Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Debt-to-Equity : 0.66 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Korea Electric Power Debt-to-Equity?

Korea Electric Power's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $12,168 Mil. Korea Electric Power's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $5,011 Mil. Korea Electric Power's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $26,078 Mil. Korea Electric Power's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.66.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KEP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.06 Max: 0.66
Current: 0.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Korea Electric Power was 0.66. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.06.

KEP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
58.19% of 476 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs KEP: 0.64

Korea Electric Power Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Korea Electric Power Debt-to-Equity Chart

Korea Electric Power Annual Data

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0.15

0.14

0.17

0.48

Korea Electric Power Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.48	0.12	0.62	0.66	-

Competitive Comparison of Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korea Electric Power's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Korea Electric Power Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Korea Electric Power's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10105.338	+	5033.717)	/	31343.969
	=	0.48

Korea Electric Power's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(12168.373	+	5011.182)	/	26078.378
	=	0.66

Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Business Description

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Address

55 Jeollyeok-ro, Jeollanam-do, Naju-si, KOR, 58322

Website

https://www.kepco.co.kr

Korea Electric Power Corp is an electric utility company in which the government of South Korea holds a controlling stake. The firm operates in the following segments: Transmission and distribution, Electric power generation (Nuclear), Electric power generation (Non-Nuclear), Plant maintenance & engineering service, and Others. Most of the energy produced by the company comes from its nuclear and coal-fired assets. Korea Electric Power generates revenue primarily through the Transmission and distribution segment.