Metso Oyj - Quarterly report

Metso's Interim Review January 1 - March 31, 2016

Metso's Interim Review January 1 - March 31, 2016

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on April 22, 2016 at 09:00 a.m. local
time


Metso will arrange a results audiocast today at 13:00 EET (6:00 EST, 10:00 UTC,
11:00 CET). The audiocast is viewable at www.metso.com/latestreports . A
simultaneous conference call will be arranged, allowing participants to ask
questions. A recording of the event is available at the earliest after the event
has finished and a transcript will be available for downloading.

This is a summary of Metso's January-March 2016 Interim Review. The complete
report is attached to this release as a pdf-file and is also available at
www.metso.com/latestreports .

Figures  in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2015, unless otherwise
stated.  The Process  Automation Systems  (PAS) business  was divested  on April
1, 2015. The  comparison numbers for Metso Group  and Flow Control including the
PAS business can be found in the tables section.

First quarter 2016 in brief
  * Challenging market conditions had a negative impact on the demand for
    services in the mining and aggregates industry as well as on the demand for
    valves sold to the oil & gas transportation segment in North America.
  * Orders for aggregates equipment increased and those for mining equipment
    were at the same level compared to the first quarter of 2015.
  * Orders received totaled EUR 663 million (EUR 737 million), of which EUR 433
    million (EUR 507 million) were services orders.
  * Net sales were EUR 601 million (EUR 733 million), of which EUR 409 million
    for services (EUR 441 million). The decline was mainly due to a slowdown in
    project deliveries
  * Adjusted EBITA totaled EUR 56 million, or 9.3% of net sales (EUR 78 million,
    10.6%). The profitability of the services business remained healthy as
    expected, whereas profitability of the mining equipment business was weak.

Outlook for 2016 (changes in brackets)
Metso's overall trading conditions in 2016 will be somewhat weaker compared to
2015. Demand for our products and services is expected to develop as follows:

  * remain weak for mining equipment and satisfactory for mining services
  * remain satisfactory for aggregates equipment and services
  * remain satisfactory for Flow Control products related to customers' new
    investments and good for Flow Control services

From  our end of March, 2016 backlog we expect to invoice EUR 1.1 billion during
2016. Internal  efficiency actions will continue  to improve competitiveness and
mitigate  the price pressure that can be seen in markets that are facing weak or
satisfactory demand. Restructuring costs are expected to be on the same level as
in   2015 (previously:   lower   than   in  2015). Capital  expenditure  without
acquisitions  and net  financial costs  are expected  to be  lower than in 2015
(previously: at the same level as in 2015).

President and CEO Matti Kähkönen:
Orders and net sales were at a low level in the project businesses during the
first quarter, as uncertainties in the markets tend to slow down both the
decision-making relating to new orders and the execution of ongoing projects.
This is most visible in the mining business and to some extent also in the oil &
gas-related valve business in North America. In addition, the low order volume
for capex driven engineered services in particular resulted in a slow start for
mining services in the first quarter. Positive development was seen in the
aggregates business, where equipment orders grew in India and some other
regions.

Despite the challenges with volumes in the equipment businesses, our
profitability remains at a satisfactory level, thanks to the services business
and overall cost control. Services net sales have been somewhat impacted by our
customers' cost cutting, which we have offset with internal initiatives;
profitability of the services business in both Minerals and Flow Control
improved in the first quarter. Going forward, we do not foresee any significant
changes in the activity of our end-markets and our focus continues to be on
developing our cost competitiveness and our product and services offering to
help our customers to improve their productivity.


Key figures
 EUR million                       Q1/    Q1/
                                  2016  2015* Change %                    2015*
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 Orders received                   663    737      -10                    2,965
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 Orders received by the
 services business                 433    507      -15                    1,879
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   % of orders received             65     69                                63
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 Order backlog at the end of
 the period                      1,300  1,445      -10                    1,268
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 Net sales                         601    733      -18                    2,923
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 Net sales of the services
 business                          409    441       -7                    1,840
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   % of net sales                   68     60                                63
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 Earnings before interest, tax
 and amortization (EBITA),
 adjusted                           56     78      -28                      356
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   % of net sales                  9.3   10.6                              12.2
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 Personnel at the end of the
 period                         12,386 14,015      -12                   12,619
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 *Comparison numbers including the divested PAS business can be found in the
 tables section of the interim review

                                   Q1/    Q1/
                                  2016   2015 Change %                     2015
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 Operating profit                   50     65      -23                      555
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   % of net sales                  8.4    8.3                              18.7
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 Earnings per share, EUR          0.18   0.25      -28                     2.95
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 Free cash flow                     62     87      -29                      341
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 Return on capital employed
 (ROCE) before taxes,
 annualized, %                     9.4   12.9                              25.7
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 Equity-to-asset ratio at the
 end of the period, %             43.9   36.6                              48.3
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 Net gearing at the end of the
 period, %                         6.9   41.4                              10.6
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Metso is a world leading industrial company serving the mining, aggregates,
recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries. We help our customers
improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability by
using our unique knowledge, experienced people and innovative solutions to build
new, sustainable ways of growing together.

Our products range from mining and aggregates processing equipment and systems
to industrial valves and controls. Our customers are supported by a broad scope
of services and a global network of over 80 service centers and about 6,400
services professionals. Metso has an uncompromising attitude towards safety.

Metso is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland, and had net sales of about
EUR 2.9 billion in 2015. Metso employs over 12,000 persons in more than 50
countries. Expect results.

www.metso.com, twitter.com/metsogroup


For further information, please contact:
Matti Kähkönen, President and CEO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3000
Harri Nikunen, CFO, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3010
Juha Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel.
+358 20 484 3253

Metso Corporation
Harri Nikunen
CFO

Juha Rouhiainen
VP, Investor Relations

Distribution:
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A recording of the event is available at www.metso.com/latestreports at the
earliest after the event has finished and a transcript of the event will be
available.


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Attachments:

Metso Interim Review Q1 2016.pdf