AMSC Fundamental Analysis - AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, AMSC scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AMSC was compared to 94 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. While AMSC has a great health rating, there are worries on its profitability. AMSC is valued quite expensive, but it does show an excellent growth.

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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's Return On Assets of 1.94% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 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

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 2.71%, AMSC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.40% of the companies in the same industry.

AMSC has a Gross Margin of 27.76%. This is in the better half of the industry: AMSC outperforms 61.70% of its industry peers.

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

		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.

The number of shares outstanding for AMSC has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

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

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

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.69 indicates that AMSC is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.

AMSC has a better Altman-Z score (4.69) than 78.72% 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	4.69

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.99%

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 of 2.07. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AMSC outperforms 56.38% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a Quick Ratio of 1.36. This is a normal value and indicates that AMSC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of AMSC (1.36) is comparable to the rest of the 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%.

AMSC shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 28.42% yearly.

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

AMSC is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 26.15% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 16.88% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y-5.56%

EPS Next 2Y18.91%

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

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 63.33 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AMSC.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 69.15% of the companies are valued more expensively.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AMSC to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.45), we can say AMSC is valued expensively.

AMSC is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 67.06.

65.96% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AMSC to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.90), we can say AMSC is valued expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	63.33
Fwd PE	67.06

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 60.64% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 67.02% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	60.92
EV/EBITDA	269.7

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 2Y18.91%

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 (7/3/2025, 8:27:36 PM)

After market: 39.38 -0.52 (-1.3%)

39.9

+0.71 (+1.81%)

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 Owners71.18%

Inst Owner Change3.62%

Ins Owners4.84%

Ins Owner Change4.82%

Market Cap1.58B

Analysts84.44

Price Target39.78 (-0.3%)

Short Float %7.22%

Short Ratio2.69

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)2.94%

EPS NY rev (3m)2.94%

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	63.33
Fwd PE	67.06
P/S	7.07
P/FCF	60.92
P/OCF	55.72
P/B	8
P/tB	11.02
EV/EBITDA	269.7

EPS(TTM)0.63

EY1.58%

EPS(NY)0.59

Fwd EY1.49%

FCF(TTM)0.65

FCFY1.64%

OCF(TTM)0.72

OCFY1.79%

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	4.69

F-Score7

WACC8.99%

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-5.56%

EPS Next 2Y18.91%

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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