AES vs. KEP: AES vs. Korea Electric Power Stock Comparison

Company Profile

AES (AES) and Korea Electric Power (KEP) both fall under the Utilities industry group, but AES is classified in Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers while KEP is classified in Electric Utilities.

AES (AES) trades as ordinary local shares, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Profitability

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 16.60% sits in the top ROE quartile, while AES (AES) at 8.68% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for KEP.

AES (AES) at 13.16% keeps about the industry-typical share of revenue as profit, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 8.04% retains only a bottom-quartile share.

AES (AES) at 23.89% runs core operations around its industry’s norm, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 4.73% operates in the bottom quartile.

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Growth

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 4.31% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while AES (AES) at -0.37% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 144.73% delivers above-range EPS growth, while AES (AES) at -46.61% falls into the bottom quartile — a wide split in earnings momentum.

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Financial Strength

AES (AES) at 0.86 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.44 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for KEP.

Both AES (AES) at 2.43 and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 2.63 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

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Dividends

AES (AES) at 4.73% earns its spot in the top quartile of its industry’s yields; Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 13,891.89% is past the top of its own peer range — territory where a dividend-safety check matters more than the headline number.

Both AES (AES) at 28.27% and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 12.22% pay out less of their earnings than their industries typically do, keeping retention high — common for businesses prioritizing reinvestment.

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Valuation

Both screen inexpensive on earnings, but Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 2.66 is the deeper discount: its P/E ratio is below the industry range, while AES (AES) at 5.97 sits in the cheaper quartile.

Both AES (AES) at 0.78 and Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.00 fetch a relatively low price per dollar of sales, landing in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

Korea Electric Power (KEP) at 0.38 sits in the lower P/B ratio quartile against book while AES (AES) at 1.86 is valued near its industry’s middle — KEP is cheaper on assets, though weigh it against ROE and asset quality.

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