Report
Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA

Fortis Management Continues to Identify Incremental Growth Opportunities

We are increasing our fair value estimate for Fortis to CAD 46 per share from CAD 44 after incorporating the advancement of the Wataynikaneyap Power project and time-value appreciation since our last update. Our narrow economic moat and stable moat trend ratings remain unchanged. For the first quarter, Fortis reported adjusted earnings of CAD 0.69 per share compared with CAD 0.67 in the year-ago period.
Management continues to impress us with their ability to find and execute upon opportunities ...
Underlying
Fortis Inc.

Fortis is principally an international electric and gas utility holding company. Co. also holds investments in non-regulated generation assets. Co.'s business segments are: Regulated Electric & Gas Utilities - United States; Regulated Gas Utility - Canadian; Regulated Electric Utilities - Canadian; Regulated Electric Utilities - Caribbean; Non-Regulated - Fortis Generation; Non-regulated - Non-Utility; and Corporate and Other. Its regulated utilities served more than 3.0 million customers across Canada and in New York State and the Caribbean. Co. also holds investments in non-regulated generation assets in Canada and Belize, through Fortis Generation.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Andrew Bischof, CFA, CPA

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Morningstar

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch