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What Is Drawing Attention To Hokkaido Electric Power Company (TSE:9509)?

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Hokkaido Electric Power Company (TSE:9509) raised its earnings guidance for the year ending March 31, 2027, citing higher fuel cost adjustment charges and increased electricity sales to other utilities.

At a share price of ¥1,088.5, Hokkaido Electric Power Company has slipped over the past month, with a 1-month share price return of 3.76% and a year-to-date share price return showing a decline of 1.05%, even though the 90-day share price return of 12.23% and 3-year total shareholder return of 86.18% point to momentum that has been building over a longer horizon.

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So is Hokkaido Electric Power Company’s recent pullback a simple cool off after a strong multi year run, or does fresh guidance signal that the share price now lags the underlying earnings power?

Preferred P/E of 8.4x for Hokkaido Electric Power Company: Is it justified?

On valuation, the starting point is simple. Hokkaido Electric Power Company trades on a P/E of 8.4x, while analysts estimate a future cash flow value that is a little below the current share price and the wider JP market trades on a higher earnings multiple.

The P/E ratio compares what investors pay today per share to the earnings the business generates per share. For a regulated utility such as Hokkaido Electric Power Company, this metric often reflects how the market weighs fairly steady cash generation, capital intensity and regulation against future profit expectations.

Here the picture is mixed. The stock is described as good value relative to the JP market, with its 8.4x P/E below the 13.9x market level. It also screens as attractive versus an estimated fair P/E of 12.8x that the market could move towards. At the same time, the shares are considered expensive when set against a tighter peer group on a 7.3x average, and the SWS DCF model suggests the current ¥1,088.5 price sits above a future cash flow value of ¥996.98, which points to less of a clear discount once cash generation is front and center.

Against the broader Asian Electric Utilities industry on 14.3x, Hokkaido Electric Power Company trades on a materially lower earnings multiple, which signals investors are paying less for each unit of current profit than for the sector overall.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for Hokkaido Electric Power Company.

Result: Price-to-earnings of 8.4x (UNDERVALUED).

Still, the recent 1 year share price decline of 4.17% and the pullback over the past month highlight that sentiment around Hokkaido Electric Power Company can shift quickly.

Find out about the key risks to this Hokkaido Electric Power Company narrative.

Another view of Hokkaido Electric Power Company’s value

The P/E story paints Hokkaido Electric Power Company as inexpensive, yet the SWS DCF model tells a different story. On that cash flow view, the current ¥1,088.5 share price sits above an estimated future cash flow value of ¥996.98, which implies limited margin of safety if cash generation disappoints.

For anyone weighing which signal to trust, it helps to see how this cash flow view is built step by step. Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

9509 Discounted Cash Flow as at Oct 2026
9509 Discounted Cash Flow as at Oct 2026

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Next Steps

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