Financial Review: InPlay Oil (OTCMKTS:IPOOF) vs. Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC)

InPlay Oil (OTCMKTS:IPOOF) and Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

InPlay Oil has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solar Integrated Roofing has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares InPlay Oil and Solar Integrated Roofing”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
InPlay Oil	$132.86 million	0.78	$24.23 million	$0.08	11.48
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.03	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	0.00

InPlay Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Integrated Roofing. Solar Integrated Roofing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InPlay Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares InPlay Oil and Solar Integrated Roofing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InPlay Oil	11.66%	6.39%	3.95%
Solar Integrated Roofing	-623.62%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for InPlay Oil and Solar Integrated Roofing, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InPlay Oil	0	0	0	1	4.00
Solar Integrated Roofing	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

InPlay Oil beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About InPlay Oil

InPlay Oil Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas properties in Canada. The company produces and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. It focuses on light oil asset base located in West Central, Alberta. InPlay Oil Corp. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Solar Integrated Roofing

Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. provides integrated, single-source solar power and roofing systems installation services for commercial and residential properties in the United States. It offers battery backup, electric vehicle charging, roofing, and related HVAC/electrical contracting works; and sells solar panels. The company was formerly known as Landstar Development Group, Inc. and changed its name to Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. in November 2015. Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.