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American Superconductor Corporation

AMSC
51
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Price
$30.01
-0.04 (-0.13%)
Market Cap
$1.45B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+61.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 27.2M (2022) → 43.9M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

American Superconductor (AMSC) makes advanced electrical systems and power electronics used in two main areas: wind energy and the military. For wind power, it sells software and electrical components to wind turbine makers, mainly in Asia. For defense, it makes systems that protect Navy ships from power surges and help manage onboard electricity. The company is one of the few specialists in high-temperature superconductor wire, which carries electricity with very little energy loss.

AMSC earns money by selling hardware, software licenses, and engineering services to its customers. It operates primarily in the United States and Asia, with China historically being a major market — though a high-profile theft of its wind turbine software by a Chinese company years ago reshaped its business significantly. Revenue is relatively small for an industrial company at this market cap, and growth depends heavily on U.S. defense spending and a global push to expand wind energy capacity, which creates both opportunity and customer concentration risk.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+30.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+23.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$16M/ year

Rising (+38% vs prior year)

5.3% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

5.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$145M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

American Superconductor Corporation is growing revenue at 30% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
26.3%
Modest — 26.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.5%
Modest — 10.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.5%
Weak — 3.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+25.9%
Fast-growing sales (+25.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+679.6%
Earnings growing fast (+679.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
26%
Weak — only 26% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.4%
Modest free cash flow (6.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-10.2
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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