MDI Stock Overview
An investment holding company, provides specialized drilling services to blue chip major and mid-tier companies in the mining, civil engineering, construction, and hydro-electric power sectors. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | R14.41 |
| 52 Week High | R15.00 |
| 52 Week Low | R11.00 |
| Beta | 0.10 |
| 1 Month Change | 5.80% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.18% |
| 1 Year Change | 17.15% |
| 3 Year Change | 4.80% |
| 5 Year Change | 128.73% |
| Change since IPO | 60.11% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Master Drilling Group's (JSE:MDI) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Apr 02
Subdued Growth No Barrier To Master Drilling Group Limited's (JSE:MDI) Price
Jan 04Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Sep 03Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Apr 26Here's Why We Think Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Nov 30Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Feb 21Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Sep 07Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
Aug 12The Trends At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) That You Should Know About
Feb 22Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Share Prices Have Dropped 48% In The Last Three Years
Jan 12
Have Insiders Been Selling Master Drilling Group Limited (JSE:MDI) Shares?
Dec 14The Trends At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) That You Should Know About
Nov 24Shareholder Returns
| MDI | ZA Metals and Mining | ZA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.3% | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 1Y | 17.2% | 7.7% | 12.0% |
Return vs Industry: MDI exceeded the ZA Metals and Mining industry which returned 15.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MDI underperformed the ZA Market which returned 19% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MDI volatility | |
|---|---|
| MDI Average Weekly Movement | 7.9% |
| Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement | 7.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in ZA Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in ZA Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: MDI's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the ZA market.
Volatility Over Time: MDI's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of ZA stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2,859 | Danie Pretorius | www.masterdrilling.com |
Master Drilling Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides specialized drilling services to blue chip major and mid-tier companies in the mining, civil engineering, construction, and hydro-electric power sectors. It offers raise bore drilling services; rock boring services, including raise, horizontal, box hole, slot, reef, mobile tunnel, and blind shaft boring systems; exploration drilling services, such as aircore, blast hole, core, grade control, hydrogeological, mud rotary, percussion, sonic, and underground drilling services; and support services comprising directional drilling, stage shaft and remote-operated shaft support, piling, and geo intelligence services. The company also provides mobile tunnel boring systems.
Master Drilling Group Limited Fundamentals Summary
| MDI fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | R2.17b |
| Earnings (TTM) | R327.07m |
| Revenue (TTM) | R5.09b |
6.6x
P/E Ratio0.4x
P/S RatioIs MDI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MDI income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$270.84m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$186.88m |
| Gross Profit | US$83.96m |
| Other Expenses | US$66.55m |
| Earnings | US$17.42m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Aug 26, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.12 |
| Gross Margin | 31.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.43% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 23.5% |
How did MDI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
4.5%
Current Dividend Yield30%
Payout RatioDoes MDI pay a reliable dividends?
See MDI dividend history and benchmarks| Master Drilling Group dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jun 18 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 23 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 75 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 80 days |
Does MDI pay a reliable dividends?
See MDI dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/03 06:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Master Drilling Group Limited is covered by 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Roy Mutooni | Renaissance Capital |
| Nic Dinham | SBG Securities (Proprietary) Limited |