KEPCO KPS (051600) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 051600 does

KEPCO KPS (051600) is a stock listed on the Korea Exchange in the Industrials sector, within the Engineering & Construction industry. The company, headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea, provides maintenance services for electric power-generating facilities across South Korea, Asia, the United States, Africa, and internationally. Its services include planned outage work, commissioning, instrument and control systems, maintenance of private power systems, and life extension and performance improvement. It also handles routine maintenance—preventive, predictive, and corrective—as well as transmission site and substation services such as transmission lines, live lines, and high-voltage direct current transformers. The company operates and maintains nuclear and power plant maintenance engineering centers, offers nuclear power plant maintenance services, and constructs and maintains solar and wind power plant facilities. With 6,022 employees, it operates as a mid-cap industrial engineering firm.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 45,750 KRW, down 2.35% today, reflecting short-term trading activity.
• The marketCap of 2.06T KRW represents the total market value of all outstanding shares.
• The forward P/E ratio of 12.3 divides the price by expected future earnings, offering a sense of how the market values growth.
• The dividend yield of 3.61% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price; the ex-dividend date is 29 dec. 2025.
• A beta of 0.63 suggests the stock tends to move less than the overall market, often interpreted as lower volatility.
• The 52-week range of 41,500 – 69,000 KRW shows the lowest and highest traded prices over the past year, with the current price near the lower end.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6 (or 60%) compares total debt to shareholders' equity, indicating the company's financial leverage.
• The profit margin of 8% and operating margin of 10% show how much of each revenue unit remains as profit after costs and operating expenses.

What to watch

KEPCO KPS operates in the Engineering & Construction sector, where demand often follows government infrastructure spending and energy policy shifts. As a provider of maintenance services for power generation and transmission, its performance can be sensitive to changes in utility capital expenditure and energy mix decisions. The company's exposure to nuclear, solar, and wind maintenance means it may be affected by evolving renewable energy incentives and nuclear policy. Investors tracking industrial engineering firms in South Korea may compare KEPCO KPS with peers such as Hyundai E&C (000720), Hyundai Rotem (064350), and HD KSOE (009540). The stock is part of the broader Korea Exchange ecosystem, which can be explored via Korea Exchange stocks.