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Employees: 2,213
Size KDHC (071320.KS) is a South Korea Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $601M, the 303rd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩70,500 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 7.8%, against -24.6% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.1%); the operating margin is 14.6% (peer median 4.4%).
Valuation It trades at 2.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.8× (cheapest of 7).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +14%, so the hurdle is -25 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.8 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 17 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩3.89T | ₩4.00T | ₩3.57T | ₩3.95T | ₩4.17T |
| Revenue growth | — | +12% | -10% | -5% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩672B | ₩629B | ₩420B | ₩403B | -₩302B |
| EBITDA | ₩942B | ₩896B | ₩662B | ₩629B | -₩118B |
| Net income | ₩343B | ₩325B | ₩195B | ₩191B | -₩189B |
| Free cash flow | ₩463B | ₩327B | -₩232B | -₩782B | -₩506B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩319B | ₩334B | ₩650B | ₩641B | ₩523B |
| Total debt | ₩4.05T | ₩4.56T | ₩4.84T | ₩4.61T | ₩3.83T |
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| Measure | 071320.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -10.8% | -9.4% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -7.8% | -24.6% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -35.2% | -40.2% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.6% | +6.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 4.4% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 2.5× | 18.8× | cheapest of 7 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -11.2% | 3.1% | 2nd least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +13.8% | +7.7% | 4th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -25.0 pp | -0.8 pp | 2nd least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.8 pp | -1.1 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.1× | 9.5× | 2nd cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.2× | 1.0× | 2nd most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDHC 071320.KS | South Korea | $601M | -8% | +1% | 15% | 2.5× | -11.2% | +13.8% |
| Voltalia VLTSA.PA | France | $602M | -42% | +19% | 12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Xinneng Taishan Power Generation 000720.SZ | China | $602M | -28% | +8% | -39% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Mingxing Electric Power 600101.SS | China | $620M | -23% | +2% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Audax Renovables ADX.MC | Spain | $564M | -21% | -8% | 4% | 12.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Xinzhonggang Thermal Power 605162.SS | China | $556M | -25% | -5% | 19% | n/a | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| Hengsheng Energy 605580.SS | China | $653M | -28% | +30% | 19% | n/a | 15.7% | +14.1% |
| Elmera ELMRA.OL | Norway | $549M | +43% | +48% | 5% | 19.9× | -15.6% | +24.2% |
| Ning Xia Yin Xing Energy 000862.SZ | China | $665M | -25% | -8% | 0% | 19.3× | -1.4% | +1.7% |
| Sichuan Guangan AAA Public 600979.SS | China | $670M | -28% | +4% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Nanshan Power 000037.SZ | China | $527M | -18% | +35% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Shimao Energy 605028.SS | China | $522M | -21% | 0% | 36% | n/a | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| Sichuan Xichang Electric Power 600505.SS | China | $520M | -31% | -10% | 7% | n/a | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric 002479.SZ | China | $704M | -2% | +26% | 9% | n/a | -10.7% | +2.9% |
| Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. Sponsored ADR EDN | United States | $738M | -40% | +2% | 6% | 6.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Energy Group Co., Ltd 600982.SS | China | $748M | -24% | +9% | 9% | n/a | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| Guangdong Meiyan Jixiang Hydropower 600868.SS | China | $752M | -23% | +60% | -32% | n/a | 18.3% | +15.3% |
| Hallador Energy HNRG | United States | $476M | -46% | +8% | 2% | 2,020.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Genie Energy GNE | United States | $466M | +23% | +10% | 3% | 18.3× | -3.6% | +7.1% |
| Leshan Electric Power 600644.SS | China | $779M | -27% | 0% | -1% | n/a | 15.8% | +8.3% |
| Acinque AC5.MI | Italy | $460M | -6% | -11% | 3% | n/a | 12.8% | +9.3% |