Brief: Metsa Board Q1 Adjusted EBIT EUR 22.8 Mln

Metsa Board Oyj

29/04/2025 10:26

April 29 (Reuters) - Metsa Board Oyj METSB.HE:

Q1 EPS EUR -0.02

Q1 EBIT EUR -3.8 MILLION

Q1 EBITDA EUR 43.8 MILLION

Q1 NET INCOME EUR -4.9 MILLION

Q1 REVENUE EUR 480.8 MILLION

Q1 ADJUSTED EBIT EUR 22.8 MILLION

Q1 ADJUSTED EPS EUR 0.04

2025 OUTLOOK: CONSUMERS' CAUTIOUS PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR AND SUPPLY OF FRESH FIBRE PAPERBOARD OUTPACING DEMAND, ESPECIALLY IN EMEA REGION, INCREASE UNCERTAINTY IN DEVELOPMENT OF PAPERBOARD SALES

2025 OUTLOOK: IMPORT TARIFFS IMPOSED BY US HAVE A DIRECT AND INDIRECT IMPACT ON SALES DEVELOPMENT

2025 OUTLOOK: WEAKENING PREDICTABILITY IN NEAR FUTURE

IN Q2, METSÄ BOARD'S TOTAL PAPERBOARD DELIVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LARGELY SAME AS IN Q1

VARIABLE COSTS, EXCLUDING PULP COSTS, ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT PREVIOUS QUARTER'S LEVEL

MORE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWNS HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR MILLS IN Q2 THAN IN Q1

REPAIR SHUTDOWN WILL BEGIN IN LATE MAY AT EVAPORATION PLANT OF ASSOCIATED COMPANY METSÄ FIBRE'S KEMI BIOPRODUCT MILL

IN Q2, EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS, INCLUDING IMPACT OF HEDGES, WILL HAVE A NEUTRAL IMPACT ON OPERATING RESULT COMPARED TO Q1

DEMAND SITUATION FOR LONG-FIBRE MARKET PULP IS SLIGHTLY BETTER IN EUROPE THAN IN CHINA

SLIGHT SEASONAL PICKUP IS EXPECTED IN SAWN TIMBER DEMAND

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