AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP (AMSC)

US0301112076 - Common Stock

34.22  +0.26 (+0.77%)

After market: 34.49 +0.27 (+0.79%)

Fundamental Rating

4

AMSC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 90 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for AMSC as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the 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.
In the past 5 years AMSC always reported negative net income.
AMSC had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a decent Return On Assets value of -0.29%, AMSC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.54% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -0.46%, AMSC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.54% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector 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

With a decent Gross Margin value of 27.39%, AMSC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.04% of the companies in the same industry.
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 RankSector 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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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.
AMSC has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
AMSC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

AMSC has an Altman-Z score of 3.13. This indicates that AMSC is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of AMSC (3.13) is better than 71.91% 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 RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 3.13
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.85%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.05 indicates that AMSC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 2.05, AMSC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.18% of the companies in the same industry.
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 RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.05
Quick Ratio 1.31

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 168.25% over the past year.
The Revenue has grown by 46.94% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
The Revenue has been growing by 20.98% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
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.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 25.85% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
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

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 79.58, the valuation of AMSC can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AMSC is valued a bit cheaper than 66.29% of the companies in the same industry.
AMSC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 29.20, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 63.70, 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 65.17% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.00, AMSC is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 79.58
Fwd PE 63.7

4.2 Price Multiples

67.42% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AMSC, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 73.96
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

No dividends for AMSC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP

NASDAQ:AMSC (11/22/2024, 8:23:08 PM)

After market: 34.49 +0.27 (+0.79%)

34.22

+0.26 (+0.77%)

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GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
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ROA -0.29%
ROE -0.46%
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OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 27.39%
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Asset Turnover0.59
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Debt/Equity 0
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Current Ratio 2.05
Quick Ratio 1.31
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EPS 1Y (TTM)168.25%
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Revenue 1Y (TTM)46.94%
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