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Financial Performance

This section provides a summary of the NBA's financial performance for 2016-17. Details of departmental and administered results are shown in the audited financial statements, and this summary should be read in conjunction with those statements.

Audit report

The NBA received an unqualified audit report for 2016-17.

Departmental finances

The NBA's departmental finances cover the NBA's operations.

Operating result

The NBA's income statement reports a 2016-17 operating surplus of $0.397 million, compared with an operating deficit of $0.255 million in 2015-16. Table 4.2 shows the key results for the period 2012-13 to 2016-17.

TABLE 4.2 Key results in financial performance, 2012-13 to 2016-17

Revenue & expenses

2012-13
($'000)

2013-14
($'000)

2014-15
($'000)

2015-16
($'000)

2016-17
($'000)

Contributions from the Australian Government

6.201

6.090

6.266

5.719

5.636

Contributions from states and territories and other revenue

4.106

4.113

4.590

3.877

4.376

Total revenue

10.307

10.203

10.856

9.596

10.012

Employee expenses

6.490

6.632

6.695

6.469

6.744

Supplier expenses

3.569

3.149

3.753

3.002

2.350

Other expenses

0.890

0.657

0.439

0.380

0.521

Total expenses

10.949

10.438

10.887

9.851

9.615

Operating result

(0.642)

(0.235)

(0.031)

(0.255)

0.397

Revenue

Total departmental revenue received in 2016-17 amounted to $10.012 million: $5.636 million in funding from the Australian Government; $4.295 million in contributions received from the states and territories and other revenue; and $0.081 million for resources received free of charge. This represents an increase of $0.416 million (4.3 per cent) on revenue received in 2015-16. Other revenue refers to contributions arising from officers transferring from other agencies.

Expenses

The NBA's expenses for 2016-17 amounted to $9.615 million, 2.4 per cent lower than in 2015-16.

Balance sheet

Details of the NBA's assets and liabilities are presented in the audited financial statements in this report.

Financial assets

The NBA held cash and cash equivalents of $9.884 million at 30 June 2017. This included funds received from all jurisdictions and transferred to the Official Public Account held by the Department of Finance until required for expenditure. Trade and other receivables increased by $0.070 to $0.765 million.

Non-financial assets

There was no significant change in the carrying amount of non-financial assets during the financial year.

Payables

There was no significant change in the carrying amount of Payables during the financial year.

Provisions

Employee provisions, which cover annual and long service leave entitlements, increased slightly by $0.178 million to $1.892million.

Administered finances

The NBA's administered finances include contributions from all states and territories and the Australian Government for the supply of blood and blood products. Each year the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council approves an annual National Supply Plan and Budget, which is formulated by the NBA from demand estimates provided by the states and territories.

Revenue

Total revenue for 2016-17 is presented in Table 4.3. Total revenue increased by $4.880 million (a 0.5 per cent increase, down from the 12.7 per cent increase the prior year) for the current financial year. In 2016-17, the NBA returned $80.46 million (2015-16 $113 million) to the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments for the 2015-16 end of year reconciliation as part of the National Blood Agreement.

TABLE 4.3 Administered revenue, 2012-13 to 2016-17

Administered revenue

2012-13
($'000)

2013-14
($'000)

2014-15
($'000)

2015-16
($'000)

2016-17
($'000)

Funding for supply of
blood and blood products

1,049.337

1,095.922

922.718

1,040.865

1,046.325

Total administered revenues

1,058.281

1,101.410

927.522

1,045.279

1,050.159

Expenses

Total administered expenses for 2016-17 including grants and rendering of goods and services are presented in Table 4.4. Administered expenses for 2016-17 decreased by 0.3 per cent over those for 2015-16. The Blood Service as part of the Output Based Funding Model returned $42.23 million in 2016-17 (2015-16 $40.394 million).

TABLE 4.4 Key results of administered expenses, 2012-13 to 2016-17

Administered expense

2012-13
($'000)

2013-14
($'000)

2014-15
($'000)

2015-16
($'000)

2016-17
($'000)

Grants to the private sector -
non-profit organisation

8.092

8.331

8.577

8.830

0.401

Rendering of goods and
services - external entities

1,003.772

1,035.847

960.818

1,056.815

1,061.265

Other

0.493

0.736

0.803

0.716

1.169

Total administered expenses

1,012.357

1,044.914

970.198

1,066.361

1,062.835

Administered assets and liabilities

Administered assets comprise the following:

  • funds held in the Official Public Account
  • investments made in relation to the NMF
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) receipts from the Australian Taxation Office and payments to suppliers for products
  • blood and blood product inventory held for distribution, including the national reserve of blood products
  • a prepayment to the Blood Service as part of the OBFM.

Administered liabilities comprise payables to suppliers.

As a result of the deficit described above, net administered assets decreased by $7.479 million during 2016-17.

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