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Fortis (Fortis) Gross Profit : $5,745 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fortis Gross Profit?

Fortis's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,480 Mil. Fortis's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,745 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Fortis's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,480 Mil. Fortis's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,150 Mil. Therefore, Fortis's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 68.84%.

Fortis had a gross margin of 68.84% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Fortis was 71.56%. The lowest was 59.32%. And the median was 68.02%.

Warning Sign:

Fortis Inc gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.6%.


Fortis Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortis's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Fortis Gross Profit Chart

Fortis Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4,755.87 4,975.41 5,075.78 5,219.73 5,773.70

Fortis Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,398.60 1,466.78 1,360.08 1,438.18 1,480.32

Competitive Comparison of Fortis's Gross Profit

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Fortis's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fortis's Gross Profit Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Fortis's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortis's Gross Profit falls into.



Fortis Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Fortis's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=8584.526 - 2810.823
=5,774

Fortis's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=2150.417 - 670.095
=1,480

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5,745 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

Fortis's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=1,480 / 2150.417
=68.84 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Fortis  (NYSE:FTS) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Fortis had a gross margin of 68.84% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Durable competitive advantage


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Fortis (Fortis) Business Description

Address
5 Springdale Street, Suite 1100, Fortis Place, St. John’s, NL, CAN, A1E 0E4
Fortis owns and operates eight utility transmission and distribution subsidiaries in Canada and the United States, serving more than 3.4 million electricity and gas customers. The company has smaller stakes in electricity generation and several Caribbean utilities. Subsidiary ITC operates electric transmission in seven U.S. states, with more than 16,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in operation.