Stampede Drilling Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Stampede Drilling's CEO is Lyle Whitmarsh, appointed in Jan 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is CA$1.60M, comprised of 23.4% salary and 76.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.88% of the company’s shares, worth CA$1.42M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 2.5 years respectively.

Key information

Lyle Whitmarsh

Chief executive officer

CA$1.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	23.4%
CEO tenure	6.3yrs
CEO ownership	2.9%
Management average tenure	4.3yrs
Board average tenure	2.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

We Like Stampede Drilling's (CVE:SDI) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

Mar 22

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Stampede Drilling Inc.'s (CVE:SDI) Shares

Feb 07

Is Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) A Risky Investment?

May 25

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

Mar 31

Is Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) A Risky Investment?

Dec 10

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Aug 27

Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The Compensation For Stampede Drilling Inc.'s (CVE:SDI) CEO Is Reasonable

May 12

Here's Why Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Can Afford Some Debt

Mar 29

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Dec 14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Lyle Whitmarsh's remuneration changed compared to Stampede Drilling's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	CA$11m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CA$11m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	CA$10m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	CA$10m
Dec 31 2022	CA$2m	CA$375k	CA$8m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	CA$5m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	CA$2m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	CA$3m
Dec 31 2021	CA$499k	CA$341k	CA$3m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	CA$814k
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-CA$1m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-CA$3m
Dec 31 2020	CA$387k	CA$291k	-CA$4m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$2m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$1m
Dec 31 2019	CA$499k	CA$376k	-CA$1m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CA$625k
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-CA$573k
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	CA$328k
Dec 31 2018	CA$411k	CA$174k	-CA$88k
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$5m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$5m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-CA$5m
Dec 31 2017	CA$306k	CA$66k	-CA$7m

Compensation vs Market: Lyle's total compensation ($USD1.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD174.55K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Lyle's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Lyle Whitmarsh (55 yo)

6.3yrs

Tenure

CA$1,602,579

Compensation

Mr. Lyle C. Whitmarsh has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Stampede Drilling Inc. (formerly known as MATRRIX Energy Technologies Inc.) since January 23, 2018 and served as its Chief...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Lyle Whitmarsh	President	6.3yrs	CA$1.60m	2.88% CA$ 1.4m
Jeff Schab	CFO & Corporate Secretary	9.2yrs	CA$615.95k	0.16% CA$ 77.5k
Terry Kuiper	Chief Operating Officer	2.3yrs	CA$771.25k	0.80% CA$ 395.7k
Edward Oke	Vice President of Human Resources & Business Services	less than a year	no data	0.11% CA$ 56.2k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: SDI's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Lyle Whitmarsh	President	6.3yrs	CA$1.60m	2.88% CA$ 1.4m
Terrance Owen	Independent Director	12.6yrs	CA$156.77k	0.59% CA$ 291.0k
Tim Beatty	Independent Director	1.1yrs	no data	0.070% CA$ 34.5k
Diane Brickner	Independent Director	1.9yrs	CA$107.68k	0.044% CA$ 21.6k
Murray Hinz	Independent Director	3yrs	CA$189.93k	0.037% CA$ 18.4k
Thane Russell	Lead Independent Director	8.8yrs	CA$123.06k	1.47% CA$ 723.9k
Kerri Beuk	Independent Director	1.1yrs	no data	no data
Andrew Ross	Independent Director	1.1yrs	no data	0.10% CA$ 50.4k

2.5yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SDI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Stampede Drilling Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Chief Operating Officer exercised options to buy CA$123k worth of stock.

Stampede Drilling Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

President exercised options to buy CA$240k worth of stock.

President recently bought CA$180k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought CA$52k worth of stock

Chief Operating Officer recently bought CA$82k worth of stock

Recent updates

Chief Operating Officer exercised options to buy CA$123k worth of stock.

We Like Stampede Drilling's (CVE:SDI) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

Stampede Drilling Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 16, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

President exercised options to buy CA$240k worth of stock.

President recently bought CA$180k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought CA$52k worth of stock

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Stampede Drilling Inc. (CVE:SDI)

Are Investors Undervaluing Stampede Drilling Inc. (CVE:SDI) By 20%?

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Does Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$0 (vs CA$0.003 loss in 2Q 2022)

First quarter 2023 earnings released

Price target decreased by 8.1% to CA$0.57

Chief Operating Officer recently bought CA$82k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 22%

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Does Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Lead Independent Director exercised options to buy CA$345k worth of stock.

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Stampede Drilling Inc.'s (CVE:SDI) Shares

Stampede Drilling Inc. Announces Board Changes

Independent Director recently sold CA$91k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.02 (vs CA$0.002 in 3Q 2021)

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.02 (vs CA$0.002 in 3Q 2021)

Consensus forecasts updated

Stampede Drilling Inc. (TSXV:SDI) entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Six Drilling Rigs and Related Assets for approximately CAD 26.6 million.

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: CA$0.002 loss per share (vs CA$0.001 loss in 2Q 2021)

Is Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) A Risky Investment?

Stampede Drilling Inc. Approves Appointment of Diane Brickner as Director

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.02 (vs CA$0.018 in 1Q 2021)

Stampede Drilling Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 12, 2022

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of

Is Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) A Risky Investment?

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CA$0.002 (vs CA$0.012 loss in 3Q 2020)

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: CA$0.002 loss per share (vs CA$0.014 loss in 2Q 2020)

First quarter 2021 earnings released

Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The Compensation For Stampede Drilling Inc.'s (CVE:SDI) CEO Is Reasonable

Here's Why Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Can Afford Some Debt

Full year 2020 earnings released: CA$0.03 loss per share (vs CA$0.009 loss in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: CA$0.21

Stampede Drilling (CVE:SDI) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: CA$0.01 loss per share

Stampede Drilling Inc.(TSXV:SDI) dropped from S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

CEO Compensation Analysis

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