Definitive agreement to sell Performance Chemicals to a TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT partnership between Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Koch Minerals & Trading LLC Sale price of $1.1 billion TRANSACTION VALUE Attractive valuation

  4. Slide 4: Balancing Debt Repayment, Dividends and Investing for Growth

    BALANCING DEBT REPAYMENT, DIVIDENDS AND INVESTING FOR GROWTH Targeting special dividend of $2.50 to $3.25 per share Reducing debt in range of $450 million to $550 million Also acquired niche catalysts service company with cash on hand Use of Robust Adjusted Free Cash Flows and Net Sale Proceeds, Sin

  5. Slide 5: PQ Portfolio Transformation Accelerates

    PQ PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION ACCELERATES 2019 2020 – 2021 FUTURE Evaluation & Positioning Transformation Building “Target PQ” o Delayered organization and o Sale of non-core assets Remaining core is an innovative catalyst and related services company separated into four distinct and product lines for

  6. Slide 6: Looking Ahead

    LOOKING AHEAD PQ Group Q4 2020 Earnings Call March 9, 2021 11:00 AM EST Target PQ Virtual Investor Conference April 8, 2021 9:00 AM EST 6

  7. Slide 7: Appendix

    APPENDIX Te) PQ Corporation

  8. Slide 8: Quarterly Segment Sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Margins

    QUARTERLY SEGMENT SALES, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND MARGINS For the Quarter Ended Three Months Ended December 31, June 30, September 30, ($ in millions except %, unaudited) 2019 March 31, 2020 2020 2020 Sales: Refining Services 105.7 100.7 90.4 107.6 Silica Catalysts 23.3 24.9 25.2 23.1 Performance Materia

  9. Slide 9: Reconciliation of Net Income to Segment Adjusted EBITDA

    RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA Three Months Ended December 31, September 30, ($ in millions) 2019 March 31, 2020 June 30, 2020 2020 Reconciliation of net income attributable to PQ Group Holdings Inc. to Segment Adjusted EBITDA Net income attributable to PQ Group Holdings Inc

  10. Slide 10: Descriptions for Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    DESCRIPTIONS FOR RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES a) We use Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure to evaluate our financial results. Because our Catalysts segment includes our 50% interest in the Zeolyst Joint Venture, we include an adjustment for our 50% proportionate share of depre

  11. Slide 11: Shaping our path for a sustainable future

    Shaping our path fora sustainable future . fe) PQ Corporation

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