Consolidated income statement

€ million

Note

2017

2016

Revenue

21

1,697

 

1,584

 

Other income

22

143

 

139

 
      

Total income

  

1,840

 

1,723

      

Operating expenses

     

Purchase costs and costs of subcontracted work

23

-402

 

-402

 

Employee benefit expenses

24

-485

 

-462

 

External personnel expenses

24

-151

 

-123

 

Other operating expenses

25

-329

 

-333

 

Total purchase costs, costs of subcontracted work and operating expenses

 

-1,367

 

-1,320

 
      

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment

26

-396

 

-395

 

Less: Own work capitalised

 

228

 

199

 

Total operating expenses

  

-1,535

 

-1,516

      

Operating profit

  

305

 

207

      

Finance income

27

 

67

 

18

Finance expense

28

 

-110

 

-72

Result from associates and joint ventures

5

 

9

 

-5

Profit before tax

  

271

 

148

      

Tax

29

 

-68

 

-42

      

Profit after tax from continuing operations

  

203

 

106

Profit after tax from discontinued operations

33

 

-

 

176

Profit after tax[*]

  

203

 

282

  • * The profit after tax for 2017 is almost entirely attributable to the shareholders of Alliander N.V.