which of the numbers mdash net profit or total recognized income and expense mdash r 621762

Under IFRS, an entity must present a statement of comprehensive income, often called the statement of recognized income and expenses (SORIE). The SORIE below was taken from the 2008 annual report of Unilever Group, a Dutch-based consumer-goods company that publishes IFRS-based financial statements (in million euros).

Which of the numbers—net profit or total recognized income and expense— represents a more accurate metric of Unilever”s past performance? Which provides a better indication of future performance? Why?