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Fortis (Fortis) Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation

: $1,800 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is the portion of a company's debt and capital lease obligation that need to be paid within the next 12 months. It equals Short-Term Debt plus Short-Term Capital Lease Obligation. This gives investors an idea of how much money the company needs to pay down for the principle of its debt. Fortis's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,800 Mil.

Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is the debt and capital lease obligation due more than 12 months in the future. Fortis's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $20,582 Mil.


Fortis Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortis's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 912.75 1,082.05 1,464.84 2,012.51 1,800.09

Fortis Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,012.51 1,990.06 1,779.32 2,107.75 1,800.09

Fortis Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Calculation

This is the portion of a company's debt and capital lease obligation that need to be paid within the next 12 months. It equals Short-Term Debt plus Short-Term Capital Lease Obligation. This gives investors an idea of how much money the company needs to pay down for the principle of its debt.

In the notes to balance sheet in annual (10-K) or quarterly (10-Q) reports, companies usually break down the details of the debt, their due dates, the interest rates etc.


Be Aware

Stay away from companies that roll over the debt e.g. Bear Stearns

When investing in financial institutions, Buffett shies from those who are bigger borrowers of short term than long term debt.

His favorite Wells Fargo has 57 cents short term debt for every dollar of long term

Aggressive banks (like Bank of America) has $2.09 short term for every dollar long term


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Fortis (Fortis) Business Description

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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.