Korea Electric Power vs Posco
KEP and PKX side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KEP and PKX compare
Korea Electric Power grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.3% versus −6.1% for Posco).
Korea Electric Power keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.8% compared with 1.0% at Posco.
Korea Electric Power scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 1 for Posco), 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 | KEP | PKX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $10.34 | $49.67 |
| Change, 1 year | −35.3% | −13.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 4.0% | −18.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.03 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.3% (better) | −6.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | 3.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 145% (better) | −38.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 145% (better) | −27.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 33.8% (better) | −14.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 16.4% (better) | 7.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% (better) | 2.1% |
| Net margin | 8.8% (better) | 1.0% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% (better) | −1.6% |
| Return on equity | 19.4% (better) | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.6% (better) | 0.97% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 (better) | 0.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.71 (better) | 3.80 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× (better) | 0.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.46 | 1.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 2.5% | 133% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 5.2% | 17.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Go deeper
- KEP stock overview
- KEP income statement
- KEP valuation and score
- PKX stock overview
- PKX income statement
- PKX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.