Metsä Board Annual Review 2024

METSÄ BOARD Annual review 2024

Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

Consolidated cash flow statement

Business operations and value creation 2 This is Metsä Board 4 CEO’s review 6

Equity attributable to shareholders of parent company

EUR million

Note

1–12/2024

1–12/2023

Reserve for invested restricted equity

Total share­ holders' equity 2,052.6

Cash flow from operating activities Result for the period

Fair value and other reserves

Non- controlling interest

Share capital

Translation differences

Treasury shares

Retained earnings

39.4 113.0

101.6

EUR million

Note

Total

Adjustments to the result, total

27.3

Shareholders’ equity, 1 Jan 2024

557.9

-66.0

209.1

208.9

992.6

1,897.0

155.6

-5.5

Strategy and financial targets

Interest received

8.8

9.7

Result for the period

25.3

25.3

14.1

39.4

Interest paid

-16.5 9.9 -3.4 -17.2 -96.3

-11.1

8

Value creation

Other comprehensive income net of tax total Comprehensive income total

5.1

-16.7

-71.7

-2.3

-90.7

-5.0

-95.7

Dividends received

82.8

Other financial items, net

2.6

-16.7

-71.7

23.0

-65.4

9.1

-56.2

Financial development 10 Key figures 12

Income tax paid

24.1

Change in working capital

105.8 342.8

Related party transactions Dividends Disposal of treasury shares

Net cash flow from operations

37.8

5.1 5.1 3.3

-88.8

-88.8

-88.8

Report of the Board of Directors

1.8

-1.8

Cash flow from investing activities Capital expenditure

20 20 37 70 89 96

• Sustainability statement

Share based payments

0.1

0.1

0.1

-164.0

-218.4

General information

Shareholders’ equity, 31 Dec 2024

557.9

-82.7

137.4

208.9

-3.7

925.2

1,743.0

164.7

1,907.7

Proceeds from disposal of shares in subsidiaries, net of cash

7.2

-0.5

E – Environment

Proceeds from disposal of other shares

0.5

Proceeds from sale of tangible and intangible assets

35.0

58.9 -0.2

S – Social responsibility

Shareholders’ equity, 1 Jan 2023

557.9

-64.0

283.9

208.9

1,103.2

2,082.0

173.2

2,255.2

-7.8

Change in non-current receivables, net

-1.0

Result for the period

94.8

94.8

6.8

101.6

G – Governance

Net cash flow from investing

-129.9

-159.7

Other comprehensive income net of tax total Comprehensive income total

5.1

-1.9

-74.8

2.6

-74.1

-1.4

-75.6

Annexes to the Sustainability statement

-1.9

-74.8

97.5

20.7

5.4

26.1

Cash flow from financing activities Payment of non-current interest bearing liabilities

-18.7 95.8

-18.9

98 Consolidated financial statements 102 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 150 Parent company financial statements 153 Notes to the parent company financial statements 166 The Board’s proposal to the Annual General Meeting for the distribution of funds 167 Auditor’s Report 171 Sustainability statement assurance report 173 Shares and shareholders 177 Ten years in figures 178 Taxes 179 Production capacities 181 Calculation of key ratios and comparable performance measures Corporate governance 183 Corporate governance statement 190 • Board of Directors of Metsä Board 194 • Corporate Management Team of Metsä Board

Related party transactions Dividends Disposal of treasury shares

Change in current liabilities

5.5

-0.4

5.1 5.1 3.3

-205.8

-205.8

-22.9

-228.7

Change in non-current non-interest bearing liabilities, net

-3.1

4.7

-2.3

2.3

Dividend paid and capital distribution

-88.8 -14.8

-229.7 -244.3

Share based payments

0.1

0.1

0.1

Net cash flow from financing

Shareholders’ equity, 31 Dec 2023

557.9

-66.0

209.1

208.9

992.6

1,897.0

155.6

2,052.6

-5.5

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-107.0

-61.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

291.6

356.2

Translation adjustments

-2.1

-3.5

Change in cash and cash equivalents

-107.0 182.6

-61.2 291.6

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

5.4

Notes to consolidated cash flow statement Adjustments to the result, total Taxes Depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges Share of result from associated companies and joint ventures

12.0 113.6

19.3 93.8 -24.2 -59.1

8.8

Gains and losses on sale of non-current assets

-33.1 10.8

Finance costs, net

-0.1 -4.7 2.2 27.3

Post-employment benefit obligations and provisions

-0.6

Other adjustments

1.5

Adjustments to the result, total

113.0

Change in working capital Inventories

-76.1 -24.0

109.5 103.0 -106.7 105.8

Trade receivables and other receivables Trade payables and other liabilities

3.8

Change in working capital

-96.3

196 Remuneration report 201 Investor relations and investor information

100

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