The canal remained profitable until 1902, when losses were first reported.

Ford does not expect to be profitable in North America until 2009.

It is not expected to be profitable until its 1995 fiscal year.

"The company is making a major investment in systems and people and therefore will probably not be profitable until 1989," he said.

By most projections, the company will not become profitable until at least 2002.

"And the industry as a whole did not become profitable until the first quarter of this year."

Most scripted series, for example, don't become profitable until their second airing.

The company remained profitable until the fourth quarter of 2007.

Nevertheless, the company did not become profitable until 1970, six full years after its inception.

Partus, which is based in Dublin, said it would not become profitable until the second half of the year.