The Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital once again increased its profitability in the 2025 financial year. As the company announced, revenue was almost on a par with the previous year at € 43.1 million.
Earnings before taxes improved to € 25.3 million after € 24.5 million in 2024. Consolidated profit after minority interests increased significantly to € 23.3 million. Earnings per share increased from € 0.48 to € 0.66. As in the previous year, a dividend of € 0.27 per share is to be distributed.
Assets under management grew to € 5.4 billion at the end of the year after € 5.1 billion a year earlier. MPC Capital put the transaction volume for 2025 at €1.8 billion. According to the information provided, the main growth drivers were maritime projects and the expansion of existing platforms.
MPC continues to expand its maritime business
In the maritime business, the company points to the expansion of technical and commercial management as well as the acquisition of BestShip. In addition, the basis for further growth has been laid with the entry into the offshore service segment and the initiation of new construction projects. According to the company, the new construction program comprises an investment volume of more than USD 1.0 billion. In addition, the company has entered the chemical tanker sector via a sale-and-charter-back transaction with two ships. The equity ratio was 86.8% as at December 31, 2025 after 81.0% in the previous year. Liquidity amounted to € 35.4 million.
For 2026, MPC Capital expects consolidated revenue of between € 45 million and € 50 million. Earnings before taxes are expected to be between € 25 million and € 30 million. The company cites the high proportion of recurring management fees and transactions that are already well advanced as the basis for this.
MPC and Wilhelmsen launch new joint venture for ship IT
MPC Capital recently launched the joint venture Waterway IT together with Wilhelmsen Ship Management. The two partners are pooling their ship IT activities via the new platform in response to the growing demand for digitally integrated on-board IT solutions. According to the company’s own information, it is currently managing around 400 ships for around 70 customers.
This is not the first time that MPC Capital has launched a structural cooperation with the Wilhelmsen Group. In 2023, the two companies took over the German ship manager Zeaborn. A joint venture between Wilhelmsen and the MPC subsidiary Ahrenkiel Steamship had already been launched in 2020. (jwy)
