MPCC Stock Analysis: MPC Container Ships ASA | OL
Marine Shipping | OL, Norway | Market Cap: 13.051m NOK | 12M Return: 79.9% | NO0010791353 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 36.5M
EPS Trend: -98.8%
Qual. Beats: 3
Rev. Trend: -92.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 9.4 years of data
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MPC Container Ships ASA is a Norwegian marine transportation company that owns and operates a portfolio of small- to mid-size container vessels deployed across Intra-Asia, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other international trade lanes. The company generates revenue primarily by chartering out its vessels to global liner shipping companies and regional carriers under time-charter agreements, while also buying, operating, and selling ships as part of its asset investment strategy. As of December 31, 2025, the company operated a fleet of 51 vessels with an aggregate capacity of approximately 129,192 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), and it is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, having been incorporated in 2017.
The business model is asset-light in service orientation but capital-intensive in nature, as the company owns the vessels and earns charter hire rather than operating scheduled liner services itself. Time-charter agreements, the companys primary contract structure, transfer commercial and voyage risk to the charterer while leaving the owner responsible for vessel operating costs and maintenance, a common arrangement in the container shipping sector that helps smooth exposure to volatile freight rates.
- Spot charter rates surge on Red Sea diversions and port congestion
- IMO emissions regulations accelerate fleet renewal and retrofit costs
- Aggressive dividend and buyback program returns capital to shareholders
| Net Income: 209.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 14.04 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 70.24% < 20% (prev 52.13%; Δ 18.11% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.34 > 3% & CFO 516.1m > Net Income 209.7m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (cannot be calculated) |
| Current Ratio: 3.32 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (443.7m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 59.97% > 18% (prev 60.85%; Δ -0.87% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 32.71% > 50% (prev 36.35%; Δ -3.64% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.72 > 6 (EBIT TTM 246.4m / Interest Expense TTM 36.7m) |
| A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 491.2m - Total Current Liabilities 147.9m) / Total Assets 1.54b |
| B: 0.62 (Retained Earnings 950.3m / Total Assets 1.54b) |
| C: 0.16 (EBIT TTM 246.4m / Avg Total Assets 1.49b) |
| D: 1.87 (Book Value of Equity 1.00b / Total Liabilities 536.2m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.55 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.33 (Receivables 61.3m/49.8m, Revenue 488.7m/527.4m) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 60.85% / 59.97%) |
| AQI: 7.60 (AQ_t 0.01 / AQ_t-1 0.00) |
| SGI: 0.93 (Revenue 488.7m / 527.4m) |
| TATA: -0.20 (NI 209.7m - CFO 516.1m) / TA 1.54b) |
| Beneish M = 1.10 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of October 27, 2026, the stock is trading at NOK 28.14 with a total of 1,466,759 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.81%, over one month by -1.61%, over three months by +17.64% and over the past year by +79.90%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 26.80 (which is 4.8% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
MPC Container Ships ASA has no consensus analysts rating.
Market Cap USD = 1.40b (13.1b NOK * 0.10729 NOK.USD)
P/E Trailing = 5.7754
P/E Forward = 9.8814
P/S = 26.7065
P/B = 1.4535
Revenue TTM = 488.7m USD
EBIT TTM = 246.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 339.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 385.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 51.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 1.09b USD (1.40b + (null Debt) - CCE 305.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.72 (Ebit TTM 246.4m / Interest Expense TTM 36.7m)
EV/FCF = 8.63x (Enterprise Value 1.09b / FCF TTM 126.8m)
FCF Yield = 11.58% (FCF TTM 126.8m / Enterprise Value 1.09b)
FCF Margin = 25.95% (FCF TTM 126.8m / Revenue TTM 488.7m)
Net Margin = 42.91% (Net Income TTM 209.7m / Revenue TTM 488.7m)
Gross Margin = 59.97% ((Revenue TTM 488.7m - Cost of Revenue TTM 195.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 59.07% (prev 61.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.71 (Enterprise Value 1.09b / Total Assets 1.54b)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 36.7m / Debt none)
Taxrate = 0.09% (214k / 237.6m)
NOPAT = 246.2m (EBIT 246.4m * (1 - 0.09%))
Current Ratio = 3.32 (Total Current Assets 491.2m / Total Current Liabilities 147.9m)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 339.2m)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 126.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 946.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 14.04% (Net Income 209.7m / Total Assets 1.54b)
RoE = 22.16% (Net Income TTM 209.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 946.1m)
RoCE = 18.50% (EBIT 246.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 946.1m + L.T.Debt 385.6m))
RoIC = 18.04% (NOPAT 246.2m / Invested Capital 1.36b)
WACC = 6.06% (E(1.40b)/V(1.40b) * Re(6.06%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 6.06% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -18.99 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈126.8m ; Y1≈127.3m ; Y5≈134.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 4.30 (EV 2.10b - Net Debt 0.0 = Equity 2.10b / Shares 488.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -98.78 | EPS CAGR: -25.25% | SUE: 1.34 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: -92.52 | Revenue CAGR: -14.69% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.07 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.35 | Chg30d=+5.71% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=-22.6% | GrowthRev=-15.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.35 | Chg30d=+11.73% | Revisions=+17% | GrowthEPS=+0.7% | GrowthRev=+9.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +22% (up=4, down=2)