K&S Corporation Limited

ASX:KSC Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$444.8m

K&S Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

K&S' CEO is Paul Sarant, appointed in Apr 2014, has a tenure of 12.17 years. total yearly compensation is A$1.21M, comprised of 76.3% salary and 23.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.15% of the company’s shares, worth A$662.99K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 12.2 years and 10.1 years respectively.

Key information

Paul Sarant

Chief executive officer

AU$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage76.34%
CEO tenure12.2yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure12.2yrs
Board average tenure10.1yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • Nov 18

It's Unlikely That K&S Corporation Limited's (ASX:KSC) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Key Insights K&S will host its Annual General Meeting on 25th of November Total pay for CEO Paul Sarant includes...
Analysis Article • Nov 22

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

Under the guidance of CEO Paul Sarant, K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has performed reasonably well recently. As...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Nov 18

It's Unlikely That K&S Corporation Limited's (ASX:KSC) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Key Insights K&S will host its Annual General Meeting on 25th of November Total pay for CEO Paul Sarant includes...
Analysis Article • Sep 11

K&S (ASX:KSC) Will Pay A Dividend Of A$0.08

The board of K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 4th of November, with...
Analysis Article • Aug 27

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

The board of K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of A$0.08 per share on the...
Analysis Article • Oct 14

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

The board of K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 4th of November, with...
Analysis Article • Aug 29

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) will pay a dividend of A$0.08 on the 4th of November. This makes the dividend yield...
Analysis Article • May 01

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

It's common for many investors, especially those who are inexperienced, to buy shares in companies with a good story...
Analysis Article • Apr 11

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

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Analysis Article • Aug 27

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

The board of K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of A$0.08 on the 3rd...
Analysis Article • Apr 06

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

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Feb 24

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 3rd of April...
Analysis Article • Dec 19

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

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • Nov 22

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

Under the guidance of CEO Paul Sarant, K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has performed reasonably well recently. As...
Analysis Article • Oct 17

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

K&S Corporation Limited's ( ASX:KSC ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to A$0.05...
Analysis Article • Aug 28

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 3rd of...
Analysis Article • Feb 24

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 1st of April to...
Analysis Article • Nov 10

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

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Sep 24

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) will increase its dividend on the 3rd of November to AU$0.035. This takes the...
Analysis Article • Sep 10

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

K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 3rd of November to...
Analysis Article • Aug 27

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

K&S Corporation Limited's ( ASX:KSC ) dividend will be increasing to AU$0.035 on 3rd of November. This makes the...
Analysis Article • May 24

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

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article • Feb 11

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

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. However, sometimes companies receive a...
Analysis Article • Jan 16

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

There are a few key trends to look for if we want to identify the next multi-bagger. Amongst other things, we'll want...
Analysis Article • Dec 29

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

While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the K&S Corporation Limited ( ASX:KSC ) share price has gained...
Analysis Article • Dec 14

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

This article will reflect on the compensation paid to Paul Sarant who has served as CEO of K&S Corporation Limited...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul Sarant's remuneration changed compared to K&S's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025n/an/a

AU$24m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

AU$27m

Jun 30 2025AU$1mAU$923k

AU$29m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

AU$30m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

AU$31m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

AU$31m

Jun 30 2024AU$1mAU$895k

AU$31m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

AU$31m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

AU$30m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

AU$29m

Jun 30 2023AU$1mAU$855k

AU$29m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

AU$26m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

AU$24m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

AU$21m

Jun 30 2022AU$1mAU$790k

AU$17m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

AU$13m

Dec 31 2021n/an/a

AU$9m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

AU$14m

Jun 30 2021AU$1mAU$775k

AU$18m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

AU$22m

Dec 31 2020n/an/a

AU$25m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

AU$18m

Jun 30 2020AU$1mAU$746k

AU$11m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

AU$3m

Dec 31 2019n/an/a

-AU$4m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-AU$1m

Jun 30 2019AU$848kAU$728k

AU$2m

Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD847.81K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD819.85K).

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

CEO

Paul Sarant (58 yo)

12.2yrs
Tenure
AU$1,209,395
Compensation

Mr. Paul Sarant, B.Eng has been Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of K&S Corporation Limited since April 22, 2014. Mr. Sarant served as Executive General Manager of DTM at K&S Corporation Limit...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Sarant
CEO, MD & Executive Director12.2yrsAU$1.21m0.15%
A$ 663.0k
Christopher Bright
General Counsel & Company Secretary21.4yrsAU$446.84kno data
Alain Tamara
CFO & Group Financial Controller1.2yrsno datano data
Kevin Glennon
Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Simon Skazlic
Executive General Manager of HS&E/Complianceno dataAU$291.92kno data
12.2yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KSC's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Sarant
CEO, MD & Executive Director12.2yrsAU$1.21m0.15%
A$ 663.0k
Graham Walters
Independent Non-Executive Director8.1yrsAU$103.17k0.0038%
A$ 17.1k
John Winser
Non-Executive Director12.8yrsAU$103.17k1.02%
A$ 4.5m
Anthony Johnson
Non-Executive Chairman40.4yrsAU$196.27k0.42%
A$ 1.9m
Sallie Emmett
Independent Non-Executive Director6.8yrsAU$103.17kno data
Robert Dalton
Independent Non-Executive Director4.8yrsAU$103.17kno data
10.1yrs
Average Tenure
71yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KSC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/10 23:22
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

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.

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

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.

AnalystInstitution
Nicholas RobisonBofA Global Research
Cameron McDonaldDeutsche Bank
Samuel DobsonMacquarie Research