InPlay Oil Corp.’s (TSX: IPO)(OTCQX: IPOOF) CEO, Doug Bartole, recently spoke with Andrew Weekly of SmithWeekly about the company’s current 16,000 BOE/day operations, growth plans, recent M&A, Cardium formation play area, dividend, strategic partnership investment, oil market outlook, and more. You can listen to the podcast at the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2A3LJa9jfQ
As well, if you haven’t read it yet, The National Bank of Canada has a very well-written initial research report by a well-respected, longtime energy analyst Dan Payne. He has the technical down for those that require more detail and is astute in his commentary that if InPlay Oil Corp. (TSX: IPO)(OTCQX: IPOOF) trades FCF yield in line with its peers, there is ~50% upside. Exhibit 7 (found on page 17 of the report) has a great chart showing IPO as one of the highest FCF yield companies, average leverage, while trading at deep value. All of this with one of the lowest all-in payout ratios.
Send an email to Scott Koyich if want to read the report: scott@briscocapital.com
IPO’s coverage list has the company’s average target price at $16 per share.
InPlay Oil Update - October 1
InPlay Oil Update - October 1
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: InPlay Oil Update - October 1
I am expecting InPlay to soon announce more acquisitions.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
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Re: InPlay Oil Update - October 1
Dan, I am struggling to see that Inplay is in 2025 in a position to commit to further acquisitions.
The C$ 206 M cash payment in February 2025 for the Perbima acquisition is still straining the balance sheet.
The long-term debt at the end of C$ 240 M is too high (almost four times the C$ 63 M in late 2024) and needs to be reduced. The debt/EBITDA ratio is a high 1.3 and the ratio between the equity and the balance sheet total ratio is a low 34%.
Inplay is still paying a quarterly C$ 0.27 dividend which provides shareholders with a nice 8.1% return, but the dividend is slowing down the debt repayment. The above combined does not leave room for acquisitions.
Delak is a financially strong shareholder, which may select to help in financing new acquisitions. This almost unavoidable will be accompanied by the issue of new shares, with dilution of current Inplay shareholders as a non-desirable consequence.
Despite the balance sheet issues, I like Inplay. It ranks a good 27th out of 84 oil and gas companies. However, I hope Inplay refrains from more short-term acquisitions.
The C$ 206 M cash payment in February 2025 for the Perbima acquisition is still straining the balance sheet.
The long-term debt at the end of C$ 240 M is too high (almost four times the C$ 63 M in late 2024) and needs to be reduced. The debt/EBITDA ratio is a high 1.3 and the ratio between the equity and the balance sheet total ratio is a low 34%.
Inplay is still paying a quarterly C$ 0.27 dividend which provides shareholders with a nice 8.1% return, but the dividend is slowing down the debt repayment. The above combined does not leave room for acquisitions.
Delak is a financially strong shareholder, which may select to help in financing new acquisitions. This almost unavoidable will be accompanied by the issue of new shares, with dilution of current Inplay shareholders as a non-desirable consequence.
Despite the balance sheet issues, I like Inplay. It ranks a good 27th out of 84 oil and gas companies. However, I hope Inplay refrains from more short-term acquisitions.
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Re: InPlay Oil Update - October 1
Delek Group is not a passive investor. They will finance accretive acquisitions. InPlay is evaluating several more acquisitions in Pembina.
Since InPlay has the lowest operating expenses and the best well results in Pembina, it gives them an advantage.
Since InPlay has the lowest operating expenses and the best well results in Pembina, it gives them an advantage.
Dan Steffens
Energy Prospectus Group
Energy Prospectus Group
Re: InPlay Oil Update - October 1
A few posts back Dan said, paraphrasing, that "this is the best acquisition Dan has seen in his whole career".
Plus Delek is financially strong, they are gunning for something big in the future. Maybe like KKR and CRGY. Started adding in and the monthly dividends don't hurt. I believe Canada has great potential. Thanks Dan.
Plus Delek is financially strong, they are gunning for something big in the future. Maybe like KKR and CRGY. Started adding in and the monthly dividends don't hurt. I believe Canada has great potential. Thanks Dan.
Re: InPlay Oil Update - October 1
Dan,
Do you agree that financing further acquisitions will require issuance of new shares that will dilute existing shareholders?
Do you agree that financing further acquisitions will require issuance of new shares that will dilute existing shareholders?