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MPC Container Ships ASA is a leading container tonnage provider specializing in the ownership and operation of small- to mid-size container vessels. The company charters its fleet primarily on fixed-rate, long-term time-charter contracts to global and regional liner shipping companies, focusing on intra-regional trade lanes that connect major intercontinental ports with smaller regional ones. Operating from Oslo, Norway, since its incorporation in 2017, it manages a fleet of approximately 59 vessels with a total capacity of around 140,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), supported by about 30 onshore professionals and 1,400 seafarers. MPC Container Ships ASA emphasizes operational excellence, sustainability, and ESG principles through fleet renewal, retrofitting for efficiency, and investments in eco-designed vessels. Its strategy includes low leverage, rational capital allocation, and quarterly dividends representing 30-50% of adjusted profits to maximize shareholder value while navigating maritime industry dynamics. With offices in Oslo, Hamburg, and the Netherlands, the company positions itself as a strategic partner to major liners like Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd in the resilient feeder segment.
NOK 23.90
+NOK 0.12 (+0.50%)
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42.82% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 3.54%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.
Revenue declined 90.0% YoY. Margins deteriorated 4.6pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
ROIC dropped from 40.93% to 3.54%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Operating margin contracted 4.6pp YoY, cost discipline may be slipping.
4.9x earnings, 9.4x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$510M
▼ -90.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$218M
▼ -90.7% YoY
Op. Margin
40.56%
▼ -4.6pp YoY
ROIC
3.54%
▼ -37.4pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$113M
▲ +120.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$275M
▼ -89.8% YoY
Net Debt
$87M
Cash & Equiv.
$417M
3Y CAGR: -8.2%
3Y CAGR: -21.9%
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At a P/E of 4.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 9.4, MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC.XOSL) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $4.23 per share, so at $23.90 the stock looks overvalued (82.3% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, MPC Container Ships ASA scores 39/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 9.6%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $4.23 per share for MPCC.XOSL, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $3.17. At today's $23.90, that puts the stock about 82.3% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
MPC Container Ships ASA scores 39 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 40.6% operating margin and a 3.5% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, MPC Container Ships ASA pays a regular dividend of about $0.23 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 9.6% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 46.8% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For MPCC.XOSL's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. MPCC.XOSL currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 39/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 9.6%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.