AMSC Fundamental Analysis - AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to AMSC. AMSC was compared to 94 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. While AMSC seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. AMSC is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AMSC was profitable.

In the past year AMSC had a positive cash flow from operations.

AMSC had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

In multiple years AMSC reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

AMSC has a better Return On Assets (1.94%) than 75.53% of its industry peers.

AMSC's Return On Equity of 3.06% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 72.34% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.94%
ROE	3.06%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.59%

ROA(5y)-9.45%

ROE(3y)-15.8%

ROE(5y)-16.89%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

AMSC has a better Profit Margin (2.71%) than 73.40% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a better Gross Margin (27.76%) than 61.70% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AMSC has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	2.71%
GM	27.76%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y30.63%

GM growth 5Y13.51%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AMSC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, AMSC has more shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for AMSC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

There is no outstanding debt for AMSC. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.55 indicates that AMSC is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.55, AMSC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.96% of the companies in the same industry.

AMSC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	2.55

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.05%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.07 indicates that AMSC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

AMSC has a Current ratio (2.07) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.36 indicates that AMSC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 1.36, AMSC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.38% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	1.36

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 140.32% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, AMSC shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 53.00%.

Measured over the past years, AMSC shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 28.42% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)140.32%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%140%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)53%

Revenue growth 3Y27.15%

Revenue growth 5Y28.42%

Sales Q2Q%58.6%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AMSC will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 26.15% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, AMSC will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 16.88% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-8.25%

EPS Next 2Y18.46%

EPS Next 3Y26.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year21.38%

Revenue Next 2Y16.97%

Revenue Next 3Y16.88%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 46.40, which means the current valuation is very expensive for AMSC.

70.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.

AMSC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.60.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 50.57, AMSC can be considered very expensive at the moment.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 64.89% of the companies listed in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.39. AMSC is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	46.4
Fwd PE	50.57

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.70% of the companies are valued more expensively.

69.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	44.63
EV/EBITDA	196.88

4.3 Compensation for Growth

AMSC's earnings are expected to grow with 26.15% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y18.46%

EPS Next 3Y26.15%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

AMSC does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

NASDAQ:AMSC (6/12/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 29.6714 +0.44 (+1.51%)

29.23

-0.44 (-1.48%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)05-21 2025-05-21/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners71.75%

Inst Owner Change3.62%

Ins Owners4.4%

Ins Owner Change5.51%

Market Cap1.15B

Analysts84.44

Price Target39.78 (36.09%)

Short Float %8.23%

Short Ratio4.7

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)78.49%

Min EPS beat(2)21.7%

Max EPS beat(2)135.28%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)338.05%

Min EPS beat(4)21.7%

Max EPS beat(4)684.31%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)256.33%

EPS beat(12)8

Avg EPS beat(12)166.48%

EPS beat(16)10

Avg EPS beat(16)126.42%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)7.33%

Min Revenue beat(2)6.23%

Max Revenue beat(2)8.43%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)5.17%

Min Revenue beat(4)0.42%

Max Revenue beat(4)8.43%

Revenue beat(8)8

Avg Revenue beat(8)7.71%

Revenue beat(12)10

Avg Revenue beat(12)5.76%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)5.16%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)20.64%

EPS NQ rev (3m)20.64%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)7.12%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)7.12%

Revenue NY rev (1m)4.04%

Revenue NY rev (3m)4.04%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	46.4
Fwd PE	50.57
P/S	5.18
P/FCF	44.63
P/OCF	40.82
P/B	5.86
P/tB	8.07
EV/EBITDA	196.88

EPS(TTM)0.63

EY2.16%

EPS(NY)0.58

Fwd EY1.98%

FCF(TTM)0.65

FCFY2.24%

OCF(TTM)0.72

OCFY2.45%

SpS5.64

BVpS4.99

TBVpS3.62

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.94%
ROE	3.06%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	2.71%
GM	27.76%
FCFM	11.61%

ROA(3y)-7.59%

ROA(5y)-9.45%

ROE(3y)-15.8%

ROE(5y)-16.89%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y30.63%

GM growth 5Y13.51%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.72

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	0
Cap/Depr	43.44%
Cap/Sales	1.08%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	509.73%
Profit Quality	428.81%
Current Ratio	2.07
Quick Ratio	1.36
Altman-Z	2.55

F-Score7

WACC9.05%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)29.12%

Cap/Depr(5y)27.57%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.96%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.16%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)140.32%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%140%

EPS Next Y-8.25%

EPS Next 2Y18.46%

EPS Next 3Y26.15%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)53%

Revenue growth 3Y27.15%

Revenue growth 5Y28.42%

Sales Q2Q%58.6%

Revenue Next Year21.38%

Revenue Next 2Y16.97%

Revenue Next 3Y16.88%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y99.9%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year997.42%

EBIT Next 3Y190.24%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y2048.67%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y1222.97%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP (AMSC) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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