Master Drilling Group Limited

JSE:MDI Stock Report

Market Cap: R2.3b

Master Drilling Group Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Master Drilling Group's CEO is Danie Pretorius, appointed in Jan 1986, has a tenure of 40.67 years. total yearly compensation is $785.51K, comprised of 55.3% salary and 44.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.33% of the company’s shares, worth ZAR7.79M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.7 years and 10.2 years respectively.

Key information

Danie Pretorius

Chief executive officer

US$785.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage55.34%
CEO tenure40.7yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure6.7yrs
Board average tenure10.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jul 22

Here's Why Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

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Analysis Article • Apr 03

Is Now The Time To Put Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) On Your Watchlist?

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Analysis Article • Feb 03

Returns At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Are On The Way Up

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Analysis Article • Oct 07

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI)

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Analysis Article • Apr 02

Master Drilling Group's (JSE:MDI) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

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Analysis Article • Jan 04

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Master Drilling Group Limited's (JSE:MDI) Price

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Analysis Article • Sep 03

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Analysis Article • Apr 26

Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

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Analysis Article • Nov 30

Here's Why We Think Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

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Analysis Article • Feb 21

Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

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Analysis Article • Sep 07

Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

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Analysis Article • Aug 12

Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

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Analysis Article • Feb 22

The Trends At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) That You Should Know About

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Analysis Article • Jan 12

Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) Share Prices Have Dropped 48% In The Last Three Years

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Analysis Article • Dec 14

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Analysis Article • Nov 24

The Trends At Master Drilling Group (JSE:MDI) That You Should Know About

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Danie Pretorius's remuneration changed compared to Master Drilling Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

US$30m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

US$30m

Dec 31 2025US$786kUS$435k

US$30m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$31m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$32m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$24m

Dec 31 2024US$799kUS$481k

US$17m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$13m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$9m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$15m

Dec 31 2023US$620kUS$395k

US$21m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$21m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$22m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$22m

Dec 31 2022US$700kUS$680k

US$21m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$23m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$24m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$22m

Dec 31 2021US$390kUS$345k

US$20m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$14m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$8m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$6m

Dec 31 2020US$320kUS$303k

US$3m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$8m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$12m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$14m

Dec 31 2019US$646kUS$534k

US$15m

Compensation vs Market: Danie's total compensation ($USD785.51K) is above average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD517.32K).

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

CEO

Danie Pretorius (68 yo)

40.7yrs
Tenure
US$785,511
Compensation

Mr. Daniel Coenraad Pretorius, also known as Danie, founded Master Drilling Group Limited in 1986 and has been Chief Executive Officer since July 17, 2012 and served as Managing Director since its incorpor...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Pretorius
Founder40.7yrsUS$785.51k0.33%
ZAR 7.8m
Andre van Deventer
CFO, Financial Director & Executive Directorno dataUS$776.74k1.78%
ZAR 41.7m
Gareth Sheppard
Alternate Directorno dataUS$422.61k27.51%
ZAR 643.9m
Fred Dixon
Chief Operating Officer Explorationless than a yearUS$216.52kno data
Roelof Swanepoel
Chief Operating Officer of Latam & Europe6.7yrsUS$405.62k0.0076%
ZAR 178.8k
Armand Fourie
Chief Operating Officer Africaless than a yearno datano data
Andrew Beaven
Company Secretary10.8yrsno datano data
6.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: MDI's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Daniel Pretorius
Founder14.2yrsUS$785.51k0.33%
ZAR 7.8m
Andre van Deventer
CFO, Financial Director & Executive Director15.4yrsUS$776.74k1.78%
ZAR 41.7m
Gareth Sheppard
Alternate Director3.5yrsUS$422.61k27.51%
ZAR 643.9m
Hendrik Van der Merwe
Independent Non-Executive Chairman12.2yrsUS$66.78kno data
Akhter Deshmukh
Independent Non-Executive Director13.8yrsUS$48.65kno data
Hendrik Johannes Faul
Independent Non-Executive Director6.3yrsUS$27.90kno data
Mamokete Ramathe
Independent Non-Executive Director5.2yrsUS$34.95kno data
Andries Brink
Lead Independent Director8.3yrsUS$39.24kno data
10.2yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: MDI's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.2 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/13 00:26
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 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

Master Drilling Group Limited 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
Nic DinhamSBG Securities (Proprietary) Limited