American Superconductor vs Franklin Electric
AMSC and FELE side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMSC and FELE compare
Franklin Electric is the larger company, worth 3.5 times as much as American Superconductor ($4.4B against $1.2B).
On earnings, American Superconductor is cheaper: it trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, against 22.2× for Franklin Electric.
American Superconductor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.1% versus 7.3% for Franklin Electric).
American Superconductor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 38.6% compared with 8.8% at Franklin Electric.
Franklin Electric pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; American Superconductor does not pay one.
Franklin Electric scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 13 for American Superconductor), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMSC | FELE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $4.4B |
| Share price | $25.77 | $98.88 |
| Change, 1 year | −30.2% | 4.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 80.2% | 4.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.16 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 1,195 | 6,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.6× (better) | 22.2× |
| P/S | 3.6× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 3.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 37.5× | 13.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 22.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.4% |
| Fair value | – | $120.92 |
| Margin of safety | – | 18.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.1% (better) | 7.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.0% (better) | 11.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 790% (better) | 41.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 705% (better) | 45.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 8.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.0% | 35.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 12.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 38.6% (better) | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 29.2% (better) | 14.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 13.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.15 |
| Interest coverage | – | 21.4× |
| Current ratio | 2.38 (better) | 2.33 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.08 | 4.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 25.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.1% | 90.3% |
| Held by insiders | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.8M | −$3.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.1% | 1.7% |
Go deeper
- AMSC stock overview
- AMSC income statement
- AMSC valuation and score
- FELE stock overview
- FELE income statement
- FELE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.