Central Puerto vs Korea Electric Power
CEPU and KEP side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CEPU and KEP compare
Central Puerto grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.0% versus 4.3% for Korea Electric Power).
Central Puerto keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.6% compared with 8.8% at Korea Electric Power.
Central Puerto scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Korea Electric Power), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CEPU | KEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $11.08 | $10.34 |
| Change, 1 year | −18.1% | −35.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 195% | 4.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 0.73 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 57.8% (better) | 10.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 431% (better) | 145% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 431% (better) | 145% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 119% (better) | 33.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.8% (better) | 16.4% |
| Operating margin | 33.7% (better) | 14.5% |
| Net margin | 31.6% (better) | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | 10.6% (better) | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 14.1% | 19.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.1% | 16.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.06 (better) | 0.46 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.29 (better) | 0.71 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.77 (better) | 0.46 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 0.29% | 2.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 0.49% | 5.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.10% | 0.00% |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
Go deeper
- CEPU stock overview
- CEPU income statement
- CEPU valuation and score
- KEP stock overview
- KEP income statement
- KEP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.