K&S (KSC) Stock Overview

Engages in the transportation and logistics, warehousing and fuel distribution businesses in Australia and New Zealand. More details

KSC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	3/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (15.2x) is below the Australian market (18.1x)

Earnings have grown 25.5% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 5.26% is not well covered by free cash flows

KSC Community Fair Values

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K&S Corporation Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for K&S
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$3.42
52 Week High	AU$3.84
52 Week Low	AU$2.90
Beta	0.022
1 Month Change	-2.56%
3 Month Change	-5.52%
1 Year Change	13.25%
3 Year Change	95.43%
5 Year Change	167.19%
Change since IPO	620.00%

Recent updates

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.08

Oct 14

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of A$0.08

Aug 29

Here's Why K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

May 01

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Apr 11

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.08

Aug 27

We Think K&S (ASX:KSC) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Apr 06

K&S (ASX:KSC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At A$0.10

Feb 24

Is K&S (ASX:KSC) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 19

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For K&S Corporation Limited's (ASX:KSC) CEO For Now

Nov 22

K&S (ASX:KSC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At A$0.05

Oct 17

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Aug 28

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 24

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Nov 10

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

Sep 24

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

Sep 10

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

Aug 27

Is K&S (ASX:KSC) Using Too Much Debt?

May 24

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Earnings Are Growing But Is There More To The Story?

Feb 11

The Trends At K&S (ASX:KSC) That You Should Know About

Jan 16

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Stock Price Has Reduced 13% In The Past Three Years

Dec 29

What Can We Conclude About K&S' (ASX:KSC) CEO Pay?

Dec 14

Shareholder Returns

	KSC	AU Logistics	AU Market
7D	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
1Y	13.2%	7.9%	9.8%

Return vs Industry: KSC exceeded the Australian Logistics industry which returned 7.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KSC exceeded the Australian Market which returned 9.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KSC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KSC volatility
KSC Average Weekly Movement	4.0%
Logistics Industry Average Movement	5.6%
Market Average Movement	9.3%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.5%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.8%

Stable Share Price: KSC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.

Volatility Over Time: KSC's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1945	2,024	Paul Sarant	www.ksgroup.com.au

K&S Corporation Limited engages in the transportation and logistics, warehousing and fuel distribution businesses in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through three segments: Australian Transport, Fuels, and New Zealand Transport. The company provides road, rail, and coastal sea forwarding for full and break bulk loads, including export packing, wharf lodgement, and the delivery of integrated supply chain and system solutions; remote, regional, and metro bulk fuel, oil, and gas transportation and distribution services; and dry and liquid bulk transportation services to mining, sugar, cement, and fertilizer industries.

K&S Corporation Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do K&S's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KSC fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$465.28m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$30.71m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$785.80m

15.2x

P/E Ratio

0.6x

P/S Ratio

Is KSC overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KSC income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$785.80m
Cost of Revenue	AU$658.63m
Gross Profit	AU$127.17m
Other Expenses	AU$96.45m
Earnings	AU$30.71m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Aug 26, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.22
Gross Margin	16.18%
Net Profit Margin	3.91%
Debt/Equity Ratio	20.2%

How did KSC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.3%

Current Dividend Yield

73%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/06/12 10:01
End of Day Share Price	2025/06/12 00:00
Earnings	2024/12/31
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

K&S Corporation Limited is covered by 4 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Nicholas Robison	BofA Global Research
Cameron McDonald	Deutsche Bank
Samuel Dobson	Macquarie Research

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

K&S Corporation Limited (ASX:KSC) announces an Equity Buyback.

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.08 per share

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.11 (vs AU$0.12 in 1H 2024)

First half dividend of AU$0.08 announced

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Recent updates

K&S Corporation Limited (ASX:KSC) announces an Equity Buyback.

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.08 per share

First half 2025 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.11 (vs AU$0.12 in 1H 2024)

First half dividend of AU$0.08 announced

New major risk - Dividend sustainability

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.08

K&S Corporation Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2025 Final Results on Oct 13, 2025

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.08 per share

Insufficient new directors

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of A$0.08

Final dividend of AU$0.08 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.23 (vs AU$0.21 in FY 2023)

K&S Corporation Limited Declares Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024, Payable on 4 November 2024

Here's Why K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Now 23% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.10 per share

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.12 (vs AU$0.12 in 1H 2023)

First half dividend of AU$0.10 announced

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.08 per share at 7.3% yield

K&S Corporation Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 26, 2024

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.08

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.21 (vs AU$0.13 in FY 2022)

K&S Corporation Limited Declares Fully Franked Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on 3 November 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 22%

We Think K&S (ASX:KSC) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.10 per share at 7.9% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

K&S (ASX:KSC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At A$0.10

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.12 (vs AU$0.064 in 1H 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Is K&S (ASX:KSC) Using Too Much Debt?

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For K&S Corporation Limited's (ASX:KSC) CEO For Now

K&S (ASX:KSC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At A$0.05

K&S Corporation Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 28, 2023

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.05 per share

Now 27% undervalued

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.13 (vs AU$0.14 in FY 2021)

K&S Corporation Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 June 2022, Payable on 3 November 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.045 per share

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

First half 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

K&S Corporation Limited Announces Ordinary Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on April 1, 2022

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.035 per share

K&S (ASX:KSC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

K&S (ASX:KSC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.035

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.14 (vs AU$0.087 in FY 2020)

Is K&S (ASX:KSC) Using Too Much Debt?

K&S Corporation Limited Provides Update on the Earnings Guidance for the Second Half of 2020

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Earnings Are Growing But Is There More To The Story?

New 90-day high: AU$1.57

The Trends At K&S (ASX:KSC) That You Should Know About

K&S' (ASX:KSC) Stock Price Has Reduced 13% In The Past Three Years

New 90-day high: AU$1.49

What Can We Conclude About K&S' (ASX:KSC) CEO Pay?

New 90-day high: AU$1.41

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.03 Per Share