MPC Container Ships ASA (CHIX:MPCCO) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:MPCCO MPC Container Ships ASA CHIX:MPCCO
68 GF Score
Price kr23.89
GF Value kr14.32
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

MPC Container Ships ASA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr507 Mil. MPC Container Ships ASA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr3,816 Mil. MPC Container Ships ASA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr3,735 Mil. MPC Container Ships ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 1.16.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:MPCCo' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 1.41   Max: 39.21
Current: 1.26

During the past 9 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of MPC Container Ships ASA was 39.21. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 1.41.

CHIX:MPCCo's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
73.86% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs CHIX:MPCCo: 1.26

MPC Container Ships ASA  (CHIX:MPCCo) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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MPC Container Ships ASA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

MPC Container Ships ASA's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(653.7085748 + 4429.539309) / 3722.7580177783
=1.37

MPC Container Ships ASA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(506.5803315 + 3815.665218) / 3734.8095570306
=1.16

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is MPC Container Ships ASA (CHIX:MPCCO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MPC Container Ships ASA stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of kr23.89 is trading 66.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr14.32. GuruFocus considers MPC Container Ships ASA to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:MPCCO:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: kr14.32 vs. price of kr23.89 (66.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 10 warning signs

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


MPC Container Ships ASA Business Description

Address Ruselokkveien 34, Oslo, NOR, N-0251
MPC Container Ships ASA is a Norway based company that engages in the investment in and operation of shipping assets. The group's principal business activity is to invest in and operate maritime assets in the container shipping segment. It owns and operates container shops and feeder vessels that are chartered out to liner shipping companies and regional carriers. The group has one reporting segment, i.e., the container shipping segment.
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