MPC Container Ships ASA

OB:MPCC Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 8.9b

MPC Container Ships Valuation

Is MPCC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MPCC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MPCC (NOK20.12) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK82.81)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MPCC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MPCC?

Key metric: As MPCC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MPCC. This is calculated by dividing MPCC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MPCC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio3.3x
EarningsUS$240.65m
Market CapUS$788.02m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MPCC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MPCC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.1x
ODF Odfjell
2.7x-11.4%NOK 8.4b
FROY Frøy
26.7xn/aNOK 6.6b
SNI Stolt-Nielsen
3.3x-6.1%NOK 14.9b
KCC Klaveness Combination Carriers
3.9x-17.8%NOK 4.3b
MPCC MPC Container Ships
3.3x-36.7%NOK 8.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MPCC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the peer average (3.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MPCC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Shipping Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MPCC 3.3xIndustry Avg. 7.4xNo. of Companies6PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MPCC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the European Shipping industry average (7.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MPCC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MPCC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio3.3x
Fair PE Ratio2.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MPCC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MPCC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentNOK 20.12
NOK 21.42
+6.5%
10.5%NOK 23.95NOK 18.47n/a3
Dec ’25NOK 21.63
NOK 20.98
-3.0%
8.9%NOK 22.76NOK 18.40n/a3
Nov ’25NOK 22.09
NOK 21.38
-3.2%
10.5%NOK 22.99NOK 18.21n/a3
Oct ’25NOK 24.30
NOK 20.51
-15.6%
6.1%NOK 21.78NOK 18.80n/a3
Sep ’25NOK 22.21
NOK 20.64
-7.1%
6.0%NOK 21.99NOK 18.98n/a3
Aug ’25NOK 22.55
NOK 20.30
-10.0%
6.0%NOK 21.26NOK 18.60n/a3
Jul ’25NOK 22.03
NOK 19.49
-11.5%
11.6%NOK 21.19NOK 16.31n/a3
Jun ’25NOK 22.51
NOK 19.53
-13.2%
11.6%NOK 21.23NOK 16.33n/a3
May ’25NOK 17.92
NOK 15.15
-15.4%
5.3%NOK 16.05NOK 14.10n/a3
Apr ’25NOK 12.55
NOK 13.72
+9.4%
6.9%NOK 14.83NOK 12.52n/a3
Mar ’25NOK 13.55
NOK 13.59
+0.3%
6.4%NOK 14.64NOK 12.50n/a3
Feb ’25NOK 16.00
NOK 14.92
-6.7%
1.8%NOK 15.18NOK 14.55n/a3
Jan ’25NOK 13.33
NOK 14.75
+10.7%
0.5%NOK 14.82NOK 14.64n/a3
Dec ’24NOK 14.16
NOK 14.75
+4.1%
0.5%NOK 14.82NOK 14.64NOK 21.633
Nov ’24NOK 15.74
NOK 19.57
+24.4%
9.0%NOK 21.96NOK 17.77NOK 22.093
Oct ’24NOK 17.44
NOK 20.38
+16.9%
12.5%NOK 23.12NOK 17.00NOK 24.303
Sep ’24NOK 18.40
NOK 20.92
+13.7%
13.1%NOK 23.20NOK 17.06NOK 22.213
Aug ’24NOK 18.96
NOK 22.61
+19.3%
11.0%NOK 25.28NOK 19.28NOK 22.553
Jul ’24NOK 18.31
NOK 22.61
+23.5%
11.0%NOK 25.28NOK 19.28NOK 22.033
Jun ’24NOK 21.10
NOK 22.61
+7.2%
11.0%NOK 25.28NOK 19.28NOK 22.513
May ’24NOK 17.50
NOK 21.45
+22.6%
9.5%NOK 23.94NOK 18.96NOK 17.923
Apr ’24NOK 16.69
NOK 21.34
+27.9%
10.3%NOK 24.09NOK 18.73NOK 12.553
Mar ’24NOK 18.34
NOK 21.26
+15.9%
10.2%NOK 24.00NOK 18.67NOK 13.553
Feb ’24NOK 16.38
NOK 22.12
+35.0%
7.0%NOK 23.84NOK 20.09NOK 16.003
Jan ’24NOK 16.25
NOK 22.04
+35.6%
7.5%NOK 23.95NOK 19.92NOK 13.333
Dec ’23NOK 18.45
NOK 25.31
+37.2%
18.9%NOK 31.92NOK 20.80NOK 14.163

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 00:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

MPC Container Ships ASA is covered by 7 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Donald McLeeBerenberg
Marius FurulyCarnegie Investment Bank AB
Jørgen LianDNB Markets