The positive development in traffic at the Port of Barcelona has helped to increase turnover by 7%.
The Port Authority closed financial 2017 with Net profit of € 49.5, million, a year-on-year increase of 48%.
This increase had two fundamental causes: firstly, port activity indicators recovered to levels seen before the economic crisis and led to an increase in turnover; secondly, in 2016 losses were attributed to the removal of certain fixed assets, which led to a considerable decrease in the operating result.
| 2017 | 2016 | Variation | %Var. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating profit | 47.8 | 33.9 | 13.9 | 41% |
| Financial results | 1.7 | (0.5) | 2.2 | - |
| Tax on profits | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 49.5 | 33.4 | 16.1 | 48% |