Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in January–December 2022 was EUR 521 million

January–December 2022 (compared to 1–12/2021):
Sales were EUR 2,479.6 million (2,084.1).
The comparable operating result was EUR 520.7 million 386.6), or 21.0% of sales (18.6). Operating result was EUR 531.5 million (375.9).
Comparable earnings per share were EUR 1.13 (0.85), and earnings per share were EUR 1.15 (0.82).
Comparable return on capital employed was 20.9 % (18.7).
Net cash flow from operations was EUR 232.0 million (329.6).

October–December 2022 (compared to 10–12/2021):
Sales were EUR 599.8 million (518.5).
The comparable operating result was EUR 100.8 million (91.3), or 16.8% (17.6) of sales. Operating result was EUR 94.7 million (90.8).
Comparable earnings per share were EUR 0.23 (0.20), and earnings per share were EUR 0.21 (0.19).
Comparable return on capital employed was 15.5% (16.1).
Net cash flow from operations was EUR 70.2 million (119.7).

Metsä Board’s CEO Mika Joukio:
“Metsä Board had a strong year in 2022. We achieved a record profitability in an operating environment that proved difficult to predict. Our sales amounted to EUR 2,480 million, and our comparable operating result totalled EUR 521 million. Our comparable return on capital employed exceeded 20%, and the ratio of interest-bearing net liabilities to comparable EBITDA, which was 0.2 at the end of the year, reflects our strong financial position. Our result improved especially thanks to the higher prices of fresh fibre paperboards, supported by a favourable currency effect. Successful price increases compensated the rapid cost inflation. Higher sales prices and a strong US dollar boosted also the result of Metsä Fibre, our associated company, to record figures. In addition, we achieved an annual all-time high in the production volumes of pulp and BCTMP.

In the first half of the year, demand for paperboards was strong in all our market areas. We used the folding boxboard volumes freed up from Russian sales to support our key customers’ growth in Europe and North America. In the second half of the year, paperboard sales normalised, as high inflation and rising interest rates quickly eroded households’ purchasing power and weakened general consumer demand. In addition, during the last quarter, adjustments to inventories in the value chain affected our sales, and we adjusted our paperboard production to meet the demand. Nevertheless, our sales in October–December totalled EUR 600 million, and our comparable operating result EUR 101 million. This was an excellent achievement, given that raw material and energy prices continued to rise throughout the period.
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