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American Superconductor (American Superconductor) Gross Profit : $28.7 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Superconductor Gross Profit?

American Superconductor's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.0 Mil. American Superconductor's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $28.7 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. American Superconductor's gross profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.0 Mil. American Superconductor's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $39.4 Mil. Therefore, American Superconductor's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.37%.

American Superconductor had a gross margin of 25.37% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of American Superconductor was 24.94%. The lowest was 4.38%. And the median was 13.90%.

Warning Sign:

American Superconductor Corp gross margin has been in long-term decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4.6%.


American Superconductor Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Superconductor's Gross Profit 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.

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American Superconductor Gross Profit Chart

American Superconductor Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.02 9.45 17.45 13.49 8.52

American Superconductor Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 3.81 6.28 8.59 9.98

Competitive Comparison of American Superconductor's Gross Profit

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, American Superconductor's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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's Gross Profit Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where American Superconductor's Gross Profit falls into.



American Superconductor Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

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

Gross Profit (A: Mar. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=105.984 - 97.463
=8.5

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

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=39.353 - 29.369
=10.0

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $28.7 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

American Superconductor's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=10.0 / 39.353
=25.37 %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


American Superconductor  (NAS:AMSC) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

American Superconductor had a gross margin of 25.37% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => Competition eroding margins


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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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