Korea Electric Power Corp ADR KEP
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News
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Korea Electric Power Down Over 7%, On Track for Largest Percent Decrease Since January 2023 — Data Talk
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Korea Electric Power Up Over 10%, On Track for Largest Percent Increase Since December 2020 — Data Talk
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Korea Electric Power Shares Rally on Optimism Over Government Support
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Korea Electric Power Posts First Quarterly Profit After Prolonged Losses
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Korea Electric Power Names Ex-Lawmaker as New CEO
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Korea Electric Power Advances on Hopes for Earnings Recovery
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $7.62
- Day Range
- $7.73–7.87
- 52-Week Range
- $5.93–9.55
- Bid/Ask
- $7.36 / $7.86
- Market Cap
- $10.09 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 94,866 / 120,504
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- —
- Price/Sales
- 0.15
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- —
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- —
- Total Yield
- —
Company Profile
Korea Electric Power Corp is an electric utility company in which the government of South Korea holds a controlling stake. The firm operates in the following segments: Transmission and distribution, Electric power generation (Nuclear), Electric power generation (Non-Nuclear), Plant maintenance & engineering service, and Others. Most of the energy produced by the company comes from its nuclear and coal-fired assets. Korea Electric Power generates revenue primarily through the Transmission and distribution segment.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Large Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 23,269
- Website
- https://www.kepco.co.kr
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
KEP
|
AES
|
|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | — | 9.46 |
Price/Book Value | 0.36 | 6.78 |
Price/Sales | 0.15 | 0.94 |
Price/Cash Flow | — | 4.37 |
Price/Earnings
KEP
AES
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
KEP
|
AES
|
|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.36 | 0.33 |
Current Ratio | 0.56 | 0.68 |
Interest Coverage | — | 0.66 |
Quick Ratio
KEP
AES
Profitability
|
Metric
|
KEP
|
AES
|
|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | — | 4.00% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | — | 99.07% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | — | 7.33% |
Return on Assets
KEP
AES
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