Etherstack plc

CHIA:ESK Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$79.3m

Etherstack Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Etherstack's CEO is David Deacon, appointed in Jan 2002, has a tenure of 24.67 years. total yearly compensation is $307.00K, comprised of 89.6% salary and 10.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 34.31% of the company’s shares, worth A$27.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 14.6 years respectively.

Key information

David Deacon

Chief executive officer

US$307.0k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage89.58%
CEO tenure24.7yrs
CEO ownership34.3%
Management average tenure1.1yrs
Board average tenure14.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Deacon's remuneration changed compared to Etherstack's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-US$2m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$1m

Dec 31 2025US$307kUS$275k

-US$700k

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$910k

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$1m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$3m

Dec 31 2024US$313kUS$281k

-US$4m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$186k

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$354k

Dec 31 2023US$377kUS$283k

US$522k

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$36k

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$594k

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$808k

Dec 31 2022US$330kUS$260k

US$2m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$2m

Dec 31 2021US$304kUS$260k

US$1m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$1m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$783k

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$758k

Dec 31 2020US$262kUS$260k

-US$2m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$2m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$2m

Dec 31 2019US$262kUS$260k

-US$871k

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD307.00K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD342.03K).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

David Deacon

24.7yrs
Tenure
US$307,000
Compensation

Mr. David Deacon founded Auria Wireless Pty Ltd and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Deacon founded Etherstack plc in 2002 and has been Chief Executive Officer since 2002. He is the Founder of Et...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Deacon
Founder24.7yrsUS$307.00k34.31%
A$ 27.2m
Paul Barnes
Company Secretary & Independent Non-Executive Directorno dataUS$84.00k4.84%
A$ 3.8m
Adam Hoey
CFO & Company Secretary1.1yrsno datano data
Ryan Burchnell
Group Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
1.1yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Management: ESK's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
David Deacon
Founder14.6yrsUS$307.00k34.31%
A$ 27.2m
Paul Barnes
Company Secretary & Independent Non-Executive Director14.6yrsUS$84.00k4.84%
A$ 3.8m
Peter Francis Stephens
Non-Executive Chairman19yrsUS$81.00k7.62%
A$ 6.0m
Scott Minehane
Independent Non-Executive Director14.3yrsUS$59.00k0.058%
A$ 45.9k
14.6yrs
Average Tenure

Experienced Board: ESK's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 14.6 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 05:40
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/21 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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

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Analyst Sources

Etherstack plc is covered by 1 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.

AnalystInstitution
Ross BarrowsCanaccord Genuity Historic (Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking Ltd.