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Risk-adjusted profit

Nordea has introduced a target for risk-adjusted profit in order to signal the ambition to grow the business and thereby contribute to retaining high profitability. Risk-adjusted profit is based on Economic Profit less cost of equity. Risk-adjusted profit is adjusted for major non-recurring items. The target for Risk-adjusted profit is to double in 7 years, which implies an annual growth rate of on average 10%.

Growth in Risk-adjusted profit

EURm

2006A

2007A

2008A

2009

2010

Total income, excl. non-recurring items

7,121

7,766

8,118

9,073

9,246

Total operating expenses

-3,822

-4,066

-4,338

-4,512

-4,816

Expected losses

-523

-615

-690

-796

-858

Standard tax

-819

-833

-811

-811

-950

Risk-adjusted profit

1,957

2,252

2,279

2,786

2,622

(Updated: March 2011)