HNRG vs KEP vs SSL Stock Comparison

Hallador Energy, Korea Electric Power and Sasol Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.89 -17.4% 1M -43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$555.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins
KEP Korea Electric Power Corp
$10.47 -5.4% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.32B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.60B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.30 +24.2% 1M +174.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.72B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Korea Electric Power leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Korea Electric Power 6, Hallador Energy 3, Sasol 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNRGKEPSSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $555.23M $13.32B $10.72B KEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -608.8x 2.2x 15.2x KEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.2x 5.3x KEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% -1.4% — HNRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% 8.8% — KEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x — HNRG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.5% -32.8% +174.2% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +1.8%/yr +0.6%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.4% 47.6% 54.0% KEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 67/100 — KEP

Percentile Scorecard

HNRGKEPSSL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHNRGKEPSSL
Valuation 39 #15 of 24 100 #1 of 67 93 #8 of 99
Growth 18 #19 of 23 88 #9 of 65 –
Profitability 46 #13 of 23 39 #38 of 62 –
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 12 #55 of 62 50 #52 of 102
Shareholder Returns 17 #16 of 19 96 #4 of 67 –
Overall 35 67 –
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • KEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHNRGKEPSSLSPY
1 month -17.4%-5.4%+24.2% +0.9%
3 months -13.2%-7.8%+49.9% +5.9%
6 months -21.6%-28.8%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date -37.6%-36.5%+165.7% +13.3%
1 year -43.5%-32.8%+174.2% +12.4%
3 years -17.7%+74.8%+32.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.3%+20.5%+9.7% +23.5%
5 years +268.1%+9.2%+3.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.8%+1.8%+0.6% +11.0%
10 years +31.8%-52.0%-36.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.8%-7.1%-4.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHNRGKEPSSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.4%47.6%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.1%48.6%55.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.31-0.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.693.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-55.0%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.1%-55.0%-4.0% -0.9%
52-week high $23.81$23.26$18.02 $779.14
52-week low $10.99$10.47$6.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHNRGKEPSSL
P/E now vs peer median -614.5xmedian 24.9x 2.3xmedian 20.8x 15.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 99.6xmedian 11.6x 5.2xmedian 13.1x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 13.8x 6.6xmedian 35.3x 3.6xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 23.45median 0.61 0.07median 2.18 —median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHNRGKEPSSL
Revenue $452.10M $67.60B –
Gross profit – $10.41B –
Operating income $16.94M $8.79B –
Net income -$912.00K $5.57B –
Free cash flow -$50.46M $2.03B –
R&D $468.00K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $4.63 –
Cash & equivalents $28.98M $1.70B $2.64B
Total debt $158.45M $357.84B $6.66B
Shares (diluted) 47.13M 1.28B 642.00M
Enterprise value $466.74M -$16.82B -$341.25M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHNRGKEPSSL
P/E -614.5x 2.3x 15.2x
P/FCF -11.1x 6.6x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 1.1x –
P/S 1.2x 0.2x 0.7x
P/B 2.9x 0.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 99.6x 5.2x –
EV/EBIT 33.9x 10.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x –
EV/FCF -11.4x 47.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.45 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNRGKEPSSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% -1.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 13.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 5.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.0% 34.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% 21.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 33.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 99.6% 55.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 33.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -63.1% -7.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 42.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -295.8% -55.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.2% 27.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNRGKEPSSL
Gross margin – 15.4% –
EBITDA margin 1.3% 26.9% –
Operating margin 3.7% 13.0% –
Pretax margin -0.2% 11.1% –
Net margin -0.2% 8.8% –
FCF margin -11.2% 3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 18.6% –
Return on equity 0.5% 16.5% –
Return on assets 0.2% 3.3% –
Return on invested capital – 5.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.8% 7.2% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -30.7x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNRGKEPSSL
Debt / assets 9.2% 50.8% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x –
Debt / FCF -0.9x 42.7x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 80.3% 53.3%
Equity / assets 40.7% 19.7% 46.7%
Interest coverage 1.0x 3.1x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.94 0.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNRGKEPSSL
Dividend yield – 5.0% –
Net buyback yield -9.6% – –
Shareholder yield -9.6% 5.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHNRGKEPSSL
Forward P/E – 4.2xFY2026 5.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $3.26FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -136.5%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026 +37.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +22.9% -24.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $474.13MFY2026 $74.80BFY2026 $16.51BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +7.3% -9.9% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNRGKEPSSL
Held by institutions 76.3% 2.6% 4.7%
Institutions holding 171 168 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +26.1% -7.6%
Institutions buying 86 117 111
Institutions selling 52 33 45
Buyers to sellers 1.65 3.55 2.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HNRGKEPSSL
HNRG 1.00 0.18 -0.03
KEP 0.18 1.00 -0.15
SSL -0.03 -0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNRG, KEP and SSL?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hallador Energy (HNRG) $555.23M, Korea Electric Power (KEP) $13.32B, Sasol (SSL) $10.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, HNRG, KEP and SSL?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hallador Energy (HNRG) -608.8x, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 2.2x, Sasol (SSL) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korea Electric Power (KEP) is cheapest (Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.2x, Sasol (SSL) 5.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hallador Energy (HNRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) has the highest net margin (Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Hallador Energy (HNRG) -43.5%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -32.8%, Sasol (SSL) +174.2%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.8%/yr, Korea Electric Power (KEP) +1.8%/yr, Sasol (SSL) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Korea Electric Power (KEP) has been the steadiest (Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 47.6%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNRG, KEP and SSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Korea Electric Power (KEP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.