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Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Profitability Rank : 5 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Korea Electric Power Profitability Rank?

Korea Electric Power has the Profitability Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Korea Electric Power's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 8.16%. As of today, Korea Electric Power's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Korea Electric Power's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Korea Electric Power's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Korea Electric Power's Profitability Rank falls into.



Korea Electric Power Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Korea Electric Power has the Profitability Rank of 5.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Korea Electric Power's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=1496.415 / 18340.051
=8.16 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Korea Electric Power has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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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
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.