Thursday August 17, 2017 Eksportfinans' board approved the company's financial report for the first-half year of 2017 .
Net interest income was NOK 114 million for the first half-year of 2017, compared to NOK 132 million for the same period in 2016. The decrease was expected and primarily due to the lower level of interest generating assets.
Profit, excluding unrealized gains and losses on financial instruments and realized losses hedged by the Portfolio Hedge Agreement, amounted to NOK 18 million for the first six months of 2017, compared to NOK 171 million for the corresponding period of 2016. The decrease was mainly due to the positive effect of the sale of Eksportfinans’ office property on the first half-year result in 2016, as well as lower net interest income.
Comprehensive income according to IFRS was negative NOK 213 million for the first half-year of 2017, compared to negative NOK 104 million for the first half-year of 2016. The negative figures were primarily due to the reversal of previously unrealized gains on Eksportfinans’ own debt.
Total assets were NOK 25.7 billion at June 30, 2017, compared to NOK 33.2 billion at December 31, 2016. The decrease was in line with expectations and is due to scheduled repayments of debt.
The core capital ratio was 72.3 percent at June 30, 2017, compared to 61.0 percent at December 31, 2016. At the end of the first half-year of 2017 the company had liquidity reserves totaling NOK 6.2 billion.
Facts about Eksportfinans ASA
Eksportfinans manages a portfolio of loans to the Norwegian export industry and foreign buyers of Norwegian capital goods. The loans are guaranteed by GIEK (The Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits) and/or banks. The company also manages a portfolio of international securities. The business is funded through bonds and commercial paper issued in the international capital markets. Eksportfinans was established in 1962 and is owned by banks operating in Norway and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries on behalf of the Norwegian government. Entering 2017 total assets amounted to approximately NOK 33 billion. The company is located in Dronning Maud’s gate (Vika) in central Oslo.
Forward‐looking statements
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