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South Korean (KOSPI) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 02, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M2.5%
  • 1Y-25.2%
  • YTD-22.5%

In the last week, the Utilities industry is up 1.0%, with Korea Electric Power up 1.5%. In the same time, KG Eco Technology Services was down 7.1%. However, the industry is down 25% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 95% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 03 Dec 2023â‚©17.6tâ‚©168.1t-â‚©12,529,486,015,560.005.6x-1.4x0.1x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023â‚©16.1tâ‚©166.7t-â‚©19,348,559,617,890.006.4x-0.8x0.1x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023â‚©16.9tâ‚©166.7t-â‚©19,351,191,773,390.006.3x-0.9x0.1x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023â‚©17.0tâ‚©165.8t-â‚©19,418,400,199,063.008.9x-0.9x0.1x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023â‚©18.5tâ‚©162.5t-â‚©22,107,067,694,543.0012.3x-0.8x0.1x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023â‚©17.9tâ‚©162.5t-â‚©22,107,067,694,543.0012.2x-0.8x0.1x
Fri, 19 May 2023â‚©17.8tâ‚©156.5t-â‚©21,747,294,740,560.009x-0.8x0.1x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023â‚©23.3tâ‚©151.3t-â‚©22,714,743,863,530.0012.2x-1x0.2x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023â‚©22.1tâ‚©139.7t-â‚©23,147,374,009,930.0018.3x-1x0.2x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023â‚©23.2tâ‚©135.5t-â‚©18,996,234,345,230.0019.8x-1.2x0.2x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023â‚©22.8tâ‚©135.4t-â‚©19,057,931,651,410.0017.2x-1.2x0.2x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022â‚©23.5tâ‚©135.4t-â‚©19,057,931,651,410.0018.9x-1.2x0.2x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022â‚©20.7tâ‚©125.0t-â‚©14,073,464,014,950.0023.2x-1.5x0.2x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022â‚©21.8tâ‚©125.0t-â‚©14,073,464,014,950.0022.8x-1.5x0.2x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022â‚©24.0tâ‚©124.7t-â‚©14,068,913,999,520.0023.9x-1.7x0.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022â‚©23.0tâ‚©117.6t-â‚©10,097,487,608,590.0020.2x-2.3x0.2x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022â‚©23.1tâ‚©117.6t-â‚©10,097,487,608,590.0022.8x-2.3x0.2x
Sat, 21 May 2022â‚©24.2tâ‚©109.4t-â‚©10,136,646,383,870.0027.3x-2.4x0.2x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022â‚©22.7tâ‚©107.4t-â‚©4,090,762,415,390.0019.7x-5.6x0.2x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022â‚©25.0tâ‚©100.2t-â‚©363,031,150,957.0014.2x-69x0.2x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022â‚©23.4tâ‚©100.0t-â‚©242,007,892,117.0011.7x-96.6x0.2x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022â‚©22.6tâ‚©100.0t-â‚©242,007,892,117.0011.9x-93.2x0.2x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021â‚©22.5tâ‚©100.0t-â‚©238,368,326,283.0012.2x-94.6x0.2x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021â‚©23.9tâ‚©95.6tâ‚©1.9t11x12.3x0.3x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021â‚©25.0tâ‚©95.6tâ‚©1.9t11.3x12.9x0.3x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021â‚©23.5tâ‚©96.8tâ‚©2.0t9.9x11.9x0.2x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021â‚©24.6tâ‚©96.8tâ‚©2.0t12x12.5x0.3x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021â‚©21.6tâ‚©94.4tâ‚©2.4t9.1x9x0.2x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020â‚©24.0tâ‚©93.6tâ‚©2.3t9.2x10.6x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-775.3x


Total Market Cap: â‚©19.8tTotal Earnings: -â‚©25,597,865,387.00Total Revenue: â‚©95.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average -7.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.19x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 21% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has caused losses to expand.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Utilities sector?

KR Market0.53%
Utilities1.02%
Electric Utilities1.51%
Gas Utilities0.27%
Other Utilities0%
Water Utilities0%
Renewable Energy-3.67%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Renewable Energy industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 9.8x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 109% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Gas Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A015760 Korea Electric Powerâ‚©19.08k1.5%
+â‚©186.2b
-4.1%PS0.1x
A036460 Korea Gasâ‚©24.75k1.0%
+â‚©21.5b
-27.9%PE2.7x
A005090 SGC EnergyLtdâ‚©29.05k2.1%
+â‚©8.6b
-15.4%PE4.9x
A071320 Korea District Heatingâ‚©24.50k2.5%
+â‚©6.9b
-11.4%PS0.06x
A117580 Daesung Energyâ‚©8.08k1.6%
+â‚©3.5b
-29.1%PS0.2x
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A034590

â‚©26,000.00

Incheon City Gas

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-9.6%

A036460

â‚©24,750.00

Korea Gas

7D

1.0%

1Y

-27.9%

A053050

â‚©3,450.00

GSE

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-29.3%

A005090

â‚©29,050.00

SGC EnergyLtd

7D

2.1%

1Y

-15.4%

A004690

â‚©95,900.00

SamchullyLtd

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-74.9%

A015760

â‚©19,080.00

Korea Electric Power

7D

1.5%

1Y

-4.1%

A389260

â‚©16,550.00

Daemyoung EnergyLtd

7D

0.1%

1Y

-35.5%

A117580

â‚©8,080.00

Daesung Energy

7D

1.6%

1Y

-29.1%

A267290

â‚©20,050.00

Kyungdong City Gas

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-29.5%

A017390

â‚©60,200.00

Seoul City Gas

7D

-1.5%

1Y

-85.3%

A038870

â‚©6,260.00

EcoBio Holdings

7D

0.6%

1Y

16.8%

A071320

â‚©24,500.00

Korea District Heating

7D

2.5%

1Y

-11.4%

A016710

â‚©9,790.00

Daesung Holdings

7D

-1.8%

1Y

-91.5%

A015360

â‚©35,350.00

Yesco Holdings

7D

1.1%

1Y

4.6%