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American Superconductor (American Superconductor) Interest Coverage

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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. American Superconductor's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.6 Mil. American Superconductor's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. American Superconductor Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Superconductor's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AMSC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


American Superconductor Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Superconductor's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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American Superconductor Annual Data
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American Superconductor Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, American Superconductor's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Superconductor Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, American Superconductor's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Superconductor's Interest Coverage falls into.



American Superconductor Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

American Superconductor's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, American Superconductor's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-31.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate American Superconductor's interest coverage with the available data.

American Superconductor's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, American Superconductor's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.9 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate American Superconductor's interest coverage with the available data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


American Superconductor  (NAS:AMSC) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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American Superconductor (American Superconductor) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
114 East Main Street, Ayer, MA, USA, 01432
American Superconductor Corp generates the ideas, technologies, and solutions that meet world's demand for smarter, cleaner and energy. Through its Windtec Solutions, the company enables manufacturers to launch wind turbines quickly, effectively and profitably. Through its Gridtec Solutions, the company provides engineering planning services and grid systems that optimize network reliability, efficiency and performance. The company's segment includes Grid and Wind. It generates maximum revenue from the Grid segment.
Executives
Daniel P Mcgahn officer: VP, Stategic Planning,Corp Dev C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR, 64 JACKSON ROAD, DEVENS MA 01434
Kosiba John W Jr officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 64 JACKSON ROAD, DEVENS MA 01434
Margaret D. Klein director C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 114 EAST MAIN STREET, AYER MA 01432
Laura A. Dambier director C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 114 EAST MAIN STREET, AYER MA 01432
Vikram S Budhraja director 201 S LAKE AVE STE 400, PASADENA CA 91101
Barbara G. Littlefield director C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 114 EAST MAIN STREET, AYER MA 01432
Wood John W Jr director C/O ANALOGIC, 8 CENTENNIAL DRIVE, PEABODY MA 01960
Oliver David R Jr director C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR, 2 TECHNOLOGY DR, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
John Vander Sande director
Arthur H House director C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 64 JACKSON ROAD, DEVENS MA 01434
David A Henry officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer
James F Maguire officer: EVP, Gridtec Solutions C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP., 64 JACKSON ROAD, DEVENS MA 01434
Kevin Douglas 10 percent owner 300A DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Susan J Dicecco officer: VP, Corporate Administration C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR, 64 JACKSON ROAD, DEVENS MA 01434
Angelo R Santamaria officer: VP & GM, AMSC Wires Bus. Unit MICROSEMI CORP, 2381 MORSE AVE, IRVINE CA 92614

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