Fortis Inc. · TSX:FTS

Fortis — Q2 2019 Earnings Presentation

43 slides from Fortis's earnings presentation, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2019

    Investor Presentation Second Quarter 2019

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Information

    Forward-Looking Information Fortis includes "forward-looking information" in this presentation within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, collectively referred to as "forw

  3. Slide 3: Our Strategy

    Our Strategy S T R AT E G Y 6% Leverage the operating model, footprint of our utilities, operating expertise, reputation and financial Average Annual Dividend Focus on strength to develop growth Growth Target through Growth opportunities 2023 AREAS OF FOCUS: Utility Capital System Sustainability & C

  4. Slide 4: High Quality & Diverse Utility Portfolio

    High Quality & Diverse Utility Portfolio 10 UTILITY OPERATIONS Canada, U.S. & Caribbean 3.3 MILLION UTILITY CUSTOMERS 2.0M Electric & 1.3M Gas ~99% REGULATED UTILITY ASSETS ~93% TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION $ 26.1 BILLION IN MIDYEAR RATE BASE IN 2018 ~65% EARNINGS FROM THE U.S. Note: All information

  5. Slide 5: Fortis Timeline

    Fortis Timeline 1885-2012 2013-2016 2017-Current Focused on Canada U.S. Acquisition Strategy Focused on Growth in North America 5

  6. Slide 6: Our Unique Business Model

    Our Unique Business Model A HIGHLY REGULATED, GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE, ENERGY DELIVERY COMPANY. 6

  7. Slide 7: Sustainability: It's How We Do Everything

    Sustainability: It’s How We Do Everything Ranked Top Decile on Focused on Delivering Governance Matters(1) Cleaner Energy • Women represent • Carbon Intensity • 60% of Head Office Decreased 63% since 2015 • 42% of Board • Renewable Generation • 1/3 of Executive team Expansion in Arizona 93% of our a

  8. Slide 8: Strong Financial Track Record

    Strong Financial Track Record 2018 Key Statistics $2.33 $2.47 $2.51 8,800 Employees $2.11 $1.75 $8.4B Revenues 73% 66% 65% 66% 69% $1.1B Net Earnings Strong Rate Base Growth 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Adjusted EPS(2) Dividend Payout Ratio(2) 6% 2018 Rate Base Growth 6% 5-Year Historical(3) (1) 5-year

  9. Slide 9: Consistently Delivering Superior Average Annualized Total Shareholder Returns

    Consistently Delivering Superior Average Annualized Total Shareholder Returns 1-Year 5-Year 10-Year 20-Year 19.5% 13.2% 12.6% 13.0% 9.6% 5.6% 9.1% 7.0% 16.3% 7.5% 9.9% 9.1% Fortis S&P/TSX Composite Index S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index Note: For the period ending April 30, 2019. 9

  10. Slide 10: 2019-2023 Business Plan Highlights

    2019-2023 Business Plan Highlights $17.3B 6-7% 6% 5-Year Rate Base Average Annual Capital Plan Growth Dividend Growth Target to 2023 10

  11. Slide 11: Capital Plan Supports 6-7% Average Annual Rate Base Growth

    Capital Plan Supports 6-7% Average Annual Rate Base Growth (1) $17.3B 5-Year Capital Plan Rate Base(2) $3.7 $35.5 $3.5 $3.6 $33.4 $32.0 $3.2 $3.3 $30.1 $27.9 $26.1 Billions Billions 2019F 2020F 2021F 2022F 2023F 2018A 2019F 2020F 2021F 2022F 2023F Canadian & Caribbean U.S. (1) Capital expenditures a

  12. Slide 12: Executing on Capital Plan Supporting a Cleaner Energy Future

    Executing on Capital Plan Supporting a Cleaner Energy Future FortisBC Obtained TEP Oso Grande Energy Conservation & Leave to Construct 247 MW Wind Project Efficiency Program from OEB Increased to ~$370M Once complete: Expected to: Next steps include: • Renewable energy • Decrease CO2 • Environmental

  13. Slide 13: 2019-2023 Capital Forecast by Segment

    2019-2023 Capital Forecast by Segment Capital Forecast(1) 2019-2023 ($millions) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Regulated - Independent Electric Transmission ITC 865 878 951 943 861 4,498 Regulated - US Electric & Gas UNS Energy 1,076 875 624 476 476 3,527 Central Hudson 280 268 276 291 274 1,389 Tot

  14. Slide 14: Major Capital Projects

    Major Capital Projects AA PP PP EE N NDD II XX Total Expected Year Significant Capital Projects ($millions)(1) 2019 2019-2023 of Capital Plan Forecast By Project Type Plan Completion ITC Multi-Value Regional Transmission Projects 88 332 2023 ITC 34.5 kV to 69 kV Transmission Conversion Project 87 34

  15. Slide 15: Strong 5-Year Rate Base Growth

    Strong 5-Year Rate Base Growth(1) 2018 2023F CAGR UNS $4.7B $6.6B 6.9% Growth Mainly ITC $7.8B $10.8B 6.8% Driven by U.S. FortisBC Energy $4.4B $5.9B 6.0% Utility Investments Other(2) $9.2B $12.2B 5.9% Total $26.1B $35.5B 6.3% (1) US dollar-denominated rate base for 2018 is based on the actual avera

  16. Slide 16: Powering Arizona

    Powering Arizona 3 ,3 7 7 M W Peak Electricity Demand $3.5B 1 3 PJ $2.9B Natural Gas Sales Volume 685MW By 2030, TEP expects to triple the amountRenewable of wind and solarEnergy power they have today 16

  17. Slide 17: TEP's Focused on Renewables

    TEP’s Focused on Renewables TEP’s Resource Transition 30% Renewables by % Renewable Energy 2030 TEP’s Renewable TEP’s Energy Mix Current Target 30% Existing 28% State Standard 15% 13% 2025 2030 2018 2021F (1) Project developed through purchase power agreements. 17

  18. Slide 18: TEP Rate Case Filing

    TEP Rate Case Filing Summary of TEP Rate Case Applications 2017 General Rate 2019 Rate Case 2018 Approved Application Requested Application Test Year Test Year June 30, 2015 December 31, 2018 New Rates Effective February 2017 May 1, 2020 Annual Customer Rate Base US$2.0B US$2.7B Rate Increases Non-F

  19. Slide 19: ITC: Pure Play Transmission

    ITC: Pure Play Transmission 16,000 Miles of Transmission Legacy Transmission Systems Acquired from State Utilities FERC Forward-Looking Formula Rates 60% ~11% Equity ROEs 19

  20. Slide 20: ITC: Building the Grid of the Future

    ITC: Building the Grid of the Future Opportunities Beyond the Plan $4.5 New 580MW and 2GW of Access to MISO multi-value $3.6 projects at capacity Technologies battery storage in Regional upon completion Billions(1) MISO and SPP queues Markets 46GW and 70GW of Grid Hardening of physical Generation as

  21. Slide 21: FortisBC: A Premier Natural Gas & Electric Business

    FortisBC: A Premier Natural Gas & Electric Business 1.0M 0.2M Natural Gas Electricity Customers Customers 49,500km 7,300km Natural Gas Electric T&D Lines Lines $3.5B $2.9B FortisBC Electric FortisBC Energy 2018 - 2022 2019 - 2023 Capital Plan Capital Plan 21

  22. Slide 22: FortisBC: Strong Customer Growth & Leading Innovation

    FortisBC: Strong Customer Growth & Leading Innovation • Economic fundamentals driving growth with 22,000 gas customers added in 2018 • Natural gas for transportation including ferries • Assessing hydrogen injection • Renewable natural gas option available • Energy conservation and efficiency incenti

  23. Slide 23: 2019 Regulatory Outlook

    2019 Regulatory Outlook MISO Base ROE Complaints • FERC recently established new supportive methodology • Awaiting final decision from FERC Notice of Inquiries (NOIs) issued by FERC in March 2019 to seek stakeholder comments on: • Incentive policies for transmission investment • Methodology for esta

  24. Slide 24: Execution of Funding Plan Supports Investment-Grade Credit Ratings

    Execution of Funding Plan Supports Investment-Grade Credit Ratings Investment-Grade Credit Ratings Cash From S&P Global A- / BBB+(3) Operations(1) DBRS BBB (high) Capital 68% Moody’s Baa3 Plan Funding CFO/Debt > 11% Regulated (4) Debt 24% & Improved Holdco Other(2) Waneta Debt / Total Debt 2% Asset

  25. Slide 25: Regulated Utility Subsidiaries Have Very Strong Investment-Grade Credit Ratings

    Regulated Utility Subsidiaries Have Very Strong Investment-Grade Credit Ratings Company ITC Regulated Subsidiaries A A1 n/a Tucson Electric Power A- A3 n/a Central Hudson A- A2 n/a FortisBC Energy n/a A3 A FortisBC Electric n/a Baa1 A (low) FortisAlberta A- Baa1 A (low) Newfoundland Power n/a A2 A 2

  26. Slide 26: Leader in Dividend Growth With 45 Years of Dividend Increases

    Leader in Dividend Growth With 45 Years of Dividend Increases (1) 6% guidance generates annual dividend payment of $2.27 in 2023 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19F 21F 23F Actual dividend paid Forecasted dividend payments (1) Based on an annualized dividend of $

  27. Slide 27: Why Invest In Fortis?

    Why Invest In Fortis? Well-Run Utilities Virtually All Regulated Highly Diversified Strong Growth Profile 6% Dividend Guidance Opportunities Beyond Capital Plan 27

  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix Second Quarter 2019

  29. Slide 29: Table of Contents

    Table of Contents APPENDIX Utility Overview Other ITC Holdings 30 Q1 2019 Business Highlights 37 UNS Energy 31 Q1 2019 Results by Segment 38 Central Hudson 32 Additional Energy Infrastructure Opportunities 39 FortisBC 33 2018-2023 Rate Base Forecast by Segment 40 FortisAlberta 34 Manageable Debt Mat

  30. Slide 30: ITC Holdings

    ITC Holdings A Fortis Company APPENDIX Type of Utility Transmission Regulator FERC Regulatory Model Independent Transmission Company 2019 Formula 11.07-12.16% ROE on 60% equity 2019F Rate Base $8.5B 5-Year CAGR on Rate Base(1) 6.8% 2018 Assets % of Total Consolidated 38% Regulated Assets(2) 2018 Ear

  31. Slide 31: UNS Energy

    UNS Energy A Fortis Company APPENDIX Tucson Electric UNS Electric UNS Gas Type of Utility Electricity Gas distribution Regulator Arizona Corporation Commission Regulatory Model Cost of service/historical test year 9.75% ROE on 9.5% ROE on 9.75% ROE on 2019 Formula 50% equity 52.83% equity 50.8% equi

  32. Slide 32: Central Hudson

    Central Hudson A Fortis Company APPENDIX Type of Utility Gas and Electricity Regulator New York State Public Service Commission Regulatory Model Cost of service on future test year 2019 Formula(1) 8.8% ROE on 48% equity 2019F Rate Base $1.8B 5-Year CAGR on Rate Base(2) 8.5% 2018 Assets % of Total Co

  33. Slide 33: FortisBC

    FortisBC A Fortis Company APPENDIX FortisBC Gas FortisBC Electric Type of Utility Gas distribution Electricity Regulator British Columbia Utilities Commission Regulatory Model Cost of service + PBR 2019 Formula 8.75% ROE on 38.5% equity 9.15% ROE on 40.0% equity 2019F Rate Base $4.5B $1.3B 5-Year CA

  34. Slide 34: FortisAlberta

    FortisAlberta A Fortis Company APPENDIX Type of Utility Electricity distribution Regulator Alberta Utilities Commission Regulatory Model PBR 2019 Formula 8.5% ROE on 37% equity 2019F Rate Base $3.6B 5-Year CAGR on Rate Base(1) 5.1% 2018 Assets % of Total Consolidated Regulated 9% Assets(2) 2018 Earn

  35. Slide 35: Other Electric Utilities

    Other Electric Utilities Fortis Companies APPENDIX (1) Type of Utility Electricity Island Regulatory and Appeals Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Regulator Ontario Energy Board Commission Commissioners of Public Utilities Regulatory Model Cost of service with incentives Cost of service on future t

  36. Slide 36: Other Electric Utilities (Continued)

    Other Electric Utilities (Continued) Fortis Companies APPENDIX (1) Type of Utility Electricity Regulator Utility Regulation and Competition Office Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands Regulatory Model Cost of service Cost of service 2018 Achieved ROE 11.62% 8.95% 2019F Rate Base $0.7B $0.4B 5-

  37. Slide 37: Q1 2019 Business Highlights

    Q1 2019 Business Highlights APPENDIX Q1 2019 Adjusted EPS of $0.74 Utilities Invested $740M in Q1 TEP Rate Case Filed Closed $1B Waneta Asset Sale Settled Tender Offer for US$400M of the 3.055% 2026 Notes 37

  38. Slide 38: Q1 2019 Results by Segment

    Q1 2019 Results by Segment APPENDIX First Quarter 2019 Variance Analysis by Segment ($millions, excluding weighted Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted Q1 2019 Adjustment (1) Q1 2018 Adjustment (1) average shares and EPS) Q1 2019 Q1 2018 Q1 Variance Regulated – Independent Electric Transmission ITC 92 - 92 86

  39. Slide 39: Additional Energy Infrastructure Opportunities

    Additional Energy Infrastructure Opportunities APPENDIX FortisOntario: Municipal Utility Consolidation FortisBC: Tilbury, LNG & Gas Infrastructure Maritime Electric & Newfoundland Power: Grid Modernization UNS Energy: Renewables, Storage & Electric Transmission ITC: Lake Erie Connector & Grid Modern

  40. Slide 40: 2018-2023 Rate Base by Segment

    2018-2023 Rate Base by Segment APPENDIX (1) Rate Base 3-Year CAGR 5-Year CAGR ($billions) 2018A 2019F 2020F 2021F 2022F 2023F to 2021 to 2023 Regulated - Independent Electric Transmission ITC(2) 7.8 8.5 9.1 9.7 10.3 10.8 7.7% 6.8% Regulated - US Electric & Gas UNS Energy 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.6 10.1

  41. Slide 41: Manageable Debt Maturities and Ample Liquidity

    Manageable Debt Maturities and Ample Liquidity APPENDIX Fixed-Term Debt Maturities(1) Consolidated Credit Facilities $3.0 $2.5 $3.9 $3.1B 5-Year average fixed-term debt maturities ~$912 million $2.0 Billions $1.5 $1.0 $0.5 $1.9B 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Avg. 2019-2023 Fortis Fortis Subsidiaries Util

  42. Slide 42: Expected Upcoming Events

    Expected Upcoming Events APPENDIX Upcoming Events Investor Day at ITC September 10, 2019 Expected Upcoming Earnings Release Dates Q2 – 2019 August 2, 2019 Q3 – 2019 November 1, 2019 42

  43. Slide 43: Executive Team

    Executive Team APPENDIX Barry Perry President & CEO Jocelyn Perry Jim Reid Nora Duke James Laurito Gary Smith David Hutchens EVP, CFO EVP, Chief Legal EVP, Sustainability EVP, Business EVP, Eastern Canadian EVP, Western Utility Officer & Corporate & CHRO Development & Chief & Caribbean Operations, S

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