Mr Price Group Limited

JSE:MRP Stock Report

Market Cap: R57.3b

Mr Price Group Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Mr Price Group's CEO is Mark Blair, appointed in Jan 2019, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is ZAR46.00M, comprised of 17.4% salary and 82.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.53% of the company’s shares, worth ZAR301.15M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 4.1 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Blair

Chief executive officer

R46.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage17.4%
CEO tenure6.3yrs
CEO ownership0.5%
Management average tenure4.8yrs
Board average tenure4.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Mar 04
Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)?

Jan 27
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)?
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Profitable Market Share Gains And Supply Chain Innovations Propel Retail Earnings

Dec 17 Focus on strategic market share gains has improved gross profit margins, potentially enhancing net margins.

Getting In Cheap On Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Is Unlikely

Nov 26
Getting In Cheap On Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Is Unlikely

What Does Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) Share Price Indicate?

Oct 09
What Does Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) Share Price Indicate?

Does Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 23
Does Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is Now The Time To Put Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 28
Is Now The Time To Put Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) On Your Watchlist?

Getting In Cheap On Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Is Unlikely

Aug 14
Getting In Cheap On Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP) Is Unlikely

We Like Mr Price Group's (JSE:MRP) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

Jun 21
We Like Mr Price Group's (JSE:MRP) Earnings For More Than Just Statutory Profit

Is Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) A Risky Investment?

Jun 17
Is Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) A Risky Investment?

What Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) P/E Is Not Telling You

Apr 27
What Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) P/E Is Not Telling You

Is There Now An Opportunity In Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)?

Apr 04
Is There Now An Opportunity In Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)?

Here's Why Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jan 15
Here's Why Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)

Dec 28
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Mr Price Group Limited (JSE:MRP)

Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Nov 29
Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) P/E Ratio

Aug 04
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Mr Price Group Limited's (JSE:MRP) P/E Ratio

Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To ZAR4.47

Jul 02
Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To ZAR4.47

Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jun 25
Mr Price Group (JSE:MRP) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Blair's remuneration changed compared to Mr Price Group's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 28 2024n/an/a

R3b

Jun 28 2024n/an/a

R3b

Mar 30 2024n/an/a

R3b

Dec 30 2023n/an/a

R3b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

R3b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

R3b

Apr 01 2023R11mR7m

R3b

Jan 01 2023n/an/a

R3b

Oct 01 2022n/an/a

R3b

Jul 01 2022n/an/a

R3b

Apr 02 2022R57mR6m

R3b

Jan 02 2022n/an/a

R3b

Oct 02 2021n/an/a

R3b

Jul 02 2021n/an/a

R3b

Apr 03 2021n/an/a

R3b

Jan 03 2021n/an/a

R2b

Sep 26 2020n/an/a

R2b

Jun 26 2020n/an/a

R3b

Mar 28 2020n/an/a

R3b

Dec 28 2019n/an/a

R3b

Sep 28 2019n/an/a

R3b

Jun 28 2019n/an/a

R3b

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD2.44M) is above average for companies of similar size in the ZA market ($USD1.66M).

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

CEO

Mark Blair (58 yo)

6.3yrs

Tenure

R46,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Mark McNeil Blair, CA (SA), has been Chief Executive Officer of Mr Price Group Limited since January 1, 2019 and serves as its Member of Group Management Board. Mr. Blair serves as Special Projects Dir...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Blair
CEO, Member of Group Management Board & Executive Director6.3yrsR46.00m0.53%
ZAR 301.1m
Stewart Cohen
Honorary Chairman & Co-Founder4.3yrsR958.76k0.026%
ZAR 15.0m
Praneel Nundkumar
CFO & Executive Director5.3yrsR12.00m0.085%
ZAR 48.9m
Kim Sim
Divisional Head of Information2.3yrsno datano data
Matthew Warriner
Divisional Head of Investor Relations & Stakeholder Engagement5.3yrsno datano data
T. Clarke
Group Legal & Compliance Officerno datano datano data
Liziwe Masoga
Divisional Head of People3.3yrsno datano data
Verna Botha-Richards
Head of Corporate Services & Sustainabilityno datano datano data
Arn De Haas
Managing Director of Mr Price Sport3.9yrsno datano data
Greg Azzopardi
Managing Director of Group Real Estateno datano datano data
Werner Pelser
Divisional Head of Logistics5.3yrsno datano data
Clint Larsson
Managing Director of Mr Price Homeno datano datano data

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: MRP's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Mark Blair
CEO, Member of Group Management Board & Executive Director19.1yrsR46.00m0.53%
ZAR 301.1m
Stewart Cohen
Honorary Chairman & Co-Founder36.1yrsR958.76k0.026%
ZAR 15.0m
Praneel Nundkumar
CFO & Executive Directorless than a yearR12.00m0.085%
ZAR 48.9m
Lucia Swartz
Independent Non-Executive Director4.7yrsR737.78kno data
Richard J. Inskip
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsR380.37kno data
Mark Bowman
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director8.2yrsR1.09mno data
Nigel George Payne
Independent Non-Executive Chairman17.7yrsR1.97mno data
Neill Abrams
Independent Non-Executive Director1.6yrsR313.15kno data
Jane Canny
Independent Non-Executive Director4.1yrsR567.74kno data
Refilwe Nkabinde
Independent Non-Executive Director1.3yrsno data0.000050%
ZAR 28.7k
Harish Ramsumer
Independent Non-Executive Director1.8yrsR584.65kno data

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: MRP's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/16 16:59
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/16 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2024/03/30

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

Mr Price Group Limited is covered by 23 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Darren CohnAbsa Bank Limited
Victor DimaArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Atiyyah VawdaAvior Capital Markets