InPlay Oil (FRA:8DA) Beneish M-Score: -1.68 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


FRA:8DA InPlay Oil Corp FRA:8DA
56 GF Score
Price €9.28
GF Value €8.18
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is InPlay Oil Beneish M-Score?

InPlay Oil FRA:8DA +2.65% 56 Beneish M-Score is -1.68 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:8DA with a GF Score™ of 56/100 and a GF Value™ of €8.18 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, InPlay Oil ranks worse than 87.47% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:8DA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.61   Med: -3.01   Max: 1.5
Current: -1.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of InPlay Oil was 1.50. The lowest was -5.61. And the median was -3.01.


InPlay Oil Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

InPlay Oil Beneish M-Score Chart

InPlay Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 -2.14 -3.27 -3.31 -2.14

InPlay Oil Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.15 -1.75 -2.03 -2.14 -1.68

FRA:8DA vs COP, EOG, OXY: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


InPlay Oil Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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InPlay Oil Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of InPlay Oil for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.3306+0.528 * 1.018+0.404 * 0.6758+0.892 * 2.0741+0.115 * 1.0624
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7412+4.679 * -0.086922-0.327 * 1.1271
=-1.74

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €29.7 Mil.
Revenue was 55.757 + 50.445 + 48.868 + 58.129 = €213.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.135 + 27.27 + 23.659 + 31.532 = €115.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €54.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €709.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €640.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €68.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €14.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €66.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €149.7 Mil.
Net Income was -21.832 + 1.883 + -2.958 + -2.026 = €-24.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -29.355 + 7.315 + 1.037 + -3.554 = €-24.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.761 + 15.708 + 17.414 + 12.426 = €61.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was €10.8 Mil.
Revenue was 25.088 + 26.839 + 22.759 + 28.104 = €102.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.916 + 14.528 + 11.63 + 16.662 = €56.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €42.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €336.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €283.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €32.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €9.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €47.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €43.7 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(29.745 / 213.199) / (10.778 / 102.79)
=0.139518 / 0.104855
=1.3306

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(56.736 / 102.79) / (115.596 / 213.199)
=0.55196 / 0.542198
=1.018

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (54.541 + 640.062) / 709.66) / (1 - (42.02 + 283.516) / 336.087)
=0.021217 / 0.031394
=0.6758

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=213.199 / 102.79
=2.0741

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(32.618 / (32.618 + 283.516)) / (68.848 / (68.848 + 640.062))
=0.103178 / 0.097118
=1.0624

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(14.426 / 213.199) / (9.384 / 102.79)
=0.067664 / 0.091293
=0.7412

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((149.678 + 66.473) / 709.66) / ((43.678 + 47.148) / 336.087)
=0.304584 / 0.270246
=1.1271

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-24.933 - -24.557 - 61.309) / 709.66
=-0.086922

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

InPlay Oil has a M-score of -1.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.68 mean?
InPlay Oil (FRA:8DA) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.68 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on InPlay Oil and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, InPlay Oil ranks #719 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 87.5%.
Is InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score too high?
InPlay Oil's current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. Based on the distribution chart, InPlay Oil ranks #719 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, InPlay Oil has a GF Score™ of 56/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does InPlay Oil's Beneish M-Score compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, InPlay Oil ranks #719 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places InPlay Oil in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on InPlay Oil and its competitors. InPlay Oil's current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is InPlay Oil stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, InPlay Oil (FRA:8DA) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €8.18, compared to a current price of €9.28 — trading 13.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. InPlay Oil's overall GF Score™ is 56/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For InPlay Oil (FRA:8DA), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.68 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is InPlay Oil (FRA:8DA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, InPlay Oil stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €9.28 is trading 13.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €8.18. GuruFocus considers InPlay Oil to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:8DA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.68
  • GF Value™: €8.18 vs. price of €9.28 (13.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 56/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:8DA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


InPlay Oil Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 350 - 7th Avenue S.W, Suite 2000, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3N9
InPlay Oil Corp is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of petroleum and natural gas properties, and the production and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Its petroleum and natural gas operations are located in Alberta, Canada. The company operates long-lived, low-decline properties with drilling development and enhanced oil recovery potential, as well as undeveloped lands with exploration possibilities. It generates maximum revenue from the sale of oil, followed by the sale of natural gas and natural gas liquids.
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