KEP
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric · NYQ
$12.39
Data: 2026-05-14
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$17.7B
Total market value of the company
3.03
Very cheap relative to earnings
3.58
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+0.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
8.8%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
19.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$16.00
+29% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 1 analysts covering this stock
About Korea Electric Power Corporation

Korea Electric Power Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Electricity Sales, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, Power Support, and Other. It builds and operates overhead and underground transmission power grids; offers digital substations, grid stabilization equipment, and predictive diagnostic system; high voltage direct current transmission; distribution network construction, distributed energy, and smart distribution network; power outage prevention, insulated sticks, and scheduled power shutdowns; and smart metering service. The company also engages in electricity sale and demand management; electric vehicle charging; microgrid; urban energy planning platform; solar power generation projects; and clean hydrogen businesses, as well as research and development. In addition, it is involved in thermal, nuclear, wind, solar, and hydro power generation; power grid consulting/EPC projects; HVDC submarine transmission; power plant engineering and maintenance; nuclear fuel design and manufacturing; power IT services; investment activities; coal ash industrial materials resource manufacturing; facility management and service; wood pellet utilization; and securitization. The company was formerly known as Korea Electric Company and changed its name to Korea Electric Power Corporation in January 1982. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea.

https://www.kepco.co.kr

Country: South Korea Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
751,490.8% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
31,671.6% FAIL
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$57.68
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
78.5%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
65.8th
Ranks in the top 34% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
61.3
Combined
N/A

Trading at $14 against a fair value of $58, a 76% discount. Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 79% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.922
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0562
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.830
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
37.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-45.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
9
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.90
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$23.41
47% below the year high
52W Low
$9.96
24% above the year low
Avg Volume
753,827
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
1.0
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
0.1%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
379.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$4.55
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

2.70
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.46
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.27
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
17.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
8.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$4.3T
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$97.4T
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$8.5T
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
1
Target High
$16.00
Target Median
$16.00
Target Low
$16.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-14

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