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Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.36 (As of Sep. 2023)
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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Korea Electric Power's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.36.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Korea Electric Power couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023.

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

During the past 13 years, Korea Electric Power's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 24.25. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 1.55.

KEP's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.26
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Korea Electric Power Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Electric Power's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Korea Electric Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.49 0.40 0.37 N/A

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
Cash-to-Debt 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 0.37 1.32 0.23 0.36 N/A

Competitive Comparison

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

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

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



Korea Electric Power Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

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

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

* 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.


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

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Korea Electric Power (Korea Electric Power) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.