AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP(NASDAQ:AMSC) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

AMSC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 93 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.

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

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

1.2 Ratios

AMSC's Return On Assets of -0.29% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 67.03% of its industry peers.

AMSC's Return On Equity of -0.46% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 67.03% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.29%
ROE	-0.46%
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 better Gross Margin (27.39%) than 64.84% of its industry peers.

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

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for AMSC so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	27.39%

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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ROIC

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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 1.72. 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 1.72, AMSC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.

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.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	1.72

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.35%

2.3 Liquidity

AMSC has a Current Ratio of 2.05. This indicates that AMSC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

AMSC's Current ratio of 2.05 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AMSC outperforms 56.04% of its industry peers.

AMSC has a Quick Ratio of 1.31. 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 (1.31) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.05
Quick Ratio	1.31

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AMSC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 168.25%, which is quite impressive.

AMSC shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 46.94%.

AMSC shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 20.98% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)168.25%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%244.8%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.94%

Revenue growth 3Y18.69%

Revenue growth 5Y20.98%

Sales Q2Q%60.19%

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 25.85% yearly.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year49.67%

Revenue Next 2Y33.19%

Revenue Next 3Y25.85%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

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

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 63.51 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AMSC.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 68.13% of the companies listed in the same industry.

AMSC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.51.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 50.84 indicates a quite expensive valuation of AMSC.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 68.13% of the companies listed in the same industry.

AMSC is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 93.88, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	63.51
Fwd PE	50.84

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AMSC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AMSC is cheaper than 68.13% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	59.02
EV/EBITDA	N/A

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 (1/30/2025, 8:04:15 PM)

Premarket: 27.45 +0.14 (+0.51%)

27.31

+1.21 (+4.64%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)10-30 2024-10-30/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners73.09%

Inst Owner Change0.41%

Ins Owners4.67%

Ins Owner Change7.74%

Market Cap1.08B

Analysts84.44

Price Target30.94 (13.29%)

Short Float %10.09%

Short Ratio2.59

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)597.61%

Min EPS beat(2)510.91%

Max EPS beat(2)684.31%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)435.3%

Min EPS beat(4)151.9%

Max EPS beat(4)684.31%

EPS beat(8)6

Avg EPS beat(8)230.96%

EPS beat(12)7

Avg EPS beat(12)153.72%

EPS beat(16)10

Avg EPS beat(16)116.73%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.02%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.42%

Max Revenue beat(2)5.61%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)7.62%

Min Revenue beat(4)0.42%

Max Revenue beat(4)13.47%

Revenue beat(8)7

Avg Revenue beat(8)6.85%

Revenue beat(12)9

Avg Revenue beat(12)4.55%

Revenue beat(16)12

Avg Revenue beat(16)4.45%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)81.81%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)76.47%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)42.5%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)2.13%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	63.51
Fwd PE	50.84
P/S	6.12
P/FCF	59.02
P/OCF	54.94
P/B	5.76
P/tB	8.24
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.43

EY1.57%

EPS(NY)0.54

Fwd EY1.97%

FCF(TTM)0.46

FCFY1.69%

OCF(TTM)0.5

OCFY1.82%

SpS4.46

BVpS4.74

TBVpS3.31

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.29%
ROE	-0.46%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	27.39%
FCFM	10.36%

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-Score6

Asset Turnover0.59

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	29.11%
Cap/Sales	0.77%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.05
Quick Ratio	1.31
Altman-Z	1.72

F-Score6

WACC10.35%

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)168.25%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%244.8%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.94%

Revenue growth 3Y18.69%

Revenue growth 5Y20.98%

Sales Q2Q%60.19%

Revenue Next Year49.67%

Revenue Next 2Y33.19%

Revenue Next 3Y25.85%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y66.05%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year154.92%

EBIT Next 3Y64.47%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y192.14%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-50.8%

OCF growth 1Y204.19%

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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