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K&S Corporation Limited

KSC.AX
47
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Industrials
Price
A$3.08
+0.04 (+1.32%)
Market Cap
A$421.4M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
47
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+6.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 128.8M (2021) → 136.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

K&S Corporation is an Australian transport and logistics company. It moves goods by road and rail for businesses across Australia and New Zealand, handling freight like food, fuel, and industrial products. The company also runs fuel distribution services, making it more than just a trucking operator.

K&S earns revenue by charging customers for freight haulage, warehousing, and fuel delivery services — these are contract-based relationships with businesses rather than individual consumers. It operates mainly in Australia, with some presence in New Zealand, and generates around $0.4 billion in market value. Its competitive position comes from long-term customer contracts and a mix of transport and fuel services that are harder to replace than a simple trucking company. The main risk the business faces is rising fuel and labor costs, which can squeeze its already thin gross margins of around 13%, making cost control a constant challenge for profitability.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
9.3%
Thin — 9.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.0%
Thin — 5.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.2%
Strong — 15.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-9.2%
Shrinking sales (-9.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-17.9%
Earnings shrinking (-17.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
256%
Turns 256% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-0.4%
Burning cash (-0.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.34
Conservative — low debt load (0.34)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
18.00x
Comfortably covers interest (18.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.1x
Fair value — P/E 17.1

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.28%
Healthy income — 4.28% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-12.1%
Dividend cut (-12.1% YoY) — warning sign

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