Thus on line to make 利益（をあげる）s

By Nick Goodway for MailOnline
Updated: 00:00 BST, 4 May 2004

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THUS, which was spun out of Scottish 力／強力にする nearly five years ago, today 予報するd that it would start making operating 利益（をあげる）s by the end of this year, and （人命などを）奪う，主張するd it was the most 前進するd of all the 代案／選択肢 telcoms 運送／保菌者s ーに関して／ーの点でs of 財政上の 業績／成果.

明らかにする／漏らすing 十分な-year results 井戸／弁護士席 ahead of City 期待s, 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある 法案 Allan said: 'にもかかわらず strong 競争 and all the 問題／発行するs surrounding telecoms, we are 井戸／弁護士席 on 跡をつける for our ten-year 計画（する）, and we have 生き残るd more than five years which is a long time in the telecoms 産業.'

He called on the 現在の year-long 調査 into the telecoms 産業 by 監視者 Ofcom to take a 幅の広い 見解（をとる）, 説: 'Ofcom needs to take a new, more holistic 見解（をとる） of the 産業. So many things are changing and becoming more の間の-関係のある, with not only competing telcos and 動きやすい but also the growth of Sky. Ofcom should decide that the 構造上の 分離 of BT is not the way 今後.'

Allan （人命などを）奪う，主張するd Thus is bang on or even ahead of the １０年間-long 財政上の model it 現在のd when it （機の）カム to the 株式市場 five years ago.

He said: 'Growth from incremental 歳入 now exceeeds our 資本／首都 支出.

'We believe Thus is the first 代案／選択肢 運送／保菌者 to have 達成するd this and become 解放する／自由な cashflow 肯定的な - two 批判的な 対策 to 証明する the viability of the 代案／選択肢 運送／保菌者 商売／仕事 model to 達成する the long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 goal of a return on 資本／首都 雇うd greater than our cost of 資本／首都.'

The group, which sells internet and 発言する／表明する services to 商売／仕事s, won 重要な 契約s with 資本／首都 無線で通信する, Southern Water and GWR during the year, 同様に as reaching preferred 供給者 status with Glasgow City 会議.

Major 顧客s who 新たにするd their 契約s with the telcoms 運送／保菌者 含むd Virgin Group, Tele2 and Amserve.

That 押し進めるd growth in the data and telecoms 分割 up by 24% over the year.

特に strong 顧客s were SkyTalk, the Sky 消費者 telephone 申し込む／申し出ing, and Tele2's UK cheap calls service which was 開始する，打ち上げるd last October.

In the year to the end of March, total turnover rose by 14% to £332m, 加速するing in the second half to show 18% growth.

収入s before 利益／興味, 税金, 価値低下 and amortisation rose by 61% to £3. 6m, while pre-税金 losses were 減ずるd by 57% to £25m.

Like all the 代案／選択肢 telecoms companies Thus is now at the point where spending on its 網状組織 is dropping 速く as the system is 事実上 完全にするd ーに関して／ーの点でs of geographical ニュース報道.

Its balance sheet remains strong with gearing at 16% and cash in the bank of £26m.

Thus chairman Roy Brown is standing 負かす／撃墜する after three years in the 役割 and the search for a 後継者 has begun.