Profit performance - Group

QUARTERLY PROFIT
(NOK million)	Q2 2023	Q1 2023	Q4 2022	Q3 2022	Q2 2022
Net interest income	462	445	432	398	353
Other operating income	81	55	102	35	49
Total operating costs	211	198	216	179	174
Profit before impairment on loans	332	302	318	254	228
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	-3	33	2	2	-8
Pre-tax profit	335	269	316	252	236
Taxes	80	62	74	63	53
Profit after tax	255	207	242	189	183

As a percentage of average assets
Net interest income	1.94	1.98	1.95	1.87	1.65
Other operating income	0.34	0.24	0.46	0.16	0.23
Total operating costs	0.89	0.88	0.97	0.84	0.82
Profit before impairment on loans	1.39	1.34	1.44	1.19	1.06
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	-0.01	0.15	0.01	0.01	-0.04
Pre-tax profit	1.40	1.19	1.43	1.18	1.10
Taxes	0.33	0.27	0.34	0.29	0.25
Profit after tax	1.07	0.92	1.09	0.89	0.85