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American Superconductor Corporation

AMSC

American Superconductor Corporation NASDAQ
$32.58 -5.95% (-2.06)

Market Cap $1.55 B
52w High $70.49
52w Low $13.98
P/E 10.72
Volume 614.44K
Outstanding Shares 47.61M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q3-2025 $74.53M $19.49M $117.81M 158.07% $2.68 $6.53M
Q2-2025 $65.86M $17.47M $4.75M 7.21% $0.11 $6.16M
Q1-2025 $72.36M $18.84M $6.72M 9.29% $0.17 $7.12M
Q4-2024 $66.66M $16.04M $1.21M 1.81% $0.03 $3.45M
Q3-2024 $61.4M $15.01M $2.46M 4.01% $0.07 $3.11M

What's going well?

Sales are up 13% and the company is keeping costs in check. Core operations remain profitable and margins are steady.

What's concerning?

The big profit number is not from the business but from a one-off tax benefit. Investors should focus on operating profit, which is much lower.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q3-2025 $141.07M $719.53M $182.7M $536.84M
Q2-2025 $215.76M $445.6M $103.42M $342.18M
Q1-2025 $207.89M $452.85M $119.73M $333.12M
Q4-2024 $79.49M $310.52M $113.41M $197.11M
Q3-2024 $75.2M $310.28M $117.6M $192.68M

What's financially strong about this company?

AMSC has much more cash than debt, a big equity cushion, and customers are prepaying for services. The company can easily pay its bills and has a healthy capital structure.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Cash dropped sharply this quarter, and more money is tied up in inventory and receivables. The big jump in goodwill could be risky if the acquisition doesn't pay off, and the company has a long history of losses.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q3-2025 $117.81M $3.25M $-73.15M $-960K $-71.94M $2.36M
Q2-2025 $4.75M $6.49M $-1.39M $242K $6.52M $5.09M
Q1-2025 $6.72M $4.13M $-735K $124.58M $128.04M $3.31M
Q4-2024 $1.21M $6.29M $-1.14M $150K $4.59M $5.25M
Q3-2024 $2.46M $5.87M $-575K $0 $5.25M $5.35M

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

The company is self-funding, not dependent on debt or new shares, and still generates positive operating and free cash flow. Cash reserves remain strong even after the acquisition.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Cash flow from operations is falling, and most reported profit is from non-cash accounting. Working capital is a drag, and the big acquisition burned through a large chunk of cash.

Revenue by Products

Product Q4-2024Q1-2025Q2-2025Q3-2025
Grid
Grid
$50.00M $40.00M $50.00M $50.00M
Wind
Wind
$10.00M $10.00M $10.00M $10.00M

Q3 2025 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at American Superconductor Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

AMSC combines a visible financial turnaround with a strong balance sheet and distinctive technology in high-demand areas of the energy transition and defense electrification. It has moved from persistent losses to profitability, strengthened margins, grown its asset and equity base, and maintained low debt with ample liquidity. Technologically, its expertise in superconductors and power electronics, plus a portfolio of proven grid, wind, and naval solutions, gives it a differentiated position in mission-critical applications.

! Risks

Key risks include the still-fragile nature of profitability after a long history of losses, a volatile cash flow track record, and reliance on continued strong growth to absorb rising operating costs. Strategically, AMSC faces powerful global competitors, exposure to policy and capex cycles in utilities and defense, and integration and execution risk around acquisitions and new market entries. Its large accumulated losses and dependence on ongoing innovation underline that this remains a higher-risk, execution-sensitive story.

Outlook

The outlook appears cautiously constructive: AMSC is entering a phase where its technology is increasingly aligned with structural trends such as grid modernization, renewable integration, data center expansion, and defense modernization. If it can sustain revenue growth, keep margins on an upward path, and convert innovation into repeatable, cash-generating programs, its recent financial improvements could prove durable. However, given its scale, history of volatility, and exposure to cyclical and policy-driven markets, future results are likely to remain uneven, and the trajectory should be judged over several years rather than single periods.