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FORFF.PFD (Fortis) Interest Expense : $-1,013.94 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Fortis Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Fortis's interest expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $ -262.07 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $-1,013.94 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. Fortis's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $ 600.92 Mil. Fortis's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $ -262.07 Mil. Fortis's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.29. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Fortis Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortis's Interest Expense 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 Interest Expense Chart

Fortis Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -785.94 -813.49 -783.59 -811.19 -972.72

Fortis Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Interest Expense 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 -244.62 -250.45 -248.23 -253.19 -262.07

Fortis Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1,013.94 Mil.

* 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  (OTCPK:FORFF.PFD) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Fortis's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-262.07 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $600.92 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $22,187.36 Mil.

Fortis's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*600.915/-262.07
=2.29

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Fortis Inc interest coverage is 2.33, which is low.


Fortis Business Description

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.