Avery Dennison : Q1 2022 Financial Review & Analysis

First Quarter 2022

Financial Review and Analysis

(preliminary, unaudited)

April 26, 2022

Supplemental Presentation Materials

Unless otherwise indicated, comparisons are to the same period in the prior year.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements contained in this document are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, and financial or other business targets, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements also include those related to the acquisition of CB Velocity Holdings, LLC ("Vestcom"), including its effect on our long-term targets and future financial results. We believe that the most significant risk factors that could affect our financial performance in the near-term include: (i) the impacts to underlying demand for our products and/or foreign currency fluctuations from global economic conditions, political uncertainty, changes in environmental standards and governmental regulations, including as a result of COVID-19; (ii) the availability of raw materials; (iii) competitors' actions, including pricing, expansion in key markets, and product offerings; (iv) the degree to which higher costs can be offset with productivity measures and/or passed on to customers through price increases, without a significant loss of volume; and (v) the execution and integration of acquisitions, including our acquisition of Vestcom.

Actual results and trends may differ materially from historical or anticipated results depending on a variety of factors, including but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the following:

• ● COVID-19

• ● International Operations - worldwide and local economic and market conditions; changes in political conditions, including those related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and other risks associated with foreign operations, including in emerging markets

• ● Our Business - fluctuations in demand affecting sales to customers; fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials and energy; changes in our markets due to competitive conditions, technological developments, environmental standards, laws and regulations, and customer preferences; the impact of competitive products and pricing; execution and integration of acquisitions, including our acquisition of Vestcom; selling prices; customer and supplier concentrations or consolidations; financial condition of distributors; outsourced manufacturers; product and service quality; timely development and market acceptance of new products, including sustainable or sustainably-sourced products; investment in development activities and new production facilities; successful implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment; our ability to generate sustained productivity improvement; our ability to achieve and sustain targeted cost reductions; and collection of receivables from customers

• ● Income Taxes - fluctuations in tax rates; changes in tax laws and regulations, and uncertainties associated with interpretations of such laws and regulations; retention of tax incentives; outcome of tax audits; and the realization of deferred tax assets

• ● Information Technology - disruptions in information technology systems or data security breaches, including cyber-attacks or other intrusions to network security; and successful installation of new or upgraded information technology systems

• ● Human Capital - recruitment and retention of employees; and collective labor arrangements

• ● Our Indebtedness - credit risks; our ability to obtain adequate financing arrangements and maintain access to capital; fluctuations in interest rates; volatility of financial markets; and compliance with our debt covenants

• ● Ownership of Our Stock - potential significant variability of our stock price and amounts of future dividends and share repurchases

• ● Legal and Regulatory Matters - protection and infringement of intellectual property; impact of legal and regulatory proceedings, including with respect to environmental, anti-corruption, health and safety, and trade compliance

• ● Other Financial Matters - fluctuations in pension costs and goodwill impairment

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2021 Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2022.

The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, other than as may be required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC rules. We report our financial results in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, and also communicate with investors using certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for or superior to, the comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the presentation of our financial results that are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Based on feedback from investors and financial analysts, we believe that the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures we provide are useful to their assessments of our performance and operating trends, as well as liquidity. In accordance with Regulations G and S-K, reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, including limitations associated with these non-GAAP financial measures, are provided in the appendix to this document and/or financial schedules accompanying the earnings news release for the quarter (see Attachments A-4 through A-9 to news release dated April 26, 2022).

Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of certain events, activities or strategic decisions. The accounting effects of these events, activities or decisions, which are included in the GAAP financial measures, may make it difficult to assess our underlying performance in a single period. By excluding the accounting effects, positive or negative, of certain items (e.g., restructuring charges, outcomes of certain legal proceedings, certain effects of strategic transactions and related costs, losses from debt extinguishments, gains or losses from curtailment or settlement of pension obligations, gains or losses on sales of certain assets, gains or losses on venture investments and other items), we believe that we are providing meaningful supplemental information that facilitates an understanding of our core operating results and liquidity measures. While some of the items we exclude from GAAP financial measures recur, they tend to be disparate in amount, frequency, or timing.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally to evaluate trends in our underlying performance, as well as to facilitate comparison to the results of competitors for quarters and year-to-date periods, as applicable.

We use the non-GAAP financial measures described below in this presentation and the accompanying news release.

• • Sales change ex. currency refers to the increase or decrease in net sales, excluding the estimated impact of foreign currency translation and the reclassification of sales between segments, and, where applicable, an extra week in our fiscal year and the calendar shift resulting from the extra week in the prior fiscal year and currency adjustment for transitional reporting of highly inflationary economies. The estimated impact of foreign currency translation is calculated on a constant currency basis, with prior period results translated at current period average exchange rates to exclude the effect of currency fluctuations.

• • Organic sales change refers to sales change ex. currency, excluding the estimated impact of acquisitions and product line divestitures.

We believe that sales change ex. currency and organic sales change assist investors in evaluating the sales change from the ongoing activities of our businesses and enhance their ability to evaluate our results from period to period.

We believe that the following measures assist investors in understanding our core operating trends and comparing our results with those of our competitors.

• • Adjusted operating income refers to income before taxes; interest expense; other non-operating expense (income), net; and other expense (income), net.

• • Adjusted EBITDA refers to adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization.

• • Adjusted EBITDA ex. currency refers to the change in adjusted EBITDA on a constant currency basis. The estimated impact of foreign currency translation is calculated on a constant currency basis, with prior period results translated at current period average exchange rates to exclude the effect of currency fluctuations.

• • Adjusted operating margin refers to adjusted operating income as a percentage of net sales.

• • Adjusted EBITDA margin refers to adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.

• • Adjusted tax rate refers to the projected full-year GAAP tax rate, adjusted to exclude certain unusual or infrequent events that are expected to significantly impact that rate, such as effects of certain discrete tax planning actions, impacts related to the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), where applicable, and other items.

• • Adjusted net income refers to income before taxes, tax-effected at the adjusted tax rate, and adjusted for tax-effected restructuring charges and other items.

• • Adjusted net income per common share, assuming dilution (adjusted EPS) refers to adjusted net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution.

• • Adjusted net income per common share, assuming dilution, ex. currency refers to the change in adjusted net income per common share, assuming dilution, on a constant currency basis. The estimated impact of foreign currency translation is calculated on a constant currency basis, with prior period results translated at current period average exchange rates to exclude the effect of currency fluctuations.

• • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio refers to total debt (including finance leases) less cash and cash equivalents, divided by adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months. We believe that the net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio assists investors in assessing our leverage position.

• • Free cash flow refers to cash flow provided by operating activities, less payments for property, plant and equipment, software and other deferred charges, plus proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, plus (minus) net proceeds from insurance and sales (purchases) of investments. Free cash flow is also adjusted for, where applicable, certain acquisition-related transaction costs. We believe that free cash flow assists investors by showing the amount of cash we have available for debt reductions, dividends, share repurchases, and acquisitions.

This document has been furnished (not filed) on Form 8-K with the SEC and may be found on our website atwww.investors.averydennison.com.

Continuing to deliver strong results

Q1 revenue up 18% on a constant currency basis and 13% organically

• ● LGM revenue up significantly, driven by pricing

  • ○ Volume/mix strong, though modestly down as expected

• ● RBIS revenue up significantly, with strong growth in all divisions

Intelligent Labels continues strong growth trend; momentum continues to build

Operating income better than expected, up both year-over-year and sequentially

• ● RBIS delivered significant margin expansion, as expected

• ● LGM margins better than expected, up sequentially and down from prior year

Successfully navigating dynamic macroeconomic environment

• ● Leveraging innovation capabilities and scale to mitigate supply constraints

• ● LGM accelerating pricing actions, reducing lead times between inflation and pricing

• ● Managing COVID-related disruptions, incl. recent restrictions in materials businesses in greater Shanghai area

• ● Ceased shipment of all products for Russian market (~1% of total company revenue in 2021)

Continue to target strong revenue and earnings growth in 2022

• ● Raised FY EPS guidance by 10 cents; up 10%+ at midpoint, excluding currency

First Quarter 2022 Results

Reported sales of $2.35 billion, up 14.5%

• ● Sales change ex. currency (non-GAAP) of 18.0%

• ● Organic sales change (non-GAAP) of 12.7%

Reported operating income of $288 mil.

• ● Adjusted EBITDA of $358 mil., up ~10% excluding currency

• ● Adj. EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) of 15.3%, down 120 bps

  • ○ Up 40 bps sequentially

Reported EPS of $2.39

• ● Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $2.40, flat to prior year; up ~5% excluding currency

Free cash flow (non-GAAP) of $73 mil.

FY22 Adj. EPS guidance raised $0.10 to $9.45 to $9.85

• ● Increased organic sales growth outlook to 12% to 14%

• ● Revenue growth outlook increased due to higher pricing to offset additional inflation