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Fortis (TSX:FTS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.61 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Fortis Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-01), Fortis's current share price is C$67.05. Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$41.56. Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:FTS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.32   Med: 1.78   Max: 2.07
Current: 1.61

During the past years, Fortis's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 2.07. The lowest was 1.32. And the median was 1.78.

TSX:FTS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
53.04% of 411 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs TSX:FTS: 1.61

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Fortis's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$44.881. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is C$41.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Fortis Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Fortis Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.73 1.86 1.49 1.41 1.47

Fortis Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.36 1.32 1.52 1.47 1.58

Competitive Comparison of Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Fortis Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=67.05/41.56
=1.61

* 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.

Fortis's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Fortis's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=44.881/129.1809*129.1809
=44.881

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Fortis Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 26.802 100.500 34.451
201509 27.917 100.421 35.912
201512 28.622 99.947 36.994
201603 27.902 101.054 35.668
201606 28.258 102.002 35.788
201609 28.179 101.765 35.771
201612 32.315 101.449 41.149
201703 32.697 102.634 41.154
201706 32.763 103.029 41.079
201709 32.187 103.345 40.234
201712 31.771 103.345 39.714
201803 32.780 105.004 40.328
201806 33.877 105.557 41.459
201809 33.664 105.636 41.167
201812 34.799 105.399 42.651
201903 34.588 106.979 41.766
201906 35.879 107.690 43.039
201909 35.953 107.611 43.159
201912 36.497 107.769 43.748
202003 38.981 107.927 46.657
202006 38.532 108.401 45.918
202009 37.640 108.164 44.954
202012 36.579 108.559 43.527
202103 36.534 110.298 42.789
202106 36.778 111.720 42.526
202109 37.063 112.905 42.406
202112 37.208 113.774 42.247
202203 37.213 117.646 40.862
202206 38.740 120.806 41.426
202209 40.602 120.648 43.474
202212 40.251 120.964 42.985
202303 40.553 122.702 42.694
202306 40.617 124.203 42.245
202309 41.083 125.230 42.379
202312 40.527 125.072 41.858
202403 41.616 126.258 42.580
202406 42.662 127.522 43.217
202409 41.979 127.285 42.604
202412 44.432 127.364 45.066
202503 44.881 129.181 44.881

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Fortis  (TSX:FTS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Fortis Business Description

Industry
Address
5 Springdale Street, Suite 1100, Fortis Place, Saint 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 US states, with more than 16,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines in operation.
Executives
James Reid Senior Officer
Jocelyn Perry Senior Officer
Gary Joseph Smith Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Pierre J. Blouin Director
Tracey Colleen Ball Director
Julie Dobson Director
Stuart Lochray Senior Officer
David Gerard Hutchens Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Margarita Dilley Director
Kevin Woodbury Senior Officer
Keri Linda Glitch Senior Officer
James P. Laurito Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Lawrence Borgard Director
Brian Slocum Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Ronald Hinsley Senior Officer