Profit performance - Group

Amounts in NOK million	Q1 2017	Q4 2016	Q3 2016	Q2 2016	Q1 2016
QUARTERLY PROFIT
Net interest income	261	273	271	268	270
Other operating income	66	45	74	106	56
Total operating costs	150	143	148	147	148
Profit before impairment on loans	177	175	197	227	178
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	2	22	5	-3	-2
Pre tax profit	175	153	192	230	180
Tax	44	40	46	49	46
Profit after tax	131	113	146	181	134

As a percentage of average assets
Net interest income	1.69	1.79	1.77	1.79	1.80
Other operating income	0.43	0.30	0.48	0.70	0.37
Total operating costs	0.97	0.94	0.97	0.98	0.99
Profit before impairment on loans	1.15	1.15	1.28	1.51	1.18
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	0.01	0.14	0.03	-0.02	-0.01
Pre tax profit	1.14	1.01	1.25	1.53	1.19
Tax	0.28	0.26	0.30	0.33	0.30
Profit after tax	0.86	0.75	0.95	1.20	0.89