Korea Electric Power (NYSE:KEP – Get Free Report) and Eurosite Power (OTCMKTS:EUSP – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Korea Electric Power and Eurosite Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Korea Electric Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Eurosite Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Korea Electric Power and Eurosite Power”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Korea Electric Power | $68.46 billion | N/A | $2.44 billion | $4.56 | 4.66 |
| Eurosite Power | $6.99 million | 0.63 | -$70,000.00 | ($0.09) | -0.57 |
Korea Electric Power has higher revenue and earnings than Eurosite Power. Eurosite Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Korea Electric Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Korea Electric Power has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eurosite Power has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Korea Electric Power and Eurosite Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Korea Electric Power | 8.47% | 19.00% | 3.34% |
| Eurosite Power | N/A | -12.75% | -12.08% |
Summary
Korea Electric Power beats Eurosite Power on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Korea Electric Power
Korea Electric Power Corporation, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through Transmission and Distribution, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, and Others segments. It generates power from nuclear, coal, oil, liquefied natural gas, internal combustion, combined-cycle, integrated gasification combined cycle, hydro, wind, solar, fuel cell, biogas, and other sources. As of December 31, 2022, the company had a total of 770 generation units, including nuclear, thermal, hydroelectric, and internal combustion units with an installed generation capacity of 82,723 megawatts; transmission system consisted of 35,451 circuit kilometers of lines of 765 kilovolts and others, including high-voltage direct current lines, as well as 895 substations with an installed transformer capacity of 347,426 megavolt-amperes; and distribution system included 139,265 megavolt-amperes of transformer capacity and 10,084,051 units of support with a total line length of 535,241 circuit kilometers. The company provides electricity to residential, commercial, educational, industrial, agricultural, street lighting, and overnight power usage. It also provides engineering and construction services for utility plant and others; utility plant maintenance, electric power information technology, resources development, facility maintenance, electric meter reading, and security services; and engages in nuclear fuel, fly ashes recycling, utility plants construction and operation, and wood pellet utilization businesses. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea.
About Eurosite Power
EuroSite Power Inc., owns, operates, and distributes on-site energy systems in the United Kingdom and Europe. Its energy systems produces and supplies electricity, heat, hot water, and cooling solutions to commercial and industrial customers, such as healthcare facilities, hotels, multi-family hotels, multi-family residential buildings, leisure centers, industrial buildings, and schools and colleges. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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