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Korea Electric Power Corporation (015760) Price & Analysis
015760 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- KRW 27,750.00 - KRW 28,600.00
- 52-Week Range
- KRW 27,550.00 - KRW 69,500.00
- Previous Close
- KRW 28,300.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 912.05K
- Market Cap
- KRW 18.36T
- Enterprise Value
- KRW 154.44T
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- KRW 6.93T
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- KRW 136.45T
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 2.3
- Beta
- 0.32
- Next Earnings
- Nov 16, 2026
- EPS Estimate
- 2,313.22
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 5.39%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Profitability Recovery
KEPCO has moved from losses in 2021–2023 to solid profitability in 2024–2025 and positive TTM 2026 results. Continued operating and net income provide internal resources to support grid investment, debt management, and operational resilience over the coming quarters.
Overseas Revenue Growth
Rapid growth in other and overseas revenue adds diversification beyond domestic power sales and provides incremental top-line support. A broader revenue base can improve the durability of earnings and create additional contribution from KEPCO’s power-project and engineering activities.
Essential Grid Position
Operating the national transmission and distribution system gives KEPCO a structurally important position in South Korea’s electricity infrastructure. Its broad customer base and integrated generation, grid, and supply activities support durable relevance and scale across economic cycles.
Bears Say
High Leverage And Funding Constraints
Very high borrowings reduce financial flexibility and increase sensitivity to refinancing conditions and interest costs. Tighter bond-issuance limits may constrain KEPCO’s ability to fund large grid and mega-project investments, creating execution risk even as management phases spending.
Weak Free Cash Flow Conversion
Positive earnings are not consistently translating into discretionary cash after investment needs, weakening the company’s ability to self-fund capital expenditure and reduce debt. Historically volatile free cash flow, including large deficits in 2022–2023, reinforces the risk to financial resilience.
Cost And Tariff Pressure
Higher fuel and operating costs can pressure margins when pass-through is delayed or incomplete. Uncertainty over regional tariffs and potential tariff increases makes recovery of accumulated operating losses difficult to forecast, leaving profitability exposed to input costs and policy decisions.
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Company Description
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) operates as a comprehensive electric utility, handling the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power both within South Korea and across international borders. Its operations are structured across several key segments: Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, and other ancillary activities. KEPCO harnesses a diverse array of energy sources to produce electricity, including nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), internal combustion, combined-cycle, and integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technologies, alongside renewables such as hydroelectric, wind, solar, fuel cell, and biogas, among others. By the close of 2021, specifically December 31st, KEPCO's extensive generation infrastructure comprised 763 units, encompassing nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, and internal combustion facilities, boasting a combined installed capacity of 82,459 megawatts. The company's transmission network, as of the same date, spanned 34,923 circuit kilometers of lines, featuring both 765 kilovolt and other specifications, including high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines. This network was supported by 892 substations, which together possessed an installed transformer capacity of 344,286 megavolt-amperes. Furthermore, KEPCO's distribution system was characterized by 132,376 megavolt-amperes of transformer capacity, 9,940,440 support units, and an extensive total line length of 532,348 circuit kilometers. Electricity services are supplied to a broad spectrum of consumers, including residential homes, commercial establishments, educational institutions, industrial facilities, agricultural operations, street lighting, and those utilizing overnight power tariffs. Beyond core electricity provisions, KEPCO's service portfolio extends to utility plant maintenance, resource exploration and development, specialized electric power information technology solutions, comprehensive facility maintenance and support, electric meter reading, security services, information and communication line leasing, and the sale of nuclear fuel. Established in 1961, Korea Electric Power Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Naju-si, South Korea.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- CEO
- Dong-Cheol Kim
- Employees
- 22,875
- Website
- home.kepco.co.kr
- Address
- 55 Jeollyeok-ro, Naju-Si, SJ, 58322, KR
Korea Electric Power Corporation (015760) Earnings & Revenues
015760 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call presented a mixed picture: KEPCO reported positive consolidated operating income and net income, and saw strong growth in other/overseas revenue alongside lower interest expense. However, the company faces meaningful headwinds including an 8.8% rise in fuel costs, higher operating expenses, spot price (SMP) volatility, nuclear maintenance‑related costs and a challenging funding environment driven by high borrowings and tighter bond issuance limits. Management outlined mitigation steps (capacity factor targets, staggered CapEx, collaboration with government on tariffs and funding) but material uncertainties remain.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |