Master Drilling Group Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended December 31, 2017. For the year, the company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to be between 142.60 cents and 163.60 cents per share compared to the EPS of 210.00 cents per share for the year ended December 31, 2016, which is between 32.1% and 22.1% lower than the EPS of the comparative period as reported in ZAR. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the current period are expected to be between 146.60 cents and 167.60 cents per share compared to the HEPS of 210.00 cents per share for the comparative period, which is between 30.2% and 20.2% lower than the HEPS for the comparative period as reported in ZAR.