Kansai Electric Power Company (KAEPF) Stock Price & Analysis
KAEPF Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $14.52 - $18.10
- 52-Week Range
- $12.45 - $20.30
- Previous Close
- $16.25
- Volume
- 202
- Average Volume (3M)
- 562
- Market Cap
- $17.74B
- Enterprise Value
- $6.96T
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $533.68B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $4.38T
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 8.8
- Beta
- 0.16
- Next Earnings
- N/A
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 3.51%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Earnings Recovery
The recovery from the 2023 earnings trough shows that the company has restored meaningful profitability across the following reporting periods. This provides a stronger base for funding operations and investment, although maintaining that earnings improvement remains important.
Improving Leverage
Material deleveraging has reduced balance-sheet risk and improved the company’s financial resilience compared with prior years. Greater equity support and lower debt should provide more flexibility for capital spending and operations, even though leverage remains significant.
Integrated Utility Platform
Control of generation, transmission, and distribution gives Kansai Electric an integrated operating platform across the power value chain. Its established service footprint and broad customer mix support a durable core business connected to recurring electricity demand.
Bears Say
Uneven Revenue Trend
The recent top-line pattern does not show consistent growth, as strong earlier expansion was followed by slower performance and a decline in 2026. Uneven revenue can limit operating leverage and makes sustained earnings improvement more dependent on profitability management.
Thin Free Cash Flow
Volatile and currently thin free cash flow indicates that accounting earnings have not translated consistently into discretionary cash. This can constrain internally funded investment, debt reduction, and shareholder returns when reinvestment or working-capital needs rise.
Margin Compression
The decline in gross profit and EBITDA margins signals pressure on operating profitability after the 2024 peak. If sustained, margin compression could reduce earnings conversion from revenue and weaken the company’s ability to absorb cost or market changes.
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Company Description
Kansai Electric Power Company
The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated (KEPCO) is a major Japanese enterprise with a diversified portfolio spanning electricity, gas, heat supply, and telecommunication services nationwide. The company operates through four principal segments: Energy Business, Power Transmission and Distribution Business, Information and Communication Business, and Life and Business Solution Business. KEPCO generates power from a variety of sources, including thermal, hydropower, wind, biomass, and nuclear facilities. It is also responsible for the extensive infrastructure involved in power transmission and distribution. Under its Information and Communication segment, KEPCO offers internet and communication services for homes and businesses via the 'eo Hikari' brand, and mobile services through its 'mineo' business. This segment also provides corporate solution services. The broad Life and Business Solution segment includes activities such as real estate leasing, sales, and management, alongside a range of other services like leisure, general leasing, call center management, dispatching, medical healthcare, and home security systems. Beyond these core operations, KEPCO is involved in numerous other ventures. These encompass the maintenance and construction of essential infrastructure, including power distribution and electricity lines, thermal and nuclear power generation facilities, and information and communication equipment. The company also engages in utility pole advertising, the manufacturing, supply, and sale of gas, and the production and distribution of power equipment such as overhead wire hardware, insulators, and structural columns. Additional activities include housing equipment sales, remodeling work, and passenger and freight transportation. Furthermore, KEPCO provides specialized services, including research into nuclear power generation safety technology, civil engineering and architectural survey, design, and construction supervision. Its operations also cover the acceptance, storage, vaporization, and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG), high-voltage batch power reception for condominiums, fuel trading and transportation, and corporate settlement services. The company offers environmental, civil engineering, and architectural survey, analysis, consulting, and construction services, as well as public relations and various engineering services. The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Electric
- CEO
- Nozomu Mori
- Employees
- 32,482
- Website
- www.kepco.co.jp
- Address
- 3-6-16, Nakanoshima, Osaka, OS, 530-8270, JP
Kansai Electric Power Company (KAEPF) Earnings & Revenues
KAEPF Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 11 | 0 | 1 |