Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Michael H. McGarry, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Vincent J. Morales, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Bruno, Director, Investor Relations

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Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights

Net sales up ~2%

  • Net sales totaled ~$3.8 billion; Y-O-Y sales volumes declined 1.4%, primarily due to lower demand in aerospace and automotive refinish coatings related to the pandemic
  • Sales volumes in the Industrial Coatings segment were up 5% Y-O-Y
  • Selling prices increased by 1.6%
  • Acquisition-relatedsales added about $25 million: ICR, Texstars, Alpha Coatings, and Ennis-Flint
  • Foreign currency translation was favorable by 1.6% Y-O-Y

Record adjusted earnings per diluted share* of $1.59

  • Adjusted EPS was higher by 21% versus prior year
  • Strong operating earnings from recovering demand in certain end- use markets
  • Cost mitigation actions: ~$40 million of interim savings for this quarter
  • Business restructuring actions: nearly $40 million of structural cost savings

Cash deployment and liquidity

  • Generated record Q4 operating cash flow of about $1 billion (~$2.1 billion for full year)
  • Cash and short-term investments totaled ~$1.9 billion at December 31, 2020
  • Funded Ennis-Flint acquisition out of cash on hand
  • Repaid additional $100 million of short-term debt (maturing in April 2021); $400 million remains outstanding
  • Annual dividends per share increased for the 49th consecutive year

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Comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise indicated.

*Adjusted EPS (from continuing operations) - see presentation appendix for reconciliation to reported EPS.

PPG Fourth Quarter Net Sales

($ in millions)

$4,000

3,672

+1.6%

-1.4%

+1.6%

+0.6%

3,757

$3,500

$3,000

4Q'19

Price

Volume

Currency

Acq./Div.

4Q'20

PPG Y-O-Y Net Sales Trend

Reporting Segment Sales Trends

(excluding currency impacts)

(versus 2019 & excluding currency impacts)

2.9%

1.6%

1.9%

2.2%

1.7%

0.8%

10%

0%

-4.7%

-3.7%

-10%

*2.0%

*0.2%

*0.6%

-20%

-30%

-21.8%

-40%

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Q1 2020

Q2 2020

Q3 2020

Q4 2020

'19

'20

Performance Coatings

Industrial Coatings

Total PPG

4Q'20: Net sales turn positive aided by strong industrial demand

Industrial Segment total Q4 Sales above prior year

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* Including customer assortment changes.

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