Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

23. Financial Result and Exchange Gains/ (Losses)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Interest income

 

24,741

 

3,489

 

5,119

Net gain on cash equivalents & current financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss and cash equivalents

 

2,924

 

144

 

1,340

Financial income

 

27,665

 

3,633

 

6,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss on cash equivalents & current financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss and cash equivalents

 

(1,713)

 

(3,482)

 

(7,559)

Other financial expense

 

(2,193)

 

(1,096)

 

(401)

Financial expense

 

(3,906)

 

(4,578)

 

(7,960)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized exchange gains/(losses)

 

(3,743)

 

15

 

(443)

Unrealized exchange gains/(losses)

 

(28,989)

 

(50,068)

 

(125,791)

Exchange gains/(losses)

 

(32,732)

 

(50,053)

 

(126,234)

The exchange losses of $32.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 were primarily attributable to unrealized exchange rate losses on our cash and cash equivalents and current financial assets position in EUR due to the unfavorable fluctuation of the EUR/USD exchange rate over the period.