Metsä Group’s comparable operating result in 2017 was EUR 566 million
Metsä Group financial statements 2017 8 February 2018 at 12:00 noon EETJANUARY–DECEMBER 2017 (1–12/2016) · Sales were EUR 5,040 million (4,658). · Operating result was EUR 581 million (442). Comparable operating result was EUR 566 million (439). · Result before tax was EUR 506 million (361). Comparable result before tax was EUR 491 million (357). · Comparable return on capital employed was 12.3 per cent (10.2). Comparable return on capital employed excluding investments related to the bioproduct mill was 15.3 per cent (11.6). · Cash flow from operations was EUR 905 million (