Fortis Inc
Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean countries. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 429,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona; and 97,000 retail customers in Arizona's Mohave and Santa Cruz counties with an aggregate capacity of 3,143 megawatts (MW), including 59 MW of solar capacity. The company also sells wholesale electricity to other entities in the western United States; owns gas-fired and hydroelectric generating capacity totaling 65 MW; and distributes natural gas to approximately 1,041,000 residential, commercial and industrial and transportation customers in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, it owns and operates the electricity distribution system that serves approximately 568,000 customers in southern and central Alberta; owns 4 hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined capacity of 225 MW; and provides operation, maintenance, and management services to five hydroelectric generating facilities. Further, the company distributes electricity in the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador with an installed generating capacity of 143 MW; and on Prince Edward Island with a generating capacity of 140 MW. Additionally, it provides integrated electric utility service to approximately 66,000 customers in Ontario; approximately 269,000 customers in Newfoundland and Labrador; approximately 31,000 customers on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and approximately 15,000 customers on certain islands in Turks and Caicos. The company also holds long-term contracted generation assets in Belize consisting of 3 hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined capacity of 51 MW; and the Aitken Creek natural gas storage facility. It also owns and operates approximately 91,000 circuit Kilometers (km) of distribution lines; and approximately 49,500 km of natural gas pipelines. Fortis Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada. Show More...
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Website http://www.fortisinc.com
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Sector Utilities
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Industry Utilities-Regulated Electric
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Last Quote 62.98 CAD
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Last Updated 06-12-2024
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share CAD 1.62 1.7 1.65 1.73 1.4 2.59 1.89 2.31 2.59 3.78 3.73 Dividends CAD 1.12 1.16 1.2 1.24 1.28 1.4 1.52 1.63 1.73 1.83 1.85 Payout Ratio % * 69.1 65.3 72.7 76.3 91.2 52.2 80.2 64.3 74.2 49.6 49.7 Shares Mil 187.0 190.0 197.0 209.0 226.0 284.0 313.0 416.0 425.0 438.0 446.0 Book Value Per Share * CAD 18.95 20.17 20.84 21.99 17.99 27.75 20.04 32.06 33.52 34.01 38.97 Free Cash Flow Per Share * CAD -1.82 -1.63 -0.78 -1.47 -1.58 -3.32 -0.47 -0.86 -0.76 -2.27 Return on Assets % 2.27 2.4 2.21 2.15 1.42 2.63 1.53 2.01 2.18 3.11 3.02 Financial Leverage (Average) 3.9 3.5 3.75 3.75 3.88 3.57 3.69 3.57 3.56 3.16 3.15 Return on Equity % 8.77 8.86 8.01 8.06 5.45 9.75 5.56 7.31 7.78 10.4 10.04 Return on Invested Capital % 6.33 6.53 6.33 6.3 5.12 6.09 4.16 4.36 5.18 6.36 6.11 Interest Coverage 2.11 2.18 2.13 2.05 1.79 2.83 2.21 2.87 2.49 3.07 3.08 Current Ratio 0.79 0.85 0.84 0.62 0.73 0.7 0.55 0.63 0.77 0.62 0.55 Quick Ratio 0.5 0.56 0.57 0.39 0.42 0.44 0.35 0.42 0.4 0.4 0.35 Debt/Equity 1.7 1.46 1.57 1.44 1.53 1.41 1.64 1.58 1.58 1.3 1.3