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American Superconductor (American Superconductor) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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American Superconductor has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate American Superconductor's interest coverage with the available data. American Superconductor's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02. As of today, American Superconductor's Altman Z-Score is -5.38.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, American Superconductor's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where American Superconductor's Financial Strength falls into.



American Superconductor Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

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

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

GuruFocus does not calculate American Superconductor'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.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

American Superconductor's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.721 + 1.861) / 157.412
=0.02

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

American Superconductor has a Z-score of -5.38, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -5.38 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


American Superconductor  (NAS:AMSC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

American Superconductor has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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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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