The table below presents the consolidated statement of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with IFRS for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. All amounts are presented in millions of the Russian Rubles.

 

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

     

Sales

6,111,051

6,073,318

Net gain from trading activity

3,382

3,704

Operating expenses

(5,244,983)

(4,635,502)

Charge for impairment and other provisions

(143,870)

(213,219)

Operating profit

725,580

1,228,301

     

Finance income

1,018,997

990,346

Finance expense

(543,370)

(1,409,087)

Share of net income of associates and joint ventures

82,872

106,560

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

1,059

9,121

Profit before profit tax

1,285,138

925,241

     

Current profit tax expense

(218,113)

(102,223)

Deferred profit tax expense

(69,921)

(17,819)

Profit tax

(288,034)

(120,042)

 

997,104

805,199

Profit for the year

   
     

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

   

Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations

33,118

(169,059)

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

33,118

(169,059)

     

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

   

Gain arising from change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax

62,133

43,172

Share of other comprehensive (loss) income of associates and joint ventures

(6,397)

28,699

Translation differences

(297,703)

282,924

Gain (loss) from cash flow hedges, net of tax

49,196

(22,862)

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

(192,771)

331,933

Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax

(159,653)

162,874

Total comprehensive income for the year

837,451

968,073

     

Profit for the year attributable to:

   

Owners of PJSC Gazprom

951,637

787,056

Non-controlling interest

45,467

18,143

 

997,104

805,199

     

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to:

   

Owners of PJSC Gazprom

806,903

938,591

Non-controlling interest

30,548

29,482

 

837,451

968,073

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties) increased by RUB 37,733 million, or 1 %, to RUB 6,111,051 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in sales was mainly driven by an increase in sales of crude oil and gas condensate.

More detailed information concerning the main items of the sales’ structure for the year ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is presented in the table below.

(RUB million unless indicated otherwise)

Year ended December 31,

2016

2015

Sales of gas

   

Europe and Other countries

   

Net sales (net of excise tax and customs duties)

2,140,027

2,165,500

Volumes in bcm

228.3

184.4

Average price, RUB per mcm (including excise tax and customs duties)

11,763.3

15,057.3

Former Soviet Union countries

   

Net sales (net of customs duties)

309,644

429,660

Volumes in bcm

33.2

40.3

Average price, RUB per mcm (including customs duties)

10,263.1

11,911.0

Russian Federation

   

Net sales (net of VAT)

819,924

805,615

Volumes in bcm

214.9

221.2

Average price, RUB per mcm (net of VAT)

3,815.5

3,641.3

Total sales of gas

   

Retroactive gas price adjustments

33,175

26,482

Net sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

3,302,770

3,427,257

Volumes in bcm

476.4

445.9

     

Net sales of refined products (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

1,497,562

1,555,591

Electric and heat energy net sales (net of VAT)

481,716

424,665

Net sales of crude oil and gas condensate (net of VAT and customs duties)

411,958

260,608

Gas transportation net sales (net of VAT)

198,971

193,965

Other revenues (net of VAT)

218,074

211,232

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

6,111,051

6,073,318

Net sales of gas decreased by RUB 124,487 million, or 4 %, to RUB 3,302,770 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year.

Net sales of gas to Europe and Other countries decreased by RUB 25,473 million, or 1 %, to RUB 2,140,027 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year. This was mainly driven by the decrease in average Russian Ruble prices (including excise tax and customs duties) by 22 %, which was partially compensated by the increase in volumes of gas sold by 24 %, or 43.9 bcm.

Net sales of gas to Former Soviet Union countries decreased by RUB 120,016 million, or 28 %, to RUB 309,644 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year. The change was due to the decrease in volumes of gas sold by 18 %, or 7.1 bcm, and the decrease in average Russian Ruble prices (including customs duties) by 14 %.

Net sales of gas in the Russian Federation increased by RUB 14,309 million, or 2 %, to RUB 819,924 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year. This is primarily explained by the increase in average prices by 5 % that was partially compensated by the decrease in volumes of gas sold by 3 %, or 6.3 bcm.

Net sales of crude oil and gas condensate increased by RUB 151,350 million, or 58 %, to RUB 411,958 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year. This is explained by the increase in volumes of crude oil sold and the increase in average prices of Gazprom Neft Group for customers in Europe and Other countries.

Operating expenses increased by RUB 609,481 million, or 13 %, to RUB 5,244,983 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the same period of the prior year.

The increase in operating expenses is explained by an increase in a number of items such as:

“Purchased gas and oil” – the increase by RUB 109,113 million, or 10 % due to an increase in expenses for gas as a result of the change in the scope of consolidation related to the completion of the Swap Agreement between PJSC Gazprom and Wintershall Holding GmbH on 30 September 2015;

“Taxes other than on income” – the increase by RUB 95,265, or 12 %;

“Transit of gas, oil and refined products” – the increase by RUB 75,772, or 14 %.

In addition, the line “Foreign exchange rate differences on operating items” amounted to a net loss of RUB 52,880 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to a net gain of RUB 25,581 million for year ended December 31, 2015 due to changes in exchange rates.