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Gansham Panjamy

Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Robert W. Baird

Ghansham Panjabi is a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Robert W. Baird, specializing in packaging, materials, containers, and basic materials sectors. He covers companies such as Greif, RPM International, Ranpak Holdings, and others in packaging and specialty chemicals, with a strong performance track record including a 57% success rate and average return of 5.60% per rating on TipRanks, plus rankings as No. 57 among Top 100 Wall Street analysts in 2019 and No. 1 stock picker in Containers & Packaging by StarMine in 2016. Panjabi joined Baird in 2009 after serving as a senior research analyst covering containers and packaging at Wachovia Securities and Lehman Brothers Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, an MS in Economics from the University of California–Davis, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington–Seattle.

Gansham Panjamy's questions to AVIENT (AVNT) leadership

Question · Q4 2025

Gansham Panjamy asked about the core sales growth of Avient's strategic growth vectors in Q4, relative to the consolidated sales decline of 1%. He also inquired if the 2026 guidance included a core sales breakdown by segment.

Answer

Ashish K. Khandpur, President and CEO, clarified that for the full year 2025, growth vectors achieved high single-digit growth, while the rest of the business experienced a low single-digit decline. Jamie Beggs, Senior VP and CFO, stated that no specific segment guidance was provided for 2026, but reiterated expectations for strong performance in healthcare across both segments, continued strength in SEM's defense exposure, and the importance of recovery in consumer, industrial, and building & construction for the CAI segment.

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