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Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Gross Profit

: $30,211 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2023)
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Korea Electric Power's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $18,340 Mil. Korea Electric Power's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $30,211 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Korea Electric Power's gross profit for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $18,340 Mil. Korea Electric Power's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $18,340 Mil. Therefore, Korea Electric Power's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was N/A%.

Korea Electric Power had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Korea Electric Power was 45.30%. The lowest was -43.03%. And the median was 8.19%.


Korea Electric Power Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Electric Power's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* 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.

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Korea Electric Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 671.02 5,597.48 -3,067.79 -23,468.18 67,621.41

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
Gross Profit Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8,227.48 -4,200.54 -1,192.19 18,340.05 17,263.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Korea Electric Power's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Korea Electric Power's Gross Profit falls into.



Korea Electric Power Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Korea Electric Power's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2022 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=54536.215 - 78004.397
=-23,468

Korea Electric Power's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=18340.051 - 0
=18,340

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $30,211 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

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

Gross Margin % (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=18,340 / 18340.051
=N/A %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Korea Electric Power  (NYSE:KEP) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Korea Electric Power had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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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.

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