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Korea Electric Power

KSC:015760 · KR7015760002
Electric UtilitiesMedium

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74
EV / EBIT72
Price / Owner Earnings40
Owner Earnings Yield81
Dividend Yield37
Price/Sales83
EV / Gross Profit52
Price/Book73
Return on Capital63
Cash Return on Capital79
Return on Equity93
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability9
Cash Conversion62
Accruals72
Owner Earnings Margin77
Sales growth35
Profit Growth97
Long-Term EPS Growth63
Owner Earnings Growth88
Reinvestment64
Price momentum75
Debt load14
Refinancing83
Debt Payback15
Liquidity33
Analyst ratings51
Opinion Changes32
Price Target Upside99
Market mood27
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Korea Electric Power clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Founded1981
Employees893
ISINKR7015760002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Onshore and Offshore WindBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Smart MetersClean EnergyEnergy ManagementSmart EnergyPower GridUtility Scale SolarEnergy EfficiencyConventional NuclearElectronicsManufacturingProductivity Tools

Description

Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the transmission and distribution of substantially all of the electricity in Korea. Through the company’s six wholly-owned generation subsidiaries, the company also…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Korea Electric Power Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 4.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -16% yearly growth; analysts expect 7%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
81
2023202420252026

All-time high

99

Mar 2026

All-time low

9

Jan 2023

Average rank

73

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
83
93
93
85
Price/Earnings
85
97
24
Price/Book
73
88
95
97
Dividend Yield
37
77
92
1
Value (overall)
77
91
100
59

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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