NS had revenues in 2017 of €5,121 million, an increase of 0.5%. When adjusted for the sale of Qbuzz and the effect of the pound sterling exchange rate, the increase was 4.8%. NS invested €618 million last year, mainly in trains. NS achieved a profit from operating activities of €32 million (€270 million in 2016), with an associated net profit over 2017 of €24 million (€212 million in 2016). The profit from operating activities excluding exceptional income and expenditure, such as the sale of property funds, was €131 million, €14 million less than in 2016 (€145 million).