# Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Electric Utilities. Price $11.94, market value $15.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 2.7×** (5-yr avg 0.0×, 3-yr avg 0.0×). Korea Electric Power Corporation trades at 2.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 4.2×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.19**. A PEG of 0.19 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.4×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.0×**. Enterprise value is 6.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 23.9%**. Free cash flow equals 23.9% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 37.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 37.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 13.0%**. 13.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 8.8%**. 8.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.7%**. 17.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.3%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 10.8%/yr). Revenue grew 4.3% over the last year, against 10.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 22.4%** (5-yr 16.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 22.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.76**. Debt is 2.76 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for utilities.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.2×**. It would take 5.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.46** (quick 0.31). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.65**. A Z-score of 0.65 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.37%** ($0.52 per share, trailing). Korea Electric Power Corporation yields 4.37%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 3%** (4% of free cash flow). 3% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.8%** (YTD -27.6%, 3-mo -3.6%). The shares are down 11.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -49.0%** (7.0% above the low). Trading 49% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.14** (volatility 48%). Beta of 1.14 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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