AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a current P/E ratio of 10.0.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -16.8%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a market capitalization of $1.5B. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.01%.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) operates in the Motors & Generators industry, within the Industrials sector.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) reported annual revenue of $223 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a net profit margin of 2.7%. This is a modest margin.
American Superconductor Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “AMSC®” or the “Company”) was founded on April 9, 1987. At AMSC, we believe that our creativity can meet today’s challenges and help us progress to a better future. That means using future-facing technologies to harmonize the world’s desire for sustainable progress with the need for more reliable, effective and efficient power delivery. Already, our transformative power solutions are moving the world forward. We are a leading system provider of megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions that orchestrate the rhythm and harmony of power on the grid™, and protect and expand the capability of the Navy’s fleet. Our system level products leverage the Company’s proprietary “smart materials” and “smart software and controls” to provide enhanced resiliency and improved performance of megawatt-scale power flow.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 279M | 223M | 146M | 106M | 108M | 87M |
| Net Income | 130M | 6.0M | -11M | -35M | -19M | -23M |
| EPS | $284.82 | $0.16 | $-0.37 | $-1.26 | $-0.71 | $-0.95 |
| Free Cash Flow | 16M | 26M | 1.2M | -24M | -20M | -10M |
| ROIC | 24.0% | 3.5% | -7.7% | -42.8% | -17.5% | -19.5% |
| Gross Margin | 30.6% | 27.8% | 24.2% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 98.9% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 14M | -1.1M | -11M | -33M | -21M | -23M |
| Operating Margin | 4.9% | -0.5% | -7.8% | -31.1% | -19.4% | -26.6% |
| ROE | 24.3% | 3.5% | -7.7% | -42.8% | -17.5% | -19.5% |
| Shares Outstanding | 48M | 38M | 30M | 28M | 27M | 24M |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 84M | 71M | 96M | 75M | 48M | 56M | 64M | 87M | 108M | 106M | 146M | 223M | 279M |
| Gross Margin | 13.4% | 4.4% | 22.9% | 14.4% | 7.8% | 24.9% | 14.8% | 98.9% | 12.4% | 8.0% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 30.6% |
| R&D | 12M | 12M | 12M | 13M | 12M | 9.9M | 9.6M | N/A | 10M | 9.0M | 8.0M | 11M | 15M |
| SG&A | 37M | 29M | 29M | 26M | 23M | 22M | 23M | N/A | 27M | 29M | 32M | 43M | 55M |
| EBIT | -41M | -53M | -20M | -28M | -32M | 34M | -23M | -23M | -21M | -33M | -11M | -1.1M | 14M |
| Op. Margin | -49.3% | -74.5% | -21.0% | -36.6% | -66.4% | 60.5% | -36.2% | -26.6% | -19.4% | -31.1% | -7.8% | -0.5% | 4.9% |
| Net Income | -56M | -49M | -23M | -27M | -33M | 27M | -17M | -23M | -19M | -35M | -11M | 6.0M | 130M |
| Net Margin | -66.9% | -69.0% | -24.1% | -36.4% | -67.7% | 47.6% | -26.8% | -26.0% | -17.7% | -33.1% | -7.6% | 2.7% | 46.7% |
| Non-Recurring | 1.7M | 7.3M | 5.8M | 3.1M | 1.5M | 450K | 450K | 0 | 1.0M | 1.0M | 14K | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | -46.3% | -50.6% | -28.3% | -38.1% | -58.3% | 33.8% | -23.7% | -19.5% | -17.5% | -42.8% | -7.7% | 3.5% | 24.0% |
| ROE | -47.4% | -50.6% | -28.3% | -38.1% | -58.3% | 33.0% | -23.7% | -19.5% | -17.5% | -42.8% | -7.7% | 3.5% | 24.3% |
| ROA | -29.2% | -32.2% | -17.2% | -23.2% | -34.8% | 22.4% | -13.8% | -13.4% | -11.0% | -20.0% | -4.8% | 2.2% | 18.1% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | -13M | -33M | -4.6M | -11M | -25M | 43M | -16M | -8.7M | -19M | -22M | 2.1M | 28M | 20M |
| Free Cash Flow | -14M | -33M | -5.8M | -12M | -27M | 42M | -20M | -10M | -20M | -24M | 1.2M | 26M | 16M |
| Owner Earnings | -35M | -48M | -16M | -22M | -39M | 35M | -22M | -18M | -29M | -33M | -7.0M | 15M | -984K |
| CapEx | 278K | 737K | 1.2M | 656K | 2.5M | 952K | 3.6M | 1.8M | 938K | 1.2M | 934K | 2.4M | 4.1M |
| Maint. CapEx | 11M | 9.6M | 8.0M | 7.5M | 11M | 4.6M | 4.0M | 5.4M | 5.3M | 5.4M | 4.5M | 5.6M | 6.2M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 11M | 9.6M | 8.0M | 7.5M | 11M | 4.6M | 4.0M | 5.4M | 5.3M | 5.4M | 4.5M | 5.6M | 6.2M |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43.7% | 8.5% | 20.5% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126K | 126K |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 11M | 5.9M | 3.2M | 2.9M | 2.7M | 3.0M | 1.9M | 3.5M | 4.7M | 4.7M | 4.7M | 7.8M | 15M |
| Debt Repayment | 4.6M | 7.3M | 4.0M | 3.2M | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53K | 73K | 65K | 25K | 25K |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -37M | -17M | -37M | -25M | -34M | -151M | -51M | -73M | -81M | -47M | -178M | -156M | -133M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 43M | 20M | 39M | 27M | 34M | 77M | 25M | 68M | 41M | 23M | 91M | 79M | 141M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 90K | 15K | 0 | N/A | 6.1M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Interest Coverage | -4.3 | -30.9 | -20.1 | -98.4 | -765.6 | 30.5 | N/A | N/A | -281.2 | -131.0 | -8.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Equity | 112M | 80M | 84M | 60M | 52M | 81M | 72M | 117M | 109M | 82M | 145M | 197M | 537M |
| Total Assets | 169M | 134M | 135M | 100M | 88M | 119M | 124M | 169M | 174M | 176M | 233M | 311M | 720M |
| Total Liabilities | 56M | 54M | 52M | 40M | 36M | 38M | 52M | 52M | 64M | 94M | 88M | 113M | 183M |
| Intangibles | 2.0M | 1.4M | 854K | 301K | 3.2M | 2.9M | 3.6M | 9.2M | 11M | 8.5M | 6.4M | 5.9M | 14M |
| Retained Earnings | -856M | -905M | -928M | -956M | -988M | -962M | -979M | -1.0B | -1.0B | -1.1B | -1.1B | -1.1B | -931M |
| Working Capital | 35M | 17M | 42M | 23M | 40M | 75M | 53M | 64M | 40M | 22M | 88M | 107M | 203M |
| Current Assets | 83M | 65M | 83M | 56M | 67M | 103M | 94M | 105M | 94M | 106M | 166M | 207M | 325M |
| Current Liabilities | 48M | 47M | 41M | 32M | 27M | 28M | 41M | 41M | 54M | 84M | 79M | 100M | 122M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | -62.86 | -40.18 | -1.76 | -1.98 | -1.73 | 1.29 | -1.03 | -0.95 | -0.71 | -1.26 | -0.37 | 0.16 | 284.82 |
| Owner EPS | -38.64 | -39.78 | -1.20 | -1.56 | -2.03 | 1.69 | -1.35 | -0.73 | -1.07 | -1.17 | -0.23 | 0.40 | -0.02 |
| Book Value | 125.43 | 65.98 | 6.35 | 4.36 | 2.76 | 3.91 | 4.35 | 4.88 | 4.05 | 2.94 | 4.81 | 5.23 | 11.28 |
| Cash Flow/Share | -14.82 | -26.98 | -0.35 | -0.81 | -1.31 | 2.06 | -0.99 | -0.36 | -0.70 | -0.81 | 0.07 | 0.75 | 2.87 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 0.9M | 1.2M | 13.1M | 13.8M | 18.9M | 20.7M | 16.6M | 23.9M | 27.0M | 27.8M | 30.0M | 37.7M | 47.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 117.4 | 0.1 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 337.0 | 27.4 | 90.7 |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 96.9 |
| Price/Book | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | N/A | 1.2 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Price/Sales | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | N/A | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| FCF Yield | -13.3% | -61.8% | -6.0% | -13.6% | -26.8% | N/A | -23.2% | -2.3% | -9.2% | -20.1% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% |
| Market Cap | 102M | 54M | 96M | 88M | 102M | 0 | 87M | 450M | 216M | 118M | 406M | 708M | 1.5B |
| Avg. Price | 21.83 | 12.49 | 5.69 | 7.84 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 8.56 | 14.86 | 13.36 | 5.02 | 8.45 | 23.00 | 30.52 |
| Year-End Price | 16.30 | 6.38 | 7.30 | 6.33 | 5.39 | 0.00 | 5.22 | 18.87 | 8.00 | 4.25 | 13.51 | 18.78 | 30.52 |
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ passes 3 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 90.7x vs a median of 27.4x. The company's 5-year average gross margin is 34.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +52.4%.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) generated $26 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.16 in its most recent fiscal year.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 3.5%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a 5-year average gross margin of 34.3%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/ (AMSC) has a book value per share of $5.23, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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