Consolidated income statement
€ million | Note | 2017 | 2016 | ||
Revenue | 1,697 | 1,584 | |||
Other income | 143 | 139 | |||
Total income | 1,840 | 1,723 | |||
Operating expenses | |||||
Purchase costs and costs of subcontracted work | -402 | -402 | |||
Employee benefit expenses | -485 | -462 | |||
External personnel expenses | -151 | -123 | |||
Other operating expenses | -329 | -333 | |||
Total purchase costs, costs of subcontracted work and operating expenses | -1,367 | -1,320 | |||
Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment | -396 | -395 | |||
Less: Own work capitalised | 228 | 199 | |||
Total operating expenses | -1,535 | -1,516 | |||
Operating profit | 305 | 207 | |||
Finance income | 67 | 18 | |||
Finance expense | -110 | -72 | |||
Result from associates and joint ventures | 9 | -5 | |||
Profit before tax | 271 | 148 | |||
Tax | -68 | -42 | |||
Profit after tax from continuing operations | 203 | 106 | |||
Profit after tax from discontinued operations | - | 176 | |||
Profit after tax[*] | 203 | 282 |
- * The profit after tax for 2017 is almost entirely attributable to the shareholders of Alliander N.V.