AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP(NASDAQ:AMSC) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall AMSC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated AMSC against 97 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. While AMSC seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. AMSC shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AMSC had positive earnings in the past year.

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

In the past 5 years AMSC always reported negative net income.

In the past 5 years AMSC reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

AMSC has a Return On Assets of 1.05%. This is in the better half of the industry: AMSC outperforms 72.16% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a better Return On Equity (1.69%) than 70.10% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.05%
ROE	1.69%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-11.92%

ROA(5y)-12.59%

ROE(3y)-22.67%

ROE(5y)-22.24%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

AMSC has a Profit Margin of 1.64%. This is in the better half of the industry: AMSC outperforms 73.20% of its industry peers.

The Gross Margin of AMSC (27.55%) is better than 63.92% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AMSC has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	1.64%
GM	27.55%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y6.44%

GM growth 5Y-0.56%

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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.

Compared to 5 years ago, AMSC has more shares outstanding

AMSC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

AMSC has an Altman-Z score of 0.28. This is a bad value and indicates that AMSC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 0.28, AMSC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.61% 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	0.28

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.83%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.97 indicates that AMSC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

AMSC has a Current ratio of 1.97. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AMSC outperforms 57.73% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a Quick Ratio of 1.25. This is a normal value and indicates that AMSC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

AMSC has a Quick ratio (1.25) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.97
Quick Ratio	1.25

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 269.70% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, AMSC shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 46.44%.

The Revenue has been growing by 20.98% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)269.7%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%433.33%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.44%

Revenue growth 3Y18.69%

Revenue growth 5Y20.98%

Sales Q2Q%56.03%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

AMSC is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 24.78% yearly.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year53.79%

Revenue Next 2Y33.95%

Revenue Next 3Y27.35%

Revenue Next 5Y24.78%

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

AMSC is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 38.52.

69.07% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AMSC to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.75), we can say AMSC is valued slightly more expensively.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 37.32 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AMSC.

AMSC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. AMSC is cheaper than 67.01% of the companies in the same industry.

AMSC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 20.49, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	38.52
Fwd PE	37.32

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than 61.86% of the companies in the same industry.

69.07% 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	37.74
EV/EBITDA	591.23

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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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 (5/2/2025, 12:45:32 PM)

21.57

+1.28 (+6.31%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)02-05 2025-02-05/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners71.75%

Inst Owner Change-0.7%

Ins Owners4.4%

Ins Owner Change-1.29%

Market Cap851.15M

Analysts84.44

Price Target39.78 (84.42%)

Short Float %7.17%

Short Ratio3.41

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)323.1%

Min EPS beat(2)135.28%

Max EPS beat(2)510.91%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)431.14%

Min EPS beat(4)135.28%

Max EPS beat(4)684.31%

EPS beat(8)7

Avg EPS beat(8)248.74%

EPS beat(12)7

Avg EPS beat(12)164.59%

EPS beat(16)10

Avg EPS beat(16)125.18%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)5.92%

Min Revenue beat(2)5.61%

Max Revenue beat(2)6.23%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)5.81%

Min Revenue beat(4)0.42%

Max Revenue beat(4)10.96%

Revenue beat(8)8

Avg Revenue beat(8)7.93%

Revenue beat(12)10

Avg Revenue beat(12)5.18%

Revenue beat(16)13

Avg Revenue beat(16)5.01%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)28.57%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)16.01%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)21.33%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.86%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)2.75%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	38.52
Fwd PE	37.32
P/S	4.29
P/FCF	37.74
P/OCF	35.13
P/B	4.42
P/tB	6.21
EV/EBITDA	591.23

EPS(TTM)0.56

EY2.6%

EPS(NY)0.58

Fwd EY2.68%

FCF(TTM)0.57

FCFY2.65%

OCF(TTM)0.61

OCFY2.85%

SpS5.02

BVpS4.88

TBVpS3.47

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.05%
ROE	1.69%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	1.64%
GM	27.55%
FCFM	11.38%

ROA(3y)-11.92%

ROA(5y)-12.59%

ROE(3y)-22.67%

ROE(5y)-22.24%

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 3Y6.44%

GM growth 5Y-0.56%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.64

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	0
Cap/Depr	32.73%
Cap/Sales	0.85%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	1974.74%
Profit Quality	694.21%
Current Ratio	1.97
Quick Ratio	1.25
Altman-Z	0.28

F-Score7

WACC8.83%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)20.51%

Cap/Depr(5y)40.37%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.89%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.39%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)269.7%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%433.33%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.44%

Revenue growth 3Y18.69%

Revenue growth 5Y20.98%

Sales Q2Q%56.03%

Revenue Next Year53.79%

Revenue Next 2Y33.95%

Revenue Next 3Y27.35%

Revenue Next 5Y24.78%

EBIT growth 1Y73.95%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year131.28%

EBIT Next 3Y66.14%

EBIT Next 5Y55.76%

FCF growth 1Y205.79%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-50.8%

OCF growth 1Y220.43%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-45.06%

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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