Korea Electric Power Corporation (015760.KS) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Korea Electric Power Corporation is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 9, red flags: 3.

About Korea Electric Power Corporation

Korea Electric Power Corporation is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in South Korea, listed on KSC as 015760.KS.

What our checks show for 015760.KS

Red flags

• Net debt is 5.8x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 2.69). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The price swings a lot: 54.8% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• The stock has fallen as much as 74% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Operating profit covers interest only 3.9 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 1.6% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 1.4% a year of growth in revenue.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.5 points from today's 8%.
• Earnings per share fell 31.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 8%: little room if costs rise.
• Free cash flow is only 1.6% of revenue.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2.1 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 6.6%.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 16.8 points over 5 years, to 8%.
• The gross margin is 38% and has risen by 42.9 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 2.31x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The dividend takes 13% of profit: there is a cushion.
• The price is 2.3 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $13.76 billion.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-16

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Questions

What grade does Korea Electric Power Corporation (015760.KS) have?

In our weekly check, Korea Electric Power Corporation is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 9, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 015760.KS stock?

This week's biggest flags for Korea Electric Power Corporation: High debt, Very volatile, Deep past fall. In total 12 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Korea Electric Power Corporation do?

Korea Electric Power Corporation is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in South Korea, listed on KSC as 015760.KS.

When does Korea Electric Power Corporation report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-16. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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