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Analysis of income statement items

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FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

(€ million)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

(*)

In order to provide as accurate a representation of “Financial income (expense)” as possible, the economic effects attributable to the effective portion of hedging derivatives are recorded under the same item as those of the hedged elements. Any economic effects attributable to the ineffective portion of hedging derivatives are recorded under “(Expense) income on derivatives”. The values for the comparison years have been reclassified accordingly.

Income from equity investments

407

757

536

(221)

(29.2)

Interest income and other financial income (*)

206

446

385

(61)

(13.7)

Interest expense and other financial expense (*)

(233)

(490)

(435)

55

(11.2)

 

380

713

486

(227)

(31.8)

Income from equity investments (€536 million) primarily comprises: (i) dividends paid out by subsidiaries Snam Rete Gas S.p.A. (€258 million), Italgas S.p.A. (€157 million), Stogit S.p.A. (€82 million) and GNL Italia S.p.A. (€1 million), as well as by jointly controlled companies GasBridge 1 B.V. and GasBridge 2 B.V. (€10 million); and (ii) other income pertaining to TIGF Holding S.A.S. (€28 million).

Interest income and other financial income (€385 million) essentially refers to interest income from the intragroup loans granted by Snam to the subsidiaries.

Interest expense and other financial expense (€435 million) refers to the costs relating to short- and long-term financial debt, and concerns expenses on bonds58 (€350 million) and on loans from banks and other financial institutions (€85 million).

The decrease in interest expense and other financial expense (€55 million) and in interest income and other financial income (€61 million) was due mainly to a reduction in the average cost of borrowing, partly as a result of the measures implemented by Snam to improve the group’s financial structure59.

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OTHER OPERATING INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

(€ million)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

Income from services rendered

173

170

185

15

8.8

Other income

11

13

12

(1)

(7.7)

Other total operating income

184

183

197

14

7.7

Income from services rendered (€185 million) refers to the chargebacks to subsidiaries of the costs incurred to perform services managed centrally by Snam S.p.A. These services are governed by contracts concluded between the parent company and its subsidiaries in the following areas: ICT, personnel and organisation, planning, administration, finance and control, general services, property and security services, legal and corporate affairs and compliance, health, safety and environment, regulation, external relations and communication, internal audit and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The pricing model for service contracts is based on the chargeback of costs incurred to provide the services on a full-cost basis.

Other income (€12 million) essentially refers to revenue from renting and maintaining fibre optic telecommunications cables for third parties.

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

(€ million)

2012

2013

2014

Change

% Change

For personnel

59

65

68

3

4.6

For non-financial services and other costs

119

126

147

21

16.7

Total other operating expenses

178

191

215

24

12.6

The personnel cost amounted to €68 million, broadly in line with the previous year.

The number of employees as at 31 December 2014 (705 people) is analysed below by professional status:

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(number)

31.12.2012

31.12.2013

31.12.2014

Change

% Change

Professional status

 

 

 

 

 

Executives

41

51

54

3

5.9

Managers

181

193

202

9

4.7

Office workers

443

453

444

(9)

(2.0)

Manual workers

7

6

5

(1)

(16.7)

 

672

703

705

2

0.3

Costs for non-financial services and other costs (€147 million) consist mainly of expenses for the provision of services that are charged back to subsidiaries.

58 Details of the bond issues that took place during the year and their conditions are provided in Note 14 – “Short-term financial liabilities, long-term financial liabilities and short-term portions of long-term liabilities” of the Notes to the separate financial statements of Snam S.p.A.

59 For more information, see the “Annual profile – Main events” section of this Report.

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