Profit performance - Group

QUARTERLY PROFIT
(NOK million)	Q2 2018	Q1 2018	Q4 2017	Q3 2017	Q2 2017
Net interest income	291	289	290	281	268
Other operating income	78	53	58	55	63
Total operating costs	150	149	144	145	151
Profit before impairment on loans	219	193	204	191	180
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	-5	2	-1	6	6
Pre tax profit	224	191	205	185	174
Tax	50	50	48	46	44
Profit after tax	174	141	157	139	130

As a percentage of average assets
Net interest income	1.68	1.73	1.76	1.72	1.71
Other operating income	0.45	0.32	0.35	0.34	0.40
Total operating costs	0.87	0.89	0.88	0.89	0.96
Profit before impairment on loans	1.26	1.16	1.23	1.17	1.15
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	-0.03	0.01	-0.01	0.04	0.03
Pre tax profit	1.29	1.15	1.24	1.13	1.12
Tax	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.28	0.28
Profit after tax	1.00	0.86	0.95	0.85	0.84