Financial History

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

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INCOME STATEMENT

Television licence revenue

195,642

196,131

196,623

196,248

189,055

Commercial revenue

152,053

148,342

134,519

145,837

150,050

Total revenue

347,695

344,473

331,142

342,085

339,105

Operating costs (before depreciation, amortisation and exceptional items)

(339,288)

(331,345)

(307,691)

(337,773)

(339,803)

EBITDA before exceptional items

8,407

13,128

23,451

4,312

(698)

Depreciation and amortisation

(11,765)

(11,654)

(13,543)

(13,803)

(12,417)

Gain/(loss) on disposal of assets

12

73

(8)

288

5

Disposal of investments

36

-

-

-

-

Exceptional items 1

-

-

-

256

(548)

Profit/(loss) from operating activities after exceptional items

(3,310)

1,547

9,900

(8,947)

(13,658)

Net finance income/(expense)

320

1,219

(99)

57

520

Tax

197

(407)

(1,863)

1,689

135

Surplus/(deficit) for the year

(2,793)

2,359

7,938

(7,201)

(13,003)

BALANCE SHEET

Non-current and current assets

Property, plant and equipment

58,145

62,810

60,982

71,028

67,846

Intangible assets

4,252

7,968

4,772

6,311

5,695

Pension asset

180,590

147,714

150,816

110,404

49,556

Inventories

25,951

27,105

26,669

27,689

31,245

Cash and liquid investments

114,062

101,392

87,165

69,149

66,961

Other assets

62,831

61,484

71,509

63,511

60,246

Total assets

445,831

408,473

401,913

348,092

281,549

Non-current and current liabilities

Employee benefits – restructuring

7,392

8,792

13,411

14,332

16,675

Other liabilities

206,105

197,554

190,358

178,452

169,344

Total liabilities

213,497

206,346

203,769

192,784

186,019

Equity

232,334

202,127

198,144

155,308

95,530

Total equity and liabilities

445,831

408,473

401,913

348,092

281,549

CASH FLOW

Net cash generated/(absorbed) from operating activities

26,085

27,682

22,560

8,025

(21,156)

Net cash outflow from acquisition of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

(9,682)

(11,629)

(8,178)

(14,287)

(18,205)

Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

15

77

20

305

17

EMPLOYEES

Total headcount at 31 December

1,868

1,871

1,866

1,831

1,822

Total FTE at 31 December

1,735

1,755

1,758

1,714

1,691

1 Exceptional items includes gain on disposal of land, sales-enabling project costs, restructuring and other charges