Pääjohtajan tilinpäätösesitys ENG - Metsä Group...18 2 February 2017 Metsä Group Metsä Group – Result 2016 EUR million 2016 2015 Cash flow from operating activities Result

Metsä Group Results 2016 Kari Jordan President & CEO 2 February 2017

• Sales EUR 4,658 million (EUR 5,016 million)

• Comparable operating result EUR 439 million (537)

or 9.4% of sales (10.7)

• Comparable return on capital employed 10.2% (13.6)

• Profitability in comparison to the previous year was affected by

the lower market price and delivery volume of pulp and the

start-up phase of the new folding boxboard machine at Husum

2 February 2017 Metsä Group 3

Profit-making ability continued good

Metsä Group – Result 2016

• Construction of bioproduct mill at Äänekoski progressed as planned

– 84% complete at the end of the year

• Technical problems of the folding boxboard production line at Husum

were solved, and the average price of order intake reached a good level

• Installation of the extrusion coating line at Husum proceeded as

planned

• Expansion of Kerto® LVL mill at Lohja is progressing according to plan

• Metsä Wood divested its glulam business in Hartola

• Finnish sawmills were transferred from Metsä Wood to

Metsä Fibre


Events in the third quarter



Annual sales


EUR million

5,001 4,939 4,970 5,016 4,658

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1,264 1,242 1,214 1,219 1,254 1,265

1,204 1,248 1,255

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Comparable operating result


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Comparable operating result Operating result (IFRS)

EUR million


130

119

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3

53

64 68 71

89 94

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87

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Comparable operating result


EUR million

Change in comparable operating result

EUR million

Comparable operating result 2015 537

Sales prices -244

Sales volumes -21

Exchange rates 5

Raw materials and energy 34

Employee costs 35

Maintenance 8

Depreciation 18

Change of inventories 50

Other 17

Total -98

Comparable operating result 2016 439



Items affecting comparability 2016



EUR million 2016

Operating result (IFRS) 442.3

Items affecting comparability:

Metsä Board / Items related to paper production at Kyro -7.8

Metsä Tissue / Divestment of the business in Russia -4.4

Metsä Board / Loss related to divestment of Alrec Boiler Oy -1.1

Metsä Fibre / Sales gain related to Metsä-Botnia Metsät Oy 11.7

Metsä Board / Additional sales price related to Hallein 4.4

Metsä Wood / Sales gain from the glulam business 1.7

Other items, net -0.8

Items affecting comparability, total 3.7

Comparable operating result 438.6


Comparable ROCE


7.1

9.1

11.4

13.6

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%

Target >10%


Equity ratio


34.7 37.9 37.9

43.2 43.9

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Interest-bearing net liabilities


1,609 1,510

938

610

1,033

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EUR million


Capital expenditure


204 214

143

492

758

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Income statement



EUR million 2016 2015 Change

Sales 4,657.9 5,016.0 -358.1

Other operating income 70.5 95.7 -25.2

Operating expenses -4,041.8 -4,311.4 269.6

Depreciation and impairment losses -244.3 -258.2 13.9

Operating result 442.3 542.1 -99.8

Comparable operating result 438.6 537.4 -98.8

Share of results from associated companies and joint ventures -1.1 11.2 -12.3

Exchange gains and losses -5.7 -1.2 -4.6

Other net financial items -74.9 -83.8 8.9

Result before income tax 360.6 468.4 -107.8

Key figures



2016 2015 Change

Return on capital employed, % 10.2 13.7 -3.5

Comparable return on capital employed 10.2 13.6 -3.4

Return on equity, % 11.2 15.9 -4.7

Comparable return on equity 11.0 15.8 -4.8

Equity ratio, % 43.9 43.2 0.7

Net gearing ratio, % 40 25 15

Interest-bearing net liabilities, EUR million 1,033 610 423

Capital expenditure, EUR million 758 492 266

Personnel at end of period 9,300 9,599 -299

Cash flow statement I



EUR million 2016 2015

Cash flow from operating activities

Result for the period 279.9 355.7

Adjustments to result for the period 350.5 387.2

Interest received 3.0 4.0

Interest paid -54.2 -68.9

Dividends received 1.6 5.7

Taxes -115.5 -97.3

Other financial items, net 8.6 -11.9

Change in working capital -126.2 221.3

Net cash flow from operating activities 347.8 796.0

Cash flow statement II



EUR million 2016 2015

Net cash flow from operating activities 347.8 796.0

Purchase of shares 0.0 -2.4

Investments -757.9 -491.6

Sales of assets and others 62.6 40.2

Changes in members’ capital and other capital 65.9 106.4

Interest on members’ capital and dividends paid -120.2 -94.9

Change in long-term loans and committed facilities 174.8 -180.8

Change in cash and cash equivalents -226.8 172.8

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 1,120.8 947.9

Translation differences and others 1.1 0.1

Change in cash and cash equivalents -226.8 172.8

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 895,1 1,120.8


Personnel at year end


11,447 10,736 10,410

9,599 9,300

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Wood Supply and Forest Services



Metsä Forest – Wood Supply and Forest Services


Sales 1,534.4 1,518.1 16.3


Operating expenses -1,507.4 -1,493.1 -14.3


Operating result 30.9 29.0 1.9

Items affecting comparability, total - - -

Comparable operating result, EUR million 30.9 29.0 1.9

% of sales 2.0 1.9 0.1

Wood supply and stumpage prices were stable in Finland

• Wood was harvested and delivered as

targeted

• A total of approximately 30.5 million cubic

metres (30.0) of wood was delivered

• Weather conditions for harvesting were

good throughout the year

• Sales of forest services grew

• Nearly 20% of the wood sourced from

private forests were bought electronically.

As to the forest management services, the

figure was about 25%


Comparable operating result EUR million

Metsä Forest – Wood Supply and Forest Services

8.6

7.0

4.5

8.1

8.7

6.9 7.0

6.3

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Wood Products Industry

Wood Products Industry


Metsä Wood – Wood Products Industry


Sales 481.6 533.6 -52.0

Other operating income 12.2 8.1 4.1

Operating expenses -440.2 -516.2 76.0



Items affecting comparability, total -1.3 21.4 -22.7


% of sales 8.0 5.2 2.8

The delivery volumes of Kerto® LVL grew clearly

• The delivery volumes and sales of Kerto® LVL grew

particularly in Northern Europe, Australia and

North America

• The delivery volumes and sales of plywood decreased

• The EUR 100 million investment programme in the

plywood and Kerto® LVL operations proceeded as

planned

– The expansion of Kerto® LVL mill at Lohja is progressing

– A new birch veneer peeling and drying line will be built at

Äänekoski, and a new plywood mill in Estonia

– The customer test runs of the speciality veneer product under-

way at Suolahti

• Finnish sawmills from Metsä Wood to Metsä Fibre

• Glulam business in Hartola and project business in

Pälkäne were divested



Metsä Wood – Wood Products Industry

5.1

6.8

4.9

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Pulp and Sawn Timber Industry

Pulp and Sawn Timber Industry


Metsä Fibre – Pulp and Sawn Timber Industry


Sales 1,636.0 1,771.8 -135.8

Other operating income 25.8 16.2 9.6




Items affecting comparability, total -6.2 - -6.2

Comparable operating result, EUR million 214.6 340.7 -126.1

% of sales 13.1 19.2 6.1

Price of pulp (PIX) 2008–2016

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Hardwood/EUR Softwood/EUR Hardwood/USD Softwood/USD



USD EUR

Source: Foex

Profitability was affected by

lower sales prices of pulp

• Demand-supply balance of long-fibre pulp

remained good

• In short-fibre, an increase in supply brought prices

down

• Sales and operating result decreased due to the

lower sales volumes and prices of pulp

• Metsä Group’s Finnish sawmills were transferred

to Metsä Fibre

• Construction of the bioproduct mill at Äänekoski

on schedule and on budget

– Investment in the bioproduct mill totalled EUR 508

million in 2016

– 84% per cent was complete at the end of the year

– Focus shifting to testing and commissioning




58,4

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Paperboard Industry

Paperboard Industry


Metsä Board – Paperboard Industry


Sales 1,720.3 2,007.5 -287.2





Items affecting comparability, total 5.2 -19.2 24.4

Comparable operating result, EUR million 137.5 179.9 -42.4

% of sales 8.0 9.0 -1.0



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Folding boxboard White-top kraftliner

Prices of folding boxboard and white-top kraftliner

in Europe 2010–2016

Sources: Pöyry Management Consulting and FOEX Indexes

Ltd

EUR/tonne

Demand for fresh fibre paperboards continued good

• Folding boxboard and white fresh fibre

linerboard volumes were up by 12% in 2016

• Sales declined due to the planned major

decrease of fine paper volumes

• Wallpaper base business was discontinued

• Operating result weakened by the start-up of

the folding boxboard machine at Husum

• Result development of the Finnish mills stable

– Five mills reached new annual production records

• Construction of the extrusion coating line at

Husum is progressing as planned




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Tissue and Cooking Papers



Metsä Tissue – Tissue and Cooking Papers


Sales 990.8 1,015.8 -25.0


Operating expenses -893.3 -938.5 45.2



Items affecting comparability, total 1.7 13.5 -11.8


% of sales 6.4 5.4 1.0

The operating result of Tissue and Cooking Papers

improved

• Operating result improved thanks to a better

product mix, increased efficiency, and lower

production and transport costs

• Sales declined due to the discontinuation of

consumer business in Russia and exchange

rate changes

• Paper machine at Raubach and the

greaseproof paper machine at Mänttä were

renewed

• Several new products were brought to the

market in 2016



Metsä Tissue – Tissue and Cooking Papers

11.8

9.7

19.6

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Summary

Outlook for the business areas 1/2


• Wood demand focuses on regeneration and thinning sites to be harvested when the ground is

unfrozen and, in terms of energy wood, crown wood

Wood Products

• Market demand for wood products is picking up, improving the order book for all sheet products

• Construction in the UK market is expected to remain at a good level

Pulp and Sawn Timber

• Global demand for pulp has continued to increase slightly, and there are no signs of considerable

negative changes in the market conditions

• Demand in Asia will support the market balance of spruce sawn timber

• Oversupply in pine sawn timber will continue, particularly due to the market situation in North Africa


Summary

Outlook for the business areas 2/2

Paperboard

• Demand for premium fresh fibre paperboards is expected to remain good in Europe and the

Americas

• Market prices of folding boxboard and white fresh fibre linerboard are expected to remain stable

• Paperboard deliveries in January–March 2017 are expected to grow from the previous quarter

• Growth is supported by Husum's new folding boxboard production, marketed primarily to the

Americas


• In the tissue and cooking paper markets, demand is expected to remain stable in all market areas

• Demand for tissue paper is expected to increase particularly in eastern Central Europe, and

demand for cooking papers in Asia


Summary

• Metsä Group’s comparable operating

result is in the first quarter of 2017

expected to be roughly at a similar

level as in the fourth quarter of 2016


Near-term outlook

Summary

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