Eksportfinans’ financial results for the first quarter of 2017 were in line with expectations.
Net interest income was NOK 62 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to NOK 76 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 excluding realized losses hedged by the Portfolio Hedge Agreement, amounted to NOK 16 million for the first three months of 2017, compared to NOK 42 million for the corresponding period of 2016. The decrease was mainly due to the lower net interest income.
Comprehensive income according to IFRS was negative NOK 152 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to negative NOK 18 million for the first quarter of 2016. The negative figures were primarily due to the reversal of previously unrealized gains on Eksportfinans’ own debt.
Total assets were NOK 33 billion at March 31, 2017. This was unchanged compared to December 31, 2016.
The core capital ratio was 66.7 percent at March 31, 2017, compared to 61.0 percent at December 31, 2016. At the end of the first quarter of 2017 the company had liquidity reserves totaling NOK 12 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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