tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post3382361202333340121..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: Hosepipe BanFalling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-22573217007502808452012-04-06T22:28:03.955+01:002012-04-06T22:28:03.955+01:00interesting. in the regulatory public report at T...interesting. in the regulatory public report at Thames they showed a pti of L435m less L120m in taxes for a net profit after tax of of L315m...<br /><br />http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xbcr/corp/corporate-responsibility-report-summary-200809.pdf<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-37968504912305472812012-04-06T21:36:03.664+01:002012-04-06T21:36:03.664+01:00Sourced from The Independent:
South West Water sa...Sourced from The Independent:<br /><br />South West Water saw its profits rise by 8.7 per cent to £133m last year, while the smaller Dee Valley Water doubled profits from £3m to £6m. Thames Water's profits jumped from £605m in 2009 to £671m this year, and Northumbrian Water's profits leapt 11.5 per cent from £153m to £170m. Overall, the water companies made more than £4.5bn in the last financial year – double their profits of 10 years ago. <br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/water-torture-3300000000-litres-are-lost-every-single-day-through-leakage-2034999.htmlLucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-28133049349002479432012-04-06T17:33:26.329+01:002012-04-06T17:33:26.329+01:00i'm saying the numbers don't work. i'...i'm saying the numbers don't work. i'm saying the profit you quoted is wrong. are you sure that isn't gross income?<br /><br />i also suggest that you buy stock in Thames Water since you think they are so profitable...<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-77833885840629634112012-04-05T18:41:04.363+01:002012-04-05T18:41:04.363+01:00I only looked into Thames Water and I could only f...I only looked into Thames Water and I could only find 2010 reports. <br /><br />In 2009 they reported:<br />- 13m served of 63m in the UK<br />- about a fifth of the market<br />- pre tax income as L420m <br />- tax L120m <br />- profit L300m<br /><br />now I’m doing “back of the napkin math”:<br />- I assume your L4.5b is right <br />- If so, it was around L4b in 2009<br />- their share of industry profit should be a fifth or L900m <br />- yet they reported L300m<br />- the difference between L900m and L600m is pretty big<br />- what did I do wrong?<br /><br />QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com