2 Result for the year

2.1 Operating income

2.1.1 Total operating revenue

Accounting policies

Revenue recognition

PostNL's revenue from contracts with customers consist of the provision of postal and logistics services. Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised when the goods are transferred or the services are rendered to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which PostNL expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue is the gross inflow of economic benefits during the current year that arise from ordinary activities and result in an increase in equity, other than increases relating to contributions from equity participants.

Variable consideration/volume discounts

If the consideration in a contract includes a variable amount, PostNL estimates the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled in exchange for transferring the goods to the customer. The variable consideration is estimated at contract inception and constrained until it is highly probable that a significant revenue reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised will not occur when the associated uncertainty with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. PostNL provides volume discounts to certain customers once the quantity of products purchased during the period exceeds a threshold specified in the contract. Discounts are offset against amounts invoiced to the customer. To estimate the variable consideration for the expected future discounts, PostNL applies the expected value method. The variable consideration can be reasonably accurately determined from achieved volumes and contract agreements.

Contract liabilities

A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or render services to a customer for which PostNL has received consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. If a customer pays consideration before PostNL transfers goods or renders services to the customer, a contract liability is recognised when the payment is made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). Contract liabilities are recognised as revenue when PostNL performs under the contract and relate to amongst others deferred revenue from unused stamps, deferred revenue from franking machines and the rental of mailboxes. See note 3.1.3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue from contracts with customers represent revenue from the transfer of goods and rendering of services to third parties less discounts, credit notes and taxes levied on sales. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for the discounts.

Other operating revenue

Other operating revenue relates to the sale of goods and rendering of services not related to PostNL’s ordinary postal and logistics services and mainly include rental income of temporarily leased-out property and custom clearance income.

The company’s business involves the logistical service of delivering mail, parcels and other consignments. Nearly all of the company’s revenues are represented by a single performance obligation being ‘logistic services’. Revenue is being recognised at a point in time when the goods are transferred or services are rendered to the customer, generally on delivery of the mail, parcels or other consignments. Other performance obligations within the company’s business comprise the rental of post-boxes (revenue recognition over time) and stamp collection services (revenue recognition at a point in time).

The following table presents PostNL's revenue from contracts with customers relating to the reported operating segments. Refer to note 2.5 for the segment information of the other revenue and eliminations.

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PostNL Revenue from contracts with customers in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Parcels

2,044

2,353

Mail in the Netherlands

1,702

1,671

PostNL Other

107

199

Eliminations

(614)

(777)

Total

3,239

3,447

The increase in revenue mainly related to volume growth within Parcels supported by the impact of Covid-19, partly offset by the continued volume decline in addressed mail.

The following table presents the geographical segmentation of revenue from contracts with customers. The basis of allocation of revenue by geographical area is the country or region in which the entity recording the sales is located.

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PostNL Geographical segmentation in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

The Netherlands

2,833

2,982

Rest of Europe

203

252

Europe

3,035

3,235

Rest of the World

203

212

Total

3,239

3,447

2.1.2 Other income

Accounting policies

Other income mainly relates to the profit or loss from the sale of group companies, the sale of assets held for sale and the sale or sale-and-leaseback of property, plant and equipment.

In 2021, other income of €25 million mainly relates to the profit on the sale Cendris, a subsidiary of Mail in the Netherlands (€16 million), an amount received back from the purchase price of the acquisition of Sandd in 2019 and the profit on the sale of real estate in the Netherlands. In 2020, other income of €66 million mainly relates to the book profit of €60 million on the sale-and-leaseback transaction, described in further detail hereafter. The remaining part of other income mainly relates to the profit on the sale of other buildings and the sale of Adeptiv, a subsidiary of Mail in the Netherlands (€3 million).

Sale-and-leaseback transaction

On 5 November 2020, PostNL entered into a sale-and-leaseback transaction relating to four mail sorting centres and the international sorting centre. PostNL received gross proceeds of €150 million from this transaction. The related book gain of €60 million is reported within other income. The transaction resulted in the disposal of property, plant and equipment for €36 million, the disposal of right-of-use assets for €7 million (leasehold land and buildings), new lease liabilities of €66 million and additions in right-of-use assets of €21 million. The new leases were discounted with rates between 3.0-3.3%, the lease terms varying between 5 and 10 years.

2.1.3 Work contracted out and other external expenses

Accounting policies

Operating expenses related to ordinary activities are recognised on an accrual basis. In case it is not possible to directly relate the operating expenses to a particular income earned or expected future income, these expenses are recognised in the period incurred.

Lease expenses

As from 2019, lease expenses relate to short-term leases and leases of which the underlying assets are of low value. Payments made (net of any incentives received from the lessor) are charged to the income statement as incurred during the period of the lease.

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PostNL Work contracted out and other external expenses in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020 restated

2021

Parcels

816

1,017

Mail in the Netherlands

451

426

PostNL Other

67

78

Work contracted out

1,333

1,522

Rent & lease expenses

14

13

External temporary staff

172

174

Total

1,519

1,708

Costs of work contracted out and other external expenses increased by €189 million in 2021 mainly due to increased volumes and service expansion within Parcels.

2.1.4 Salaries, pensions and social security contributions

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PostNL Salaries, pensions and social security contribution in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Salaries

866

849

Social security charges

138

123

Salaries and social security charges

1,005

972

   

Defined benefit plans

133

149

Defined contribution plans

12

12

Pension charges

145

161

   

Net addition to restructuring provisions

6

(2)

Share-based payments

3

3

Gross salaries, pensions and social security contributions

1,159

1,134

   

Capitalised salary costs

 

(5)

   

Total

1,159

1,129

In 2021, pension charges increased by €16 million, resulting from higher regular defined benefit charges. More detailed information on pensions is included in note 3.5 Provisions for pension liabilities. For the net additions to restructuring provisions reference is made to note 3.6 Other provisions. The capitalised salary costs related to IT investments as disclosed in note 3.3 Intangible fixed assets.

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PostNL Labour force as indicated
2020, 2021

1

2020

2021

Headcount

  

Parcels

7,716

8,246

Mail in the Netherlands

31,498

27,611

PostNL Other

1,327

1,508

Total at year end

40,541

37,365

   

Full-time equivalents (FTEs)

  

Parcels

6,295

6,862

Mail in the Netherlands

14,803

13,934

PostNL Other

1,206

1,385

Total year average

22,304

22,181

External temporary staff year average

1,957

2,978

  • 1 Including temporary personnel on our payroll; the external temporary staff are additional.

The total headcount of PostNL decreased by 3,176 employees, which mainly relates to the sale of Cendris and the reduction within Mail in the Netherlands due to the impact of volume decline and cost savings initiatives, partly offset by an increase within Parcels due to growth in parcel volumes. The labour force is also measured in FTEs based on the hours worked divided by the local standard. In 2021, the average number of FTEs decreased by 123 FTEs compared to 2020. The average number of employees working in the Netherlands was 21,332 FTEs (2020: 21,485) and outside the Netherlands was 848 FTEs (2020: 819).

2.1.5 Depreciation, amortisation and impairments

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PostNL Depreciation, amortisation and impairments in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Amortisation of intangible assets

37

40

Impairment of intangible assets

6

1

Depreciation property, plant and equipment

49

46

Depreciation right-of-use assets

70

62

Impairment of right-of-use assets

1

 

Total

164

149

In 2020, depreciation and amortisation include €14 million of accelerated write-down of assets from Sandd, mainly related to right-of-use assets. A large part of Sandd's assets has only been used until February 2020 and were therefore depreciated in 3 months as of the acquisition date.

In 2021, amortisation of intangible assets related to software for €37 million (2020: €33 million) and other intangibles for €3 million (2020: €4 million). The increase in amortisation of software relate to increased investments in IT projects. In 2020, the impairment of intangible assets included €4 million related to the customer list of PS Nachtdistributie within Parcels, triggered by a material deviation in the actual and expected revenues and EBITDA development compared to the expectations applied in the purchase price allocation valuation at acquisition in 2017.

The decrease in depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets mainly relates to the accelerated depreciation of assets from Sandd in 2020, the sale of Cendris and Adeptiv, the sale-and-leaseback transaction of four mail sorting centres and the international sorting centre in 2020, partly offset by an increase in depreciation resulting from the growth of the business within Parcels.

2.1.6 Other operating expenses

The other operating expenses of €113 million (2020: €119 million) consist of IT, communication, office, travel, consulting and training expenses and other shared services costs.

In 2021, total incurred EY audit fees amounted to €2.3 million (2020: €2.5 million).

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PostNL Audit fees in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Audit fees

2.0

1.8

Audit-related fees

0.5

0.6

Tax advisory fees

0.0

0.0

Other non-audit services

0.0

0.0

Total

2.5

2.3

Audit fees include fees from the audit of the financial statements. Audit-related services include fees from assurance engagements related to the corporate responsibility information, regulatory reporting obligations, employee benefit plan data and other assurance engagements for the benefit of third parties. Other non-audit services include fees from, amongst others, consent and comfort letters to security offering and agreed upon procedures.

In accordance with Dutch legislation, article 2:382a of the Dutch Civil Code, the total audit and audit-related fees charged by the auditor EY based in the Netherlands amounted to €2.0 million (2020: €2.1 million), subdivided into audit services of €1.5 million and audit-related services of €0.5 million.

2.2 Net profit and earnings per share

2.2.1 Net financial expense/(income)

Accounting policies

Interest income and expense are recognised on a time-proportionate basis using the effective interest method. All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method, except to the extent that they can be capitalised as cost of a qualifying asset.

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PostNL Net financial expense/(income) in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Interest expenses on long-term borrowings

7

7

Interest on net defined benefit pension liabilities

2

1

Interest on leases

4

7

Other

6

8

Interest and similar expense

18

22

   

Other interest and similar income

(2)

(1)

   

Net financial expense/(income)

16

21

2.2.2 Income taxes

Accounting policies

The tax expense for the period comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the income statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised directly in other comprehensive income. The amount of income tax included in the income statement is determined in accordance with the rules established by the tax authorities, based on which income taxes are payable or recoverable.

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PostNL Income taxes in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020 restated

2021

Current tax expense

(16)

83

Changes in deferred taxes

86

(10)

Total income tax expense

69

74

   

Income taxes paid

12

76

The difference between the total income taxes in the income statement and the current tax expense is due to temporary differences. These differences are recognised as deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities, see note 3.8 to the consolidated financial statements.

In 2021, the income taxes paid relates mainly to income taxes paid in the Netherlands and Belgium and include payments and refunds related to prior years. The 2021 difference between the total income tax expense (€74 million) and the income taxes paid (€76 million) can mainly be explained by the changes in deferred taxes (€10 million) and the 2021 movements of the net income tax receivable position (€(5) million).

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PostNL Effective income tax rate in %
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Dutch statutory income tax rate

25.0

25.0

Adjustment regarding statutory income tax rates other countries

0.0

0.0

Weighted average statutory tax rate

25.0

25.0

Tax effects of:

  

Non and partly deductible costs

0.9

0.9

Exempt income

(0.4)

(1.5)

Other

(0.9)

(0.0)

Effective income tax rate

24.6

24.4

The line ‘Non and partly deductible costs’ mainly relates to the so-called mixed expenses (e.g. meals, entertainment), the non deductible treatment of our share based payments and a non deductible provisioned regulatory fine (ACM). The line ‘Exempt income’ relates to the non taxable treatment of our results from (former) participations, which in 2021 mainly constisted of the gain on the sale of Cendris. The line ‘Other’ consisted in 2021 mainly of the impact of the recognition of previously unrecognised tax losses in various countries, in particular Belgium (-1.1%), the impact of tax rate changes in the Netherlands on our deferred tax positions going forward (0.7%), updates of our prior year tax positions in the Netherlands (0.1%) and several smaller effects (0.3%).

2.2.3 Earnings per ordinary share: 50.9 eurocents (2020: 43.8 eurocents)

Accounting policies

PostNL presents (diluted) earnings per share (EPS) for its ordinary shares. EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to the equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to the equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, including the effects for dilution of ordinary shares following the obligations to employees under existing share plans.

The following table summarises the outstanding shares for PostNL’s calculation related to earnings per share.

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PostNL (Average) number of outstanding ordinary shares in shares
2020, 2021

Year averages and numbers at 31 December

2020

2021

Number of issued and outstanding ordinary shares

494,991,389

513,252,013

Shares held by the company to cover share plans

0

0

   

Average number of ordinary shares per year

494,633,768

505,163,452

Diluted number of ordinary shares per year

993,985

817,671

Average number of ordinary shares per year on a fully diluted basis

495,627,753

505,981,123

At 31 December 2021, PostNL had potential obligations under share plans to deliver 817,671 shares (2020: 993,985 shares), calculated based on the share price of €3.827 as at 31 December 2021 (31 December 2020: €2.79).

2.3 Cash flow performance

Accounting policies

The consolidated statement of cash flows is prepared in accordance with IAS 7 using the indirect method. Cash flows in foreign currencies are translated at average exchange rates. Receipts and payments with respect to taxation on profits and interest payments are included in the cash flow from operating activities. Interest receipts and the cost of acquisition of subsidiaries, associates and investments, insofar as it was paid for in cash, are included in cash flows from investing activities. Acquisitions of subsidiaries are presented net of cash balances acquired. Cash flows from derivatives are recognised in the statement of cash flows in the same category as those of the hedged item.

2.3.1 Net cash (used in)/from operating activities

In 2021, net cash from operating activities of €450 million (2020: €181 million) resulted from €547 million of cash generated from operations (2020: €208 million) reduced by €21 million interest paid (2020: €15 million) and €76 million income tax paid (2020: €12 million).

Cash generated from operations

The increase in cash generated from operations of €339 million is explained by €57 million higher profit before income tax adjusted for non-cash items and investment income, a higher change in pension liabilities of €219 million, a higher change in other provisions of €27 million and by a higher change in working capital of €37 million.

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PostNL Cash generated from operations in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020 restated

2021

Total profit before tax adjusted for non cash items and investment income

399

456

   

Pension expense defined benefit plans

133

149

Cash contributions defined benefit plans

(99)

(80)

Payment unconditional funding obligation

 

(16)

Final payment transitional plans

(200)

 

Change in pension liabilities

(166)

53

   

Additions to/releases from provisions

15

7

Withdrawals

(43)

(9)

Change in other provisions

(29)

(2)

   

Changes in working capital

4

41

   

Total cash generated from operations

208

547

For the changes in provisions, reference is made to note 3.5 Provisions for pension liabilities and to note 3.6 Other provisions. The lower investments in working capital mainly related to a lower increase in trade receivables within Parcels, higher trade payables within Mail in the Netherlands, partly offset by lower VAT payable and a lower increase in accruals for terminal dues and expenses to be paid.

Interest paid

The interest paid is explained as follows:

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PostNL Interest paid in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Interest on long-term borrowings

6

6

Interest on leases

4

7

Bank charges and other

6

9

Total

15

21

Income taxes paid

The income taxes paid of €76 million (2020: €12 million) mainly relates to income taxes paid in the Netherlands and Belgium and include payments and refunds related to prior years.

2.3.2 Net cash (used in)/from investing activities

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PostNL Net cash investing activities in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Disposal of subsidiaries

13

44

Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

(78)

(140)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

158

10

Changes in other loans receivable

(9)

(3)

Other

1

(2)

Net cash (used in)/from investing activities

85

(92)

Disposal of subsidiaries

In 2021, disposal of subsidiaries of €44 million relates to the net cash received for the sale of Cendris, a subsidiary from Mail in the Netherlands. The book profit on the sale of Cendris of €16 million is included in other income in the consolidated income statement. In 2020, disposal of subsidiaries includes €7 million net cash received for the sale of Adeptiv, a subsidiary from Mail in the Netherlands. The book profit on the sale of Adeptiv of €3 million is included in other income in the consolidated income statement. Further, disposal of subsidiaries included an amount of €7 million relating to the sale of PostNL Communicatie Services in 2019, a subsidiary from Mail in the Netherlands.

Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

In 2021, capital expenditures on intangible assets of €56 million (2020: €37 million) mostly related to software including prepayments for software. The capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment amounting to €85 million (2020: €40 million) mainly related to new sorting and delivery centres within Parcels, investments in the new head office and to various other equipment. Capital expenditures are funded primarily by cash generated from operations and are part of strict cash control and review.

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

In 2021, proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment amounted to €10 million (2020: €158 million) and related to the sale of real estate in the Netherlands (2020: €10 million). In 2020, an amount of €148 million was included resulting from the sale-and-leaseback transaction of four mail sorting centres and the international sorting centre, net of transaction costs. For further information on the sale-and-leaseback transaction, reference is made to note 2.1.2 Other income.

Changes in other loans receivable

In 2021, changes in other loans receivable included an increase of a lessor loan of €4 million (2020: €10 million) relating to the lease of a sorting machine by Bol.com.

Other

In 2021, an amount of €(2) million is included for the acquisition of 25% of the shares of VersTrade Nederland, an associated company.

2.3.3 Net cash (used in)/from financing activities

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PostNL Net cash financing activities in million
2020, 2021

Year ended at 31 December

2020

2021

Dividends paid

 

(113)

Changes related to non-controlling interests

(1)

 

Net cash from debt financing activities

 

(5)

Repayments of leases/incentives

(79)

(69)

Net cash (used in)/from financing activities

(80)

(186)

In 2021, net cash from financing activities of €(186) million (2020: €(80) million) mainly related to the final 2020 and interim 2021 cash dividend paid of €113 million and the repayments of leases of €69 million (2020: €79 million). The net cash from debt financing activities includes an amount of €4 million for the repayment of a (legal) lease loan relating to two Parcel sorting centres and sorting machines. Refer to note 3.4 for further information on leases. Reference is also made to note 4.1 Net debt and note 4.5 Financial instruments.

2.4 Other comprehensive income and equity development

The increase of total equity from €213 million on 31 December 2020 to €429 million on 31 December 2021 is mainly explained by net profit for the year of €258 million and other comprehensive income of €68 million, partly offset by the payments of cash dividends of €113 million in total. Other comprehensive income mainly consisted of a positive impact from pensions of €54 million.

Issued share capital and Additional paid-in-capital

As at 31 December 2021, issued share capital amounted to €41 million (2020: €40 million) and additional paid-in-capital amounted to €163 million (2020: €161 million). For details on Issued share capital and Additional paid-in capital, reference is made to note 4.6.

The following table presents the reserves included in the other reserves.

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PostNL Other reserves in million
2020, 2021

 

Currency translation reserve

Hedge reserve

Financial assets at fair value OCI

Other reserves

Total other reserves

Balance at 31 December 2019

0

(2)

14

(115)

(103)

Effect of restatement

   

(12)

(12)

Balance at 1 January 2020

0

(2)

14

(127)

(115)

      

Total comprehensive income

(1)

(0)

(0)

25

24

Appropriation of net income

   

(432)

(432)

Share-based compensation

   

2

2

Other

  

(6)

6

0

      

Balance at 31 December 2020

0

(2)

7

(526)

(520)

      

Total comprehensive income

1

0

12

54

68

Appropriation of net income

   

305

305

Share-based compensation

   

(0)

(0)

      

Balance at 31 December 2021

1

(2)

20

(167)

(148)

Currency translation reserve

As at 31 December 2021, the translation reserve amounted to €1 million (2020: €0 million), mainly reflecting the movement in exchange rate differences on converting subsidiaries of Spring within Parcels into euros.

Hedge reserve

As at 31 December 2021, the hedge reserve amounted to €(2) million (2020: €(2) million). The tax impact on the cash flow hedges included in the hedge reserve as at 31 December 2021 is €0 million (2020: €0 million). For more information, see note 4.5 to the consolidated financial statements.

Financial assets at fair value through OCI

As at 31 December 2021, the reserve related to the financial assets at fair value through OCI amounted to €20 million (2020: €7 million). The increase of €12 million mainly related to the increase in value of the investment in Whistl. The decrease in 2020 related for €6 million to a reclassification to the other reserves resulting from the reduction of our stake in Whistl. For more information, see note 4.2 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other reserves

As at 31 December 2021, the other reserves amounted to €(167) million (2020: €(526) million). In 2021, the other reserves increased by €359 million mainly resulting from the appropriation of net income from 2020 of €305 million and a positive pension effect within other comprehensive income (net of tax) of €54 million. For details on pensions, reference is made to note 3.5.

Retained earnings

As at 31 December 2021, retained earnings amounted to €370 million (2020: €531 million). In 2021, retained earnings decreased by €161 million due to the appropriation of net income from 2020 of €(305) million and the payment of cash dividends of €113 million, partly offset by total profit for the year attributable to the shareholders of the parent of €257 million in 2021.

The Board of Management has proposed to make an amount of €164 million out of corporate profit for the year 2021 available for distribution of dividend. Refer to note 6.5 for more details of this proposal.

2.5 Segment information

Accounting policies

PostNL reports two operating segments: Parcels and Mail in the Netherlands and one other segment: PostNL Other. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-makers. These chief operating decision-makers, who are responsible for allocating resources and assessing the performance of the operating segments, have been identified as the Board of Management of PostNL that makes strategic decisions. Transfer prices between operating segments are on an arm's length basis. PostNL Other represents head office entities, including the difference between the recorded IFRS pension expense for the defined benefit pension plans and the actual cash contributions.

The following table presents the reconciliation of the 2021 segment information relating to the income statement of the reportable segments. Segment information relating to the balance sheet is reported in note 3.11.

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PostNL Segmentation in million
2021

Year ended at 31 December 2021

Parcels

Mail in NL

PostNL Other

Eliminations

Total

Revenue from contracts with customers

2,104

1,338

5

 

3,447

Intercompany sales

250

333

194

(777)

0

Other operating revenue

7

11

1

 

19

Total operating revenue

2,361

1,683

200

(777)

3,466

Other income

0

25

0

 

25

Depreciation/impairment PP&E

(28)

(14)

(4)

 

(46)

Amortisation/impairment intangibles

(9)

(13)

(19)

 

(41)

Depreciation/impairment right-of-use assets

(39)

(12)

(12)

 

(62)

Total operating income

230

176

(81)

 

324

Net financial income/(expense)

    

(21)

Results from investments in JVs/associates

    

(0)

Income taxes

    

(74)

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations

    

29

Profit for the year

    

258

      

Normalised EBIT

230

160

(81)

 

308

The key financial performance indicator for management of the reportable segments is normalised EBIT. Normalised EBIT is derived from the IFRS-based performance measure operating income adjusted for the impact of project costs and incidentals. Normalised EBIT is reported on a monthly basis to the chief operating decision-makers. The following table presents the reconciliation from reported operating income to normalised EBIT.

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PostNL From operating income to normalised EBIT in million
2021

Year ended at 31 December

Reported operating income

Book profit from the sale of Cendris

Project costs and other

Normalised EBIT

Parcels

230

  

230

Mail in NL

176

(16)

0

160

PostNL Other

(81)

  

(81)

Total 2021

324

(16)

0

308

From operating income to normalised EBIT

In 2021, normalised EBIT totalled €308 million (2020: €250 million). Normalised EBIT excludes exceptional items, which amounted to €(15) million in 2021 (2020: €(49) million). In 2021, the net zero normalisation for project costs and other included results related to the divestments of Cendris and Adeptiv (€(2) million) and to the ACM fine for Mail in the Netherlands’s delivery quality of 2019 (€2 million). The increase of €59 million in normalised EBIT comprised higher results in Parcels (€21 million) and Mail in the Netherlands (€64 million), partly offset by a lower result at PostNL Other (€26 million).

The following tables present the reconciliation of the 2020 segment information relating to the income statement of the reportable segments. The 2020 figures have been restated for the impact of the change in accounting policy (refer to note 1.4). Segment information relating to the balance sheet is reported in note 3.11.

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PostNL Segmentation in million
2020 restated

Year ended at 31 December 2020

Parcels

Mail in NL

PostNL Other

Eliminations

Total

Revenue from contracts with customers

1,865

1,371

3

 

3,239

Intercompany sales

179

331

104

(614)

0

Other operating revenue

9

6

1

 

16

Total operating revenue

2,052

1,708

108

(614)

3,255

Other income

(0)

71

(4)

0

66

Depreciation/impairment PP&E

(23)

(22)

(4)

 

(50)

Amortisation/impairment intangibles

(14)

(19)

(11)

 

(43)

Depreciation/impairment right-of-use assets

(36)

(22)

(14)

 

(72)

Total operating income

204

143

(48)

 

298

Net financial income/(expense)

    

(16)

Results from investments in JVs/associates

    

0

Income taxes

    

(69)

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations

    

4

Profit for the year

    

216

      

Normalised EBIT

209

96

(55)

 

250

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PostNL From operating income to normalised EBIT in million
2020 restated

Year ended at 31 December

Reported operating income

Final payment transitional plans

Accelerated write-down of Sandd assets

Book profit sale-and-leaseback transaction

Project costs and other

Normalised EBIT

Parcels

204

5

   

209

Mail in NL

143

11

14

(64)

(6)

96

PostNL Other

(48)

(15)

 

4

4

(55)

Total 2020

298

0

14

(60)

(2)

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