Metsä Board Oyj/€METSB
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About Metsä Board Oyj
Metsä Board Oyj operates in the packaging industry, specializing as a producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards. The company's core offerings include folding boxboards, food service boards, and white kraftliners, which are used in packaging for food, consumer goods, and retail applications. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metsä Board's operations are deeply rooted in sustainable forestry practices, leveraging Nordic wood fiber. The company holds a competitive position due to its focus on sustainability and innovation in lightweight paperboards, which cater to global demands for eco-friendly packaging solutions. Its strategic footprint spans production facilities in Finland and a network of global sales offices.
- Ticker
- €METSB
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- XHEL
- Employees
- 1,961
- Headquarters
- Espoo, Finland
Metsä Board Oyj Metrics
BasicAdvanced
€1.2B
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-€0.43
0.36
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Price and volume
Market cap
€1.2B
Beta
0.36
52-week high
€3.24
52-week low
€2.57
Average daily volume
287K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.565
Quick ratio
0.904
Long term debt to equity
0.301
Total debt to equity
0.388
Interest coverage (TTM)
-3.33%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
49.6
Gross margin (TTM)
20.65%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-8.91%
Operating margin (TTM)
-4.29%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
10.19%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
€850,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-1.51%
Return on equity (TTM)
-8.94%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.707
Price to book
0.73
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.75
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
10.743
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
9.31%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.314
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-11.71%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
2,099.13%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-10.04%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-0.89%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-18.82%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.18%
Bulls say / Bears say
Metsä Board delivered a strong profitability turnaround in Q2 FY2026, with comparable EBITDA more than doubling to €30.3 million and the margin rising to 7.0% from 1.3% a year earlier, signaling improved operational leverage in its core paperboard segment (Reuters).
The company reaffirmed its industry‐leading sustainability credentials by securing an EcoVadis Platinum rating—placing it among the top 1% of paper, paperboard and packaging producers globally—bolstering its appeal to ESG‐driven brand owners (Metsä Board).
To deepen customer engagement and accelerate innovation, Metsä Board inaugurated a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan in July 2026, enhancing its ability to co-develop lightweight, sustainable packaging solutions with key European brand partners (Packaging Insights).
Metsä Board reported a comparable operating loss of €7.7 million in January–June 2026, underscoring continued challenges in returning to profitability on a full‐year basis (Metsä Board).
Net cash flow from operations was a negative €61.8 million in H1 2026, reflecting elevated working capital requirements and constraining free cash flow generation (Metsä Board).
The company warned that exchange rate fluctuations, including hedging effects, are expected to have a “clearly negative effect” on its full‐year 2026 results, posing an earnings headwind amid volatile currency markets (Metsä Board).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Metsä Board Oyj
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | €METSB weighting |
|---|---|---|
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.04% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.01% |
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