AMSC Fundamental Analysis - AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

Fundamental Rating

AMSC gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 93 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. While AMSC has a great health rating, its profitability is only average at the moment. AMSC shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already. These ratings would make AMSC suitable for growth investing!

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AMSC was profitable.

AMSC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

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 (3.37%) than 76.34% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a Return On Equity of 4.59%. This is in the better half of the industry: AMSC outperforms 76.34% of its industry peers.

AMSC's Return On Invested Capital of 1.98% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 64.52% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.37%
ROE	4.59%
ROIC	1.98%

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 Profit Margin of 6.00%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AMSC outperforms 80.65% of its industry peers.

The Operating Margin of AMSC (3.42%) is better than 67.74% of its industry peers.

The Gross Margin of AMSC (29.08%) is better than 65.59% of its industry peers.

AMSC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.42%
PM (TTM)	6%
GM	29.08%

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 has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

AMSC has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

AMSC has more shares outstanding than it did 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 8.63 indicates that AMSC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

AMSC has a better Altman-Z score (8.63) than 94.62% of its industry peers.

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	8.63

ROIC/WACC0.22

WACC8.9%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 3.31 indicates that AMSC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

AMSC's Current ratio of 3.31 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 79.57% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 2.63 indicates that AMSC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

AMSC has a Quick ratio of 2.63. This is amongst the best in the industry. AMSC outperforms 81.72% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.31
Quick Ratio	2.63

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 425.00% over the past year.

The Revenue has grown by 63.73% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!

The Revenue has been growing by 28.42% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)425%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%262.5%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)63.73%

Revenue growth 3Y27.15%

Revenue growth 5Y28.42%

Sales Q2Q%79.59%

3.2 Future

AMSC is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 20.67% yearly.

AMSC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 16.44% yearly.

EPS Next Y-8.25%

EPS Next 2Y16.62%

EPS Next 3Y23.56%

EPS Next 5Y20.67%

Revenue Next Year21.38%

Revenue Next 2Y16.97%

Revenue Next 3Y17.2%

Revenue Next 5Y16.44%

3.3 Evolution

Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 60.33 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AMSC.

AMSC's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. AMSC is cheaper than 67.74% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.24, AMSC is valued quite expensively.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 59.15, the valuation of AMSC can be described as expensive.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.

AMSC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 35.82, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	60.33
Fwd PE	59.15

4.2 Price Multiples

61.29% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 65.59% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	84.89
EV/EBITDA	131.76

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as AMSC's earnings are expected to grow with 23.56% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y16.62%

EPS Next 3Y23.56%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for AMSC!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

NASDAQ:AMSC (8/22/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 50.7 +0.02 (+0.04%)

50.68

+2.09 (+4.3%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)07-30 2025-07-30/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners64.53%

Inst Owner Change15.73%

Ins Owners4.32%

Ins Owner Change-0.24%

Market Cap2.21B

Analysts84.44

Price Target56.78 (12.04%)

Short Float %5.67%

Short Ratio1.78

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)79.31%

Min EPS beat(2)21.7%

Max EPS beat(2)136.93%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)201.2%

Min EPS beat(4)21.7%

Max EPS beat(4)510.91%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)266.89%

EPS beat(12)9

Avg EPS beat(12)178.16%

EPS beat(16)10

Avg EPS beat(16)132.48%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)8.81%

Min Revenue beat(2)8.43%

Max Revenue beat(2)9.19%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)7.37%

Min Revenue beat(4)5.61%

Max Revenue beat(4)9.19%

Revenue beat(8)8

Avg Revenue beat(8)8%

Revenue beat(12)11

Avg Revenue beat(12)7.22%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)5.46%

PT rev (1m)42.74%

PT rev (3m)42.74%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-2.7%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-4%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.69%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)4.04%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	60.33
Fwd PE	59.15
P/S	8.67
P/FCF	84.89
P/OCF	76.21
P/B	6.63
P/tB	7.91
EV/EBITDA	131.76

EPS(TTM)0.84

EY1.66%

EPS(NY)0.86

Fwd EY1.69%

FCF(TTM)0.6

FCFY1.18%

OCF(TTM)0.67

OCFY1.31%

SpS5.84

BVpS7.64

TBVpS6.41

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.37%
ROE	4.59%
ROCE	2.51%
ROIC	1.98%
ROICexc	4.94%
ROICexgc	8.02%
OM	3.42%
PM (TTM)	6%
GM	29.08%
FCFM	10.22%

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 Turnover0.56

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	0
Cap/Depr	51.27%
Cap/Sales	1.16%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	199.94%
Profit Quality	170.39%
Current Ratio	3.31
Quick Ratio	2.63
Altman-Z	8.63

F-Score7

WACC8.9%

ROIC/WACC0.22

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)425%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%262.5%

EPS Next Y-8.25%

EPS Next 2Y16.62%

EPS Next 3Y23.56%

EPS Next 5Y20.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)63.73%

Revenue growth 3Y27.15%

Revenue growth 5Y28.42%

Sales Q2Q%79.59%

Revenue Next Year21.38%

Revenue Next 2Y16.97%

Revenue Next 3Y17.2%

Revenue Next 5Y16.44%

EBIT growth 1Y195.39%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year1031.04%

EBIT Next 3Y191.26%

EBIT Next 5Y106.03%

FCF growth 1Y230.91%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y253.61%

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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