UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025
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Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from _____ to _____.
Commission File Number: 0-19672
American Superconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware |
04-2959321 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 114 East Main St. Ayer, Massachusetts |
01432 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(978) 842-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, |
AMSC |
Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☒ |
Accelerated filer ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
Smaller reporting company ☐ |
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Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock:
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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45,160,926
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Outstanding as of July 25, 2025 |
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| ASSETS |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 207,890 | $ | 79,494 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net |
54,684 | 46,186 | ||||||
| Inventory, net |
71,602 | 71,169 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
13,332 | 8,055 | ||||||
| Restricted cash |
1,349 | 1,613 | ||||||
| Total current assets |
348,857 | 206,517 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
38,521 | 38,572 | ||||||
| Intangibles, net |
5,579 | 5,916 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets |
4,041 | 3,829 | ||||||
| Goodwill |
48,164 | 48,164 | ||||||
| Restricted cash |
4,180 | 4,274 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
1,262 | 1,178 | ||||||
| Equity-method investments |
1,406 | 1,113 | ||||||
| Other assets |
836 | 958 | ||||||
| Total assets |
$ | 452,846 | $ | 310,521 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 38,401 | $ | 32,282 | ||||
| Lease liability, current portion |
854 | 685 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, current portion |
66,055 | 66,797 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities |
105,310 | 99,764 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, long-term portion |
9,836 | 9,336 | ||||||
| Lease liability, long-term portion |
2,906 | 2,684 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, long-term portion |
1,647 | 1,595 | ||||||
| Other liabilities |
31 | 28 | ||||||
| Total liabilities |
119,730 | 113,407 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16) |
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| Stockholders' equity: |
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| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 45,564,273 and 39,887,536 shares issued and 45,160,922 and 39,484,185 shares outstanding at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively |
456 | 399 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
1,388,948 | 1,259,540 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 403,351 at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 |
(3,765 | ) | (3,765 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
1,378 | 1,565 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit |
(1,053,901 | ) | (1,060,625 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity |
333,116 | 197,114 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ | 452,846 | $ | 310,521 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended |
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| June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Revenues |
$ | 72,358 | $ | 40,290 | ||||
| Cost of revenues |
47,869 | 28,065 | ||||||
| Gross margin |
24,489 | 12,225 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Research and development |
4,304 | 2,286 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative |
14,204 | 8,898 | ||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles |
337 | 412 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— | 3,920 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses |
18,845 | 15,516 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) |
5,644 | (3,291 | ) | |||||
| Interest income, net |
932 | 1,120 | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net |
347 | (160 | ) | |||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense |
6,923 | (2,331 | ) | |||||
| Income tax expense |
199 | 193 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,724 | $ | (2,524 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) per common share |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.17 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.17 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
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| Basic |
38,875 | 35,676 | ||||||
| Diluted |
39,742 | 35,676 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended |
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| June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,724 | $ | (2,524 | ) | |||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax: |
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| Foreign currency translation (loss) gain |
(187 | ) | 15 | |||||
| Total other comprehensive (loss) gain, net of tax |
(187 | ) | 15 | |||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 6,537 | $ | (2,509 | ) | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024
(In thousands)
| Common Stock |
Additional |
Accumulated Other |
Total |
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| Number of Shares |
Par Value |
Paid-in Capital |
Treasury Stock |
Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Accumulated Deficit |
Stockholders' Equity |
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| Balance at March 31, 2025 |
39,888 | $ | 399 | $ | 1,259,540 | $ | (3,765 | ) | $ | 1,565 | $ | (1,060,625 | ) | $ | 197,114 | |||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock – restricted shares, net of forfeited shares |
918 | 9 | (9 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense |
— | — | 4,526 | — | — | — | 4,526 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for 401(k) match |
14 | 1 | 361 | — | — | — | 362 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock - equity offering, net of offering expenses |
4,744 | 47 | 124,530 | — | — | — | 124,577 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment |
— | — | — | — | (187 | ) | — | (187 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 6,724 | 6,724 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2025 |
45,564 | $ | 456 | $ | 1,388,948 | $ | (3,765 | ) | $ | 1,378 | $ | (1,053,901 | ) | $ | 333,116 | |||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Additional |
Accumulated Other | Total |
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| Number of Shares | Par Value | Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Comprehensive Income | Accumulated Deficit | Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2024 |
37,343 | $ | 373 | $ | 1,212,913 | $ | (3,639 | ) | $ | 1,582 | $ | (1,066,658 | ) | $ | 144,571 | |||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock – restricted shares |
44 | 1 | (1 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense |
— | — | 1,229 | — | — | — | 1,229 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for 401(k) match |
12 | — | 179 | — | — | — | 179 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of treasury stock |
— | — | — | (126 | ) | — | — | (126 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment |
— | — | — | — | 15 | — | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | (2,524 | ) | (2,524 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2024 |
37,399 | $ | 374 | $ | 1,214,320 | $ | (3,765 | ) | $ | 1,597 | $ | (1,069,182 | ) | $ | 143,344 | |||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,724 | $ | (2,524 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operations: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
1,229 | 1,008 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense |
4,526 | 1,229 | ||||||
| Provision for excess and obsolete inventory |
711 | 503 | ||||||
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets |
243 | 192 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
7 | (2 | ) | |||||
| Earnings from equity method investments |
(293 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— | 3,920 | ||||||
| Other non-cash items |
140 | (3 | ) | |||||
| Changes in operating asset and liability accounts: |
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| Accounts receivable |
(8,512 | ) | 2,786 | |||||
| Inventory |
(1,046 | ) | (3,799 | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(5,084 | ) | (3,099 | ) | ||||
| Operating leases |
(64 | ) | (195 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
6,321 | (1,734 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenue |
(777 | ) | 5,127 | |||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
4,125 | 3,409 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(814 | ) | (265 | ) | ||||
| Change in other assets |
79 | 245 | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(735 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: |
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| Repayment of debt |
— | (16 | ) | |||||
| Employee taxes paid related to net settlement of equity awards |
— | (126 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from public equity offering, net of offering expenses |
124,577 | — | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
124,577 | (142 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
71 | (4 | ) | |||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
128,038 | 3,243 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
85,381 | 92,280 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ | 213,419 | $ | 95,523 | ||||
| Supplemental schedule of cash flow information: |
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| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds |
$ | 38 | $ | 148 | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities |
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| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations |
$ | 451 | $ | 1,730 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock to settle 401k match liabilities |
$ | 362 | $ | 179 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Nature of the Business and Operations
Nature of the Business and Operations
American Superconductor Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, “AMSC®” or the “Company”) was founded on April 9, 1987. The Company is a leading system provider of megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions that orchestrate the rhythm and harmony of power on the grid™ and protect and expand the capability of the Navy’s fleet. The Company’s system level products leverage its proprietary “smart materials” and “smart software and controls” to provide enhanced resiliency and improved performance of megawatt-scale power flow.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) instructions to Form 10-Q. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities in which we do not have a controlling interest are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will continue operations and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to those instructions. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and the financial position at June 30, 2025; however, these results are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected for the full year. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the audited condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on May 21, 2025.
2. Acquisition
Acquisition of NWL
On August 1, 2024 (the "Acquisition Date"), the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with the selling stockholders named therein. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement and concurrently with entering into such agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Megatran Industries, Inc. ("Megatran") (the "NWL Acquisition"). Megatran's wholly-owned subsidiary, NWL, Inc. (together with Megatran, "NWL"), is a U.S.-based global provider of engineered power conversion solutions for demanding industrial and military applications.
The NWL Acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The Company allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of the Acquisition Date. The excess of the purchase price paid by the Company over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill.
The total purchase price of approximately $61.4 million includes the fair value of shares of the Company’s common stock issued at closing, and cash paid, as follows (in millions):
| Cash payments | $30.0 |
| Issuance of 1,297,600 shares of Company’s common stock | $31.4 |
At the Acquisition Date, in addition to the $30.0 million cash, the Company valued the Company’s common stock, using $24.16 per share, which was the closing price on the day prior to the day that the Company completed the NWL Acquisition. Acquisition costs of $1.1 million were included in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price based on the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and related deferred income taxes in connection with the NWL Acquisition as of the Acquisition Date and reflective of measurement period adjustments (in millions):
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 0.4 | ||
| Equity-method investments |
1.2 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
1.7 | |||
| Accounts receivable |
16.1 | |||
| Inventory |
23.1 | |||
| Property, plant, and equipment |
28.4 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(5.6 | ) | ||
| Deferred revenue |
(5.0 | ) | ||
| Deferred tax liability |
(5.6 | ) | ||
| Net tangible assets/(liabilities) |
54.7 | |||
| Backlog |
0.7 | |||
| Customer relationships |
1.3 | |||
| Net identifiable intangible assets |
2.0 | |||
| Goodwill |
4.7 | |||
| Total purchase consideration |
$ | 61.4 |
The fair value of the financial assets acquired includes receivables with a fair value of $16.1 million. The gross amount due is $16.9 million, of which $0.8 million is expected to be uncollectible.
Inventory includes a $0.7 million adjustment to step up the inventory balance to fair value consistent with the purchase price allocation. The fair value was determined based on the estimated selling price of the inventory, less the remaining manufacturing and selling cost and a normal profit margin on those manufacturing and selling efforts. The inventory step up adjustment increased cost of revenue $0.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as the inventory was sold.
Backlog of $0.7 million was evaluated using the multi period excess earnings method under the income approach. The contracts with customers do not provide for any guarantees to source all future requirements from the Company. The amortization method being utilized is economic consumption estimated over an eight-month period with the expense being allocated to cost of revenues.
Customer relationships of $1.3 million relates to customers currently under contract and was determined based on a multi period excess earnings method under the income approach. The method of amortization being utilized is straight line over 10 years, as the results were not materially different from the economic consumption method, with the expense being allocated to SG&A.
Goodwill represents the value associated with the acquired workforce and expected synergies related to the business combination of the two companies. Goodwill resulting from the NWL Acquisition was assigned to the Company’s Grid business segment. Goodwill recognized in the NWL Acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. This purchase price allocation is preliminary and has not been finalized as the analysis on the assets and liabilities acquired, primarily the tax related liability may require further adjustments to our purchase accounting that could result in a measurement period adjustment that would impact the Company's reported net assets and goodwill as of August 1, 2024. Material changes, if any, to the preliminary allocation summarized above will be reported once the related uncertainties are resolved, but no later than August 1, 2025.
Unaudited Pro Forma Operating Results
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 presented as if the NWL Acquisition had occurred on April 1, 2024, is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
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| Net Revenue |
$ | 59,310 | ||
| Operating income (loss) |
(3,342 | ) | ||
| Net income |
$ | 1,791 | ||
| Net income per common share |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.05 | ||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.05 | ||
| Shares - basic |
36,972 | |||
| Shares - diluted |
37,994 | |||
The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and NWL with appropriate adjustments that give effect to acquisition related costs, income taxes, intangible amortization resulting from the NWL Acquisition and certain conforming accounting policies of the Company. The pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the NWL Acquisition and related transactions had been completed at the beginning of the applicable periods presented. In addition, the pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of operating results in future periods.
NWL contributed $17.8 million of revenue and $2.5 million in net income for the Company for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Amortization expense of less than $0.1 million is included in the three months ended June 30, 2025, as a result of the acquired intangible assets from the NWL Acquisition.
3. Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues in its Grid segment are derived primarily through enabling the transmission and distribution of power, providing planning services that allow it to identify power grid needs and risks, and developing ship protection systems for the U.S. Navy. The Company’s revenues in its Wind segment are derived primarily through supplying advanced power electronics and control systems, licensing its highly engineered wind turbine designs, and providing extensive customer support services to wind turbine manufacturers. The Company records revenue based on a five-step model in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606. For its customer contracts, the Company identifies the performance obligations, determines the transaction price, allocates the contract transaction price to the performance obligations, and recognizes the revenue when (or as) control of goods or services is transferred to the customer. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, 91% of revenue, was recognized at the point in time when control transferred to the customer, with the remainder being recognized over time. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, 88% of revenue was recognized at the point in time when control transferred to the customer, with the remainder being recognized over time.
In the Company's equipment and system product line, each contract with a customer summarizes each product sold to a customer, which typically represents distinct performance obligations. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation using the respective standalone selling price which is determined primarily using the cost-plus expected margin approach and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The majority of the Company’s product sales transfer control to the customer in line with the contracted delivery terms and revenue is recorded at the point in time when title and risk transfer to the customer, which is primarily upon delivery, as the Company has determined that this is the point in time that control transfers to the customer.
In the Company's service and technology development product line, there are several different types of transactions and each begins with a contract with a customer that summarizes each product sold to a customer, which typically represents distinct performance obligations. The technology development transactions are primarily for activities that have no alternative use and for which a profit can be expected throughout the life of the contract. In these cases, the revenue is recognized over time, but in the instances where the profit cannot be assured throughout the entire contract then the revenue is recognized at a point in time. Each contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation using the respective standalone selling price which is determined primarily using the cost-plus expected margin approach. The ongoing service transactions are for service contracts that provide benefit to the customer simultaneously as the Company performs its obligations, and therefore this revenue is recognized ratably over time throughout the effective period of these contracts. The transaction prices on these contracts are allocated based on an adjusted market approach which is re-assessed annually for reasonableness. The field service transactions include contracts for delivery of goods and completion of services made at the customer's requests, which are not deemed satisfied until the work has been completed and/or the requested goods have been delivered, so all of this revenue is recognized at the point in time when the control changes, and at allocated prices based on the adjusted market approach driven by standard price lists. The royalty transactions are related to certain contract terms on transactions in the Company's equipment and systems product line based on activity as specified in the contracts. The transaction prices of these agreements are calculated based on an adjusted market approach as specified in the contract. The Company reports royalty revenue for usage-based royalties when the sales have occurred. In circumstances when collectability is not assured and a contract does not exist under ASC 606, revenue is deferred until a non-refundable payment has been received for substantially all the amount that is due and there are no further remaining performance obligations.
The Company's service contracts can include a purchase order from a customer for specific goods in which each item is a distinct performance obligation satisfied at a point in time at which control of the goods is transferred to the customer. This transfer occurs based on the contracted delivery terms or when the requested service work has been completed. The transaction price for these goods is allocated based on the adjusted market approach considering similar transactions under similar circumstances. Service contracts are also derived from ongoing maintenance contracts and extended service-type warranty contracts. In these transactions, the Company is contracted to provide an ongoing service over a specified period of time. As the customer is consuming the benefits as the service is being provided, the revenue is recognized over time ratably.
The Company’s policy is not to accept volume discounts, product returns, or rebates and allowances within its contracts. In the event a contract was approved with any of these terms, it would be evaluated for variable consideration, estimated and recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period the related product revenue was recorded.
The Company provides assurance-type warranties on all product sales for a term of typically one to three years, and extended service-type warranties are available for purchase at the customer's option for an additional term ranging up to four additional years. The Company accrues for the estimated warranty costs for assurance warranties at the time of sale based on historical warranty experience plus any known or expected changes in warranty exposure. For all extended service-type warranties, the Company recognizes the revenue ratably over time during the effective period of the services.
The Company records revenue net of sales tax, value added tax, excise tax and other taxes collected concurrent with revenue-producing activities. The Company has elected to recognize the cost for freight and shipping when control over the products sold passes to customers and revenue is recognized. The Company has elected to recognize incremental costs of obtaining a contract as expense when incurred except in contracts where the amortization period would exceed twelve months. As of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the Company's capitalized incremental contract costs were not material. The Company has elected not to adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if the period of financing is twelve months or less. The Company has elected to recognize revenue based on the as invoiced practical expedient if there is a right to consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of the Company's performance.
The Company’s contracts with customers do not typically include extended payment terms and may include milestone billing over the life of the contract. Payment terms vary by contract type and type of customer and generally range from 30 to 60 days from delivery.
The following tables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by product line and by shipment destination (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
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| Product Line: |
Grid |
Wind |
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| Equipment and systems |
$ | 55,521 | $ | 11,881 | ||||
| Services and technology development |
4,566 | 390 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 60,087 | $ | 12,271 | ||||
| Region: |
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| Americas |
$ | 38,020 | $ | — | ||||
| Asia Pacific |
18,304 | 12,271 | ||||||
| EMEA |
3,763 | — | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 60,087 | $ | 12,271 | ||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
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| Product Line: |
Grid |
Wind |
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| Equipment and systems |
$ | 29,726 | $ | 7,424 | ||||
| Services and technology development |
2,610 | 530 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 32,336 | $ | 7,954 | ||||
| Region: |
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| Americas |
$ | 30,479 | $ | — | ||||
| Asia Pacific |
1,199 | 7,952 | ||||||
| EMEA |
658 | 2 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 32,336 | $ | 7,954 | ||||
As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s contract assets and liabilities primarily relate to the timing differences between cash received from a customer in connection with contractual rights to invoicing and the timing of revenue recognition following completion of performance obligations. The Company's accounts receivable balance is made up entirely of customer contract related balances. Changes in the Company’s contract assets, which are included in “Unbilled accounts receivable” and “Deferred program costs” (see Note 8, “Accounts Receivable” and Note 9, “Inventory” for a reconciliation to the condensed consolidated balance sheets) and "Contract liabilities", which are included in the current portion and long-term portion of "Deferred revenue" in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, are as follows (in thousands):
| Unbilled Accounts Receivable |
Deferred Program Costs |
Contract Liabilities |
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| Beginning balance as of March 31, 2025 |
$ | 6,376 | $ | 5,756 | $ | 76,133 | ||||||
| Increases for costs incurred to fulfill performance obligations |
— | 3,907 | — | |||||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to customer billings |
(3,189 | ) | — | 30,863 | ||||||||
| Decrease due to cost recognition on completed performance obligations |
— | (4,093 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to recognition of revenue based on transfer of control of performance obligations |
6,876 | — | (32,108 | ) | ||||||||
| Other changes and FX impact |
20 | 46 | 1,003 | |||||||||
| Ending balance as of June 30, 2025 |
$ | 10,083 | $ | 5,616 | $ | 75,891 | ||||||
| Unbilled Accounts Receivable |
Deferred Program Costs |
Contract Liabilities |
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| Beginning balance as of March 31, 2024 |
$ | 6,150 | $ | 2,523 | $ | 57,829 | ||||||
| Increases for costs incurred to fulfill performance obligations |
— | 2,119 | — | |||||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to customer billings |
(3,521 | ) | — | 27,577 | ||||||||
| Decrease due to cost recognition on completed performance obligations |
— | (606 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to recognition of revenue based on transfer of control of performance obligations |
2,291 | — | (22,443 | ) | ||||||||
| Other changes and FX impact |
(2 | ) | (2 | ) | (50 | ) | ||||||
| Ending balance as of June 30, 2024 |
$ | 4,918 | $ | 4,034 | $ | 62,913 | ||||||
The Company’s remaining performance obligations represent the unrecognized revenue value of the Company’s contractual commitments. The Company’s performance obligations may vary significantly each reporting period based on the timing of major new contractual commitments. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had outstanding performance obligations on existing contracts under ASC 606 to be recognized in the next twelve months of approximately $215.2 million. There are also approximately $88.4 million of outstanding performance obligations to be recognized over a period of thirteen to sixty months. The remaining performance obligations are subject to customer actions and therefore the timing of revenue recognition cannot be reasonably estimated.
The following table sets forth customers who represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:
| Three Months Ended |
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| Reportable |
June 30, |
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| Segment |
2025 |
2024 |
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| Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd |
Grid |
21 | % | <10 |
% | ||||
| Inox Wind Limited |
Wind |
16 | % | 18 | % | ||||
4. Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation at fair value. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense by financial statement line item for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Cost of revenues |
$ | 340 | $ | 58 | ||||
| Research and development |
687 | 143 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative |
3,499 | 1,028 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 4,526 | $ | 1,229 | ||||
The Company issued 880,000 shares of restricted stock and 39,445 shares of immediately vested common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2025. The Company issued 25,000 shares of restricted stock and 19,200 shares of immediately vested common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2024. These restricted stock awards generally vest over 2-3 years. Awards for restricted stock include both time-based and performance-based awards. For options and restricted stock awards that vest upon the passage of time, expense is being recorded over the vesting period. Performance-based awards are expensed over the requisite service period based on probability of achievement.
The Company granted 2,112 stock options during the three months ended June 30, 2025. The Company granted no stock options during the three months ended June 30, 2024. The stock options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2025 will vest over 2 years. The estimated fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards, less expected annual forfeitures, is amortized over the awards’ service period. There were less than $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation costs for unvested stock options as of June 30, 2025. This expense will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.9 years. The total unrecognized compensation cost for unvested outstanding restricted stock was $31.4 million as of June 30, 2025. This expense will be recognized over a weighted-average expense period of approximately 2.1 years.
The weighted average assumptions used in the Black Scholes valuation model for stock options granted during the three months ended June 30, 2025 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
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| Expected volatility |
74.01 | % | ||
| Risk-free interest rate |
4.19 | % | ||
| Expected life (years) |
6.31 | |||
| Dividend yield |
None |
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5. Computation of Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Basic net income (loss) per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Where applicable, diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period, calculated using the treasury stock method. Common equivalent shares include the effect of restricted stock, exercise of stock options and warrants and contingently issuable shares. Stock options and warrants that are out-of-the-money with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the underlying common shares and shares of performance-based restricted stock where the contingency was not met are excluded from the computation of diluted EPS as the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, 475,329 shares were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS. Of these, 474,517 were shares of performance-based restricted stock where the contingency was not met and 812 shares relate to outstanding stock awards that were considered anti-dilutive. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, 336,206 shares were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS. Of these, 300,000 relate to shares associated with the contingent consideration derivative liability for which the contingency has not yet been met, and 36,206 relate to outstanding stock options as they were considered anti-dilutive.
The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the earnings per share calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024 (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Numerator: |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,724 | $ | (2,524 | ) | |||
| Denominator: |
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| Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding |
40,863 | 36,991 | ||||||
| Weighted-average shares subject to repurchase |
(1,988 | ) | (1,315 | ) | ||||
| Shares used in per-share calculation ― basic |
38,875 | 35,676 | ||||||
| Shares used in per-share calculation ― diluted |
39,742 | 35,676 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) per share ― basic |
$ | 0.17 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) per share ― diluted |
$ | 0.17 | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
6. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible net assets when accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized but reviewed for impairment. The Company's goodwill balance relates to the NWL Acquisition in fiscal 2024, the acquisition of Neeltran, Inc. in fiscal 2021, the Northeast Power Systems, Inc. ("NEPSI") acquisition in fiscal 2020, and the acquisition of Infinia Technology Corporation in fiscal 2017 and is reported in the Grid business segment. Goodwill is reviewed annually on February 28th and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the goodwill might not be recoverable. Goodwill increased by $4.7 million during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, related to the NWL Acquisition. There were no changes to Goodwill during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
The Company did not identify any triggers to assess impairment in the three months ended June 30, 2025 or 2024.
Other Intangibles
Intangible assets at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Gross Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Book Value |
Gross Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net Book Value |
Estimated Useful Life |
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| Backlog |
1,381 | (1,381 | ) | — | 1,381 | (1,381 | ) | — | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trade name and trademarks |
1,800 | — | 1,800 | 1,800 | — | 1,800 | Indefinite |
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| Customer relationships |
10,880 | (8,116 | ) | 2,764 | 10,880 | (7,901 | ) | 2,980 | 7-10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Core technology and know-how |
5,970 | (4,955 | ) | 1,015 | 5,970 | (4,834 | ) | 1,136 | 5-10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets |
$ | 20,031 | $ | (14,452 | ) | $ | 5,579 | $ | 20,031 | $ | (14,116 | ) | $ | 5,916 | ||||||||||||||
The Company recorded intangible amortization expense related to customer relationship and core technology and know-how of $0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025. The Company recorded intangible amortization expense related to customer relationship and core technology and know-how of $0.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Expected future amortization expense related to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
| Years ending March 31, |
Total |
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| 2026 (remaining) |
1,012 | |||
| 2027 |
1,213 | |||
| 2028 |
671 | |||
| 2029 |
201 | |||
| 2030 |
128 | |||
| Thereafter |
554 | |||
| Total |
$ | 3,779 | ||
The Company's intangible assets relate entirely to the Grid business segment operations in the United States.
7. Fair Value Measurements
A valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to valuation used to measure fair value has been established. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows:
| Level 1 |
- |
Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
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| Level 2 |
- |
Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs). |
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| Level 3 |
- |
Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data. |
The Company provides a gross presentation of activity within Level 3 measurement roll-forward and details of transfers in and out of Level 1 and 2 measurements. A change in the hierarchy of an investment from its current level is reflected in the period during which the pricing methodology of such investment changes. Disclosure of the transfer of securities from Level 1 to Level 2 or Level 3 is made in the event that the related security is significant to total cash and investments. The Company did not have any transfers of assets and liabilities from Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
A financial asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Valuation Techniques
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less that are regarded as high quality, low risk investments and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices, and are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Cash equivalents consist principally of money market accounts.
Short-term Cash Instruments
Short-term cash instruments consist of highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less that are regarded as high quality, low risk investments and are measured using such inputs as quoted prices in markets that are not active, and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Short-term cash instruments consist principally of certificates of deposits.
The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis, measured as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 (in thousands):
| Total Carrying Value |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Significant Unobservable Inputs |
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| June 30, 2025: |
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| Assets: |
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| Cash equivalents |
$ | 175,654 | $ | 175,654 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Short-term cash instruments |
$ | 1,401 | $ | — | $ | 1,401 | $ | — | ||||||||
| Total Carrying Value | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 |
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| Assets: |
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| Cash equivalents |
$ | 51,230 | $ | 51,230 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
| Short-term cash instruments |
$ | 1,404 | $ | — | $ | 1,404 | $ | — | ||||||||
8. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Accounts receivable (billed) |
$ | 44,601 | $ | 39,810 | ||||
| Accounts receivable (unbilled) |
10,083 | 6,376 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable |
$ | 54,684 | $ | 46,186 | ||||
9. Inventory
Inventory, net of reserves, at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Raw materials |
$ | 37,184 | $ | 35,892 | ||||
| Work-in-process |
22,459 | 19,633 | ||||||
| Finished goods |
6,343 | 9,888 | ||||||
| Deferred program costs |
5,616 | 5,756 | ||||||
| Net inventory |
$ | 71,602 | $ | 71,169 | ||||
The Company recorded inventory write-downs of $0.7 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These write-downs were based on the Company's evaluation of its inventory on hand for excess quantities and obsolescence.
Deferred program costs as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 primarily represent costs incurred on programs where the Company needs to complete performance obligations before the related revenue and costs will be recognized.
10. Property, Plant and Equipment
The cost and accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Land |
$ | 22,650 | $ | 22,650 | ||||
| Construction in progress – equipment |
1,544 | 1,371 | ||||||
| Buildings |
7,532 | 7,528 | ||||||
| Equipment and software |
48,375 | 47,774 | ||||||
| Furniture and fixtures |
1,682 | 1,672 | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements |
8,026 | 7,969 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, gross |
89,809 | 88,964 | ||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation |
(51,288 | ) | (50,392 | ) | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ | 38,521 | $ | 38,572 | ||||
Depreciation expense was $0.9 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
11. Equity-Method Investments
Investment in NWL Pacific Inc. Co., LTD
The Company has a 50% ownership in NWL Pacific Inc. Co., LTD ("NWL Pacific"). The investment represents the Company's interest in NWL Pacific. The investment is a joint venture in South Korea established on May 12, 1998.
The Company treats the equity investment in the condensed consolidated financial statements under the equity method. Equity method investments are equity securities in entities the Company does not control but over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments — Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Equity method investments are measured at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus the Company’s share of an investee’s income or loss, less distributions received. As of June 30, 2025 the Company did not have material accounts receivable nor accounts payable balances with NWL Pacific. The Company's investment in NWL Pacific was $1.4 million and $1.1 million as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
The table below presents the summarized financial information for periods presented post acquisition, as provided to the Company by the investee, for the unconsolidated company (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
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| Net Revenue |
$ | 2,599 | ||
| Gross Profit |
1,160 | |||
| Income from operation |
657 | |||
| Net income |
$ | 745 | ||
12. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 11,861 | $ | 6,733 | ||||
| Accrued inventories in-transit |
2,238 | 2,111 | ||||||
| Accrued other miscellaneous expenses |
5,144 | 3,600 | ||||||
| Accrued contract loss |
97 | 97 | ||||||
| Advanced deposits |
4,636 | 1,267 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation |
9,307 | 13,418 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable |
452 | 305 | ||||||
| Accrued product warranty |
3,240 | 3,033 | ||||||
| Accrued commissions |
1,426 | 1,718 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 38,401 | $ | 32,282 | ||||
The Company generally provides a one to three year warranty on its products, commencing upon delivery or installation where applicable. A provision is recorded upon revenue recognition to cost of revenues for estimated warranty expense based on historical experience.
Product warranty activity was as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 3,033 | $ | 2,363 | ||||
| Provisions for warranties during the period |
549 | 476 | ||||||
| Settlements during the period |
(342 | ) | (297 | ) | ||||
| Balance at end of period |
$ | 3,240 | $ | 2,542 | ||||
13. Income Taxes
The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.2 million in both the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
On July 4, 2025, the reconciliation bill, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) was signed into law, which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions that may affect the company's financial results. The OBBB allows an elective deduction for domestic Research and Development (R&D), a reinstatement of elective 100% first-year bonus depreciation, and a more favorable tax rate on Foreign-derived Deduction Eligible Income and income from non-U.S. subsidiaries (Net CFC Tested Income), among other provisions. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these provisions which could affect the Company's effective tax rate and deferred tax assets in 2025 and future periods. A quantitative estimate of the specific financial effects cannot be reasonably determined at this time due to the complexity of the changes in the tax reform. The impact of those tax provisions in the OBBB will depend on our facts in each year and anticipated guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Accounting for income taxes requires a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if, based on the technical merits, it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company re-evaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. The evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues under audit and new audit activity. Any changes in these factors could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. The Company did not identify any uncertain tax positions in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and did not have any gross unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2025.
On a quarterly basis, the Company reassesses the valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets, weighing positive and negative evidence to assess the recoverability of the deferred tax assets. As of June 30, 2025, the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance to reduce the U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. Given the Company’s positive trend in earnings, the Company will assess during fiscal year 2025 whether sufficient positive evidence will exist to allow the Company to reach a conclusion that some or all of the U.S. valuation allowance will no longer be needed. A release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of deferred tax assets and a corresponding decrease to income tax expense in the period the release is recorded, the effect of which would be an increase in reported net income.
14. Contingent Consideration
NEPSI Contingent Consideration
On October 1, 2020 (the "NEPSI Acquisition Date"), the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "NEPSI Stock Purchase Agreement") with the selling stockholders named therein. Pursuant to the terms of the NEPSI Stock Purchase Agreement and concurrently with entering into such agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding (i) shares of capital stock of NEPSI, and (ii) membership interests of Northeast Power Realty, LLC, a New York limited liability company, which holds the real property that serves as NEPSI's headquarters (the "NEPSI Acquisition"). NEPSI is a U.S.-based global provider of medium-voltage metal-enclosed power capacitor banks and harmonic filter banks for use on electric power systems. NEPSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is operated by its Grid business segment. The purchase price was $26.0 million in cash and 873,657 restricted shares of common stock of the Company. As part of the transaction, the selling stockholders were entitled to receive up to an additional 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company upon the achievement of certain specified revenue objectives during varying periods of up to four years following closing of the NEPSI Acquisition. During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 399,999 shares of common stock and cash in lieu of a fractional share of common stock, related to the achievement of specified revenue objectives in connection with the NEPSI Acquisition. One specified revenue objective, which would have earned the selling stockholders 300,000 shares of Company common stock, was not achieved. NEPSI recognized revenues in excess of $120.0 million during the four years after the NEPSI Acquisition Date. As a result, during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock of the Company to the selling stockholders, following certification of the achievement of the specified earnout revenue objective. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had settled all outstanding contingent consideration under the NEPSI Stock Purchase Agreement.
The Company evaluated the NEPSI Acquisition earnout payment set forth in the NEPSI Stock Purchase Agreement, which was expected to require settlement in the Company's common stock, and determined the contingent consideration qualified for liability classification and derivative treatment under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. As a result, for the periods in which the Company had outstanding contingent consideration, the fair value of the contingent consideration was remeasured and the resulting gain or loss was recognized in operating expenses until the share amount was fixed.
NWL Contingent Consideration
On August 1, 2024, the Company entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement with the selling stockholders named therein. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement and concurrently with entering into such agreement, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Megatran for aggregate consideration in an amount equal to $61.4 million which consideration amount was subject to various adjustments set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The value of the contingent consideration to make the sellers whole was determined to be de minimis at the time of the NWL Acquisition. On September 23, 2024, the Company paid $3.3 million to the selling stockholders, which was calculated based on the agreed upon formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. As of September 30, 2024, there were no remaining obligations to the selling stockholders of Megatran.
Following is a summary of the key assumptions used in a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the fair value of the contingent consideration related to the NEPSI Acquisition:
| June 30, |
March 31, |
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| Fiscal Year 2024 |
2024 |
2024 |
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| Revenue risk premium |
5.50 | % | 5.50 | % | ||||
| Revenue volatility |
27.5 | % | 24.8 | % | ||||
| Stock Price |
$ | 23.39 | $ | 13.51 | ||||
| Payment delay (days) |
80 | 80 | ||||||
| Fair value (millions) |
$ | 7.0 | $ | 3.1 | ||||
The Company did not record any activity related to contingent consideration in the three months ended June 30, 2025 as the liability was settled in the prior fiscal year. The Company recorded a loss of $3.9 million resulting from the increases in the fair value of the contingent consideration in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
15. Leases
Operating Leases
All significant lease arrangements are recognized at lease commencement. Operating lease right–of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement. The operating lease right-of-use asset includes any lease payments related to initial direct cost and prepayments and excludes any lease incentives. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company enters into a variety of operating lease agreements through the normal course of its business, but primarily real estate leases to support its operations. The real estate lease agreements generally provide for fixed minimum rental payments and the payment of real estate taxes and insurance. Many of these real estate leases have one or more renewal options that allow the Company, at its discretion, to renew the lease for varying periods up to five years or to terminate the lease. Only renewal options or termination rights that the Company believed were likely to be exercised were included in the lease calculations.
The Company also enters into leases for vehicles, IT equipment and service agreements, and other leases related to its manufacturing operations that are also included in the right-of-use assets and lease liability accounts if they are for a term of longer than twelve months. However, many of these leases are either short-term in nature or immaterial. The Company has made the policy election to exclude short-term leases from the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases at June 30, 2025, and March 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Leases: |
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| Right-of-use assets – Operating |
$ | 4,041 | $ | 3,829 | ||||
| Total right-of-use assets |
4,041 | 3,829 | ||||||
| Lease liabilities – ST Operating |
$ | 854 | $ | 685 | ||||
| Lease liabilities – LT Operating |
2,906 | 2,684 | ||||||
| Total lease liabilities |
$ | 3,760 | $ | 3,369 | ||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term |
4.85 | 4.94 | ||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate |
14.57 | % | 14.94 | % | ||||
The costs related to the Company's operating leases for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |
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| June 30, 2025 |
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| Operating Leases: |
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| Operating lease costs – fixed |
$ | 416 | ||
| Operating lease costs – variable |
45 | |||
| Short-term lease costs |
41 | |||
| Total lease costs |
$ | 502 | ||
| Three Months Ended |
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| June 30, 2024 |
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| Operating Leases: |
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| Operating lease costs – fixed |
$ | 309 | ||
| Operating lease costs – variable |
45 | |||
| Short-term lease costs |
38 | |||
| Total lease costs |
$ | 392 | ||
The Company’s estimated minimum future lease obligations under the Company's leases are as follows (in thousands):
| Leases |
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| Year ending March 31, |
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| 2026 (remaining) |
$ | 896 | ||
| 2027 |
1,562 | |||
| 2028 |
1,007 | |||
| 2029 |
397 | |||
| 2030 |
326 | |||
| Thereafter |
1,228 | |||
| Total minimum lease payments |
5,416 | |||
| Less: interest |
(1,656 | ) | ||
| Present value of lease liabilities |
$ | 3,760 | ||
16. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. The Company records a liability in its condensed consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in a liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss to the extent necessary to make the condensed consolidated financial statements not misleading. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Other
The Company enters into long-term construction contracts with customers that require the Company to obtain performance bonds. The Company is required to deposit an amount equivalent to some or all the face amount of the performance bonds into an escrow account until the termination of the bond. When the performance conditions are met, amounts deposited as collateral for the performance bonds are returned to the Company. In addition, the Company has various contractual arrangements in which minimum quantities of goods or services have been committed to be purchased on an annual basis.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had $4.2 million of restricted cash included in long-term assets and $1.3 million of restricted cash included in current assets. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $4.3 million of restricted cash included in long term assets and $1.6 million of restricted cash included in current assets. These amounts included in restricted cash primarily represent deposits to secure letters of credit for various supply contracts and long-term projects or collateral deposits. These deposits are held in interest bearing accounts.
17. Business Segments
The Company reports its financial results in two reportable business segments: Grid and Wind. In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, the Company has identified two operating segments. The Company's operating segments reflect the way in which internally-reported financial information is used to make decisions and allocate resources.
Through the Company’s power grid offerings, the Grid business segment enables electric utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute smarter, cleaner and better power through its transmission planning services, power electronics, and superconductor-based systems. The sales process is enabled by transmission planning services that allow it to identify power grid congestion, poor power quality and other risks, which helps the Company determine how its solutions can improve network performance. These services often lead to sales of grid interconnection solutions for wind farms and solar power plants, power quality systems, and transmission and distribution cable systems. The Company also sells ship protection products to the U.S. Navy through its Grid business segment.
Through the Company’s wind power offerings, the Wind business segment enables manufacturers to field highly competitive wind turbines through its advanced power electronics and control system products, engineered designs, and support services. The Company supplies advanced power electronics and control systems, licenses its highly engineered wind turbine designs, and provides extensive customer support services to wind turbine manufacturers. The Company’s design portfolio includes a broad range of drive trains and power ratings of 2 megawatts ("MWs") and higher. The Company provides a broad range of power electronics and software-based control systems that are highly integrated and designed for optimized performance, efficiency, and grid compatibility.
AMSC’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel McGahn is the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker uses segment operating income (loss) to allocate resources (including employees, property, and financial or capital resources) for each segment predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process. The chief operating decision maker considers budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis for segment operating income (loss) when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to the segments. The chief operating decision maker also uses segment operating income or loss to assess the performance for each segment by comparing the results and return on assets of each segment with one another and in the compensation of certain employees.
The following tables (i) summarize total sales by segment and (ii) reconcile each segment's sales to their respective segment operating income, including segment operating expenses, for each of the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
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| Grid |
Wind |
Unallocated |
Total |
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| Segment operating income: |
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| Revenues |
$ | 60,087 | $ | 12,271 | $ | - | $ | 72,358 | ||||||||
| Less (a) |
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| Segment other operating expenses (b) |
55,932 | 10,782 | - | 66,714 | ||||||||||||
| Segment operating income |
$ | 4,155 | $ | 1,489 | $ | - | $ | 5,644 | ||||||||
(a) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker.
(b) Segment other operating expense includes cost of sales, research and development expense, selling general, and administrative expense, and amortization of acquisition related intangibles.
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 |
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| Grid |
Wind |
Unallocated |
Total |
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| Segment operating income: |
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| Revenues |
$ | 32,336 | $ | 7,954 | $ | - | $ | 40,290 | ||||||||
| Less (a) |
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| Segment other operating expenses (b) |
32,573 | 7,088 | 3,920 | 43,581 | ||||||||||||
| Segment operating income (loss) |
$ | (237 | ) | $ | 866 | $ | (3,920 | ) | $ | (3,291 | ) | |||||
(a) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker.
(b) Segment other operating expense includes cost of sales, research and development expense, selling general, and administrative expense, amortization of acquisition related intangibles, and gain/loss on contingent consideration.
Unallocated corporate expenses included a net loss on contingent consideration $3.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
The reconciliation of segment operating loss to consolidated income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Operating income (loss): |
$ | 5,644 | $ | (3,291 | ) | |||
| Interest income, net |
932 | 1,120 | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net |
347 | (160 | ) | |||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense |
$ | 6,923 | $ | (2,331 | ) | |||
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Grid |
$ | 1,202 | $ | 987 | ||||
| Wind |
27 | 21 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 1,229 | $ | 1,008 | ||||
The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those for the consolidated Company. The Company’s business segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The Company evaluates performance based upon several factors, of which the primary financial measures are segment revenues and segment operating income (loss). The disaggregated financial results of the segments reflect allocation of certain functional expense categories consistent with the basis and manner in which Company management internally disaggregates financial information for the purpose of assisting in making internal operating decisions. In addition, certain corporate expenses which the Company does not believe are specifically attributable or allocable to either of the two business segments have been excluded from the segment operating income (loss).
Total assets for the two business segments as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Grid |
$ | 221,959 | $ | 211,520 | ||||
| Wind |
17,437 | 13,697 | ||||||
| Corporate assets |
213,450 | 85,304 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 452,846 | $ | 310,521 | ||||
18. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 address investor requests for more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. Following the release of ASU 2023-09 in December 2023, the effective date was annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. As of June 30, 2025, the Company is evaluating the impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements. The amendments in ASU 2024-02 contain amendments to the Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. Following the release of ASU 2024-02 in March 2024, the effective date was annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. As of June 30, 2025, the Company is evaluating the impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 address investor requests for more disclosure of disaggregated financial reporting information about expenses presented in the income statement. Following the release of ASU 2024-03 in November 2024, the effective date will be annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026. As of June 30, 2025, the Company is evaluating the impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
19. Subsequent Events
The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the time of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC and has determined that there are no such events to report.
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
American Superconductor®, Amperium®, AMSC®, D-VAR®, PowerModule™, D-VAR VVO®, PQ-IVR®, SeaTitan®, Gridtec™ Solutions, Windtec™ Solutions, Smarter, Cleaner...Better Energy™, orchestrate the rhythm and harmony of power on the grid™, actiVAR®, armorVAR™, NEPSI™ and Neeltran™, NWL™ and SafetyLOCK™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of American Superconductor Corporation or our subsidiaries. We reserve all of our rights with respect to our trademarks or registered trademarks regardless of whether they are so designated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q by an ® or ™ symbol. All other brand names, product names, trademarks or service marks appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective holders.
Executive Overview
We are a leading system provider of megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions that orchestrate the rhythm and harmony of power on the grid™, and protect and expand the capability of our Navy's fleet. Our solutions enhance the performance of the power grid, protect our Navy’s fleet, and lower the cost of wind power. In the power grid market, we enable electric utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute smarter, cleaner and better power through our transmission planning services and power electronics and superconductor-based systems. In the wind power market, we enable manufacturers to field highly competitive wind turbines through our advanced power electronics and control system products, engineering, and support services. Our power grid and wind products and services provide exceptional reliability, security, efficiency and affordability to our customers.
Our power system solutions help to improve energy efficiency, alleviate power grid capacity constraints, improve system resiliency, and increase the adoption of renewable energy generation. Demand for our solutions is driven by the growing needs for modernized smart grids that improve power reliability, security and quality, the U.S. Navy's effort to upgrade onboard power systems to support fleet electrification, and the needs for increased renewable sources of electricity, such as wind and solar energy. Concerns about these factors have led to increased spending by corporations and the military, as well as supportive government regulations and initiatives on local, state, and national levels, including renewable portfolio standards, tax incentives and international treaties.
We manufacture products using two proprietary core technologies: PowerModule™ programmable power electronic converters and our Amperium® high temperature superconductor ("HTS") wires. These technologies and our system-level solutions are protected by a robust intellectual property portfolio consisting of patents and patent applications worldwide and rights through exclusive and non-exclusive licenses.
We operate our business under two market-facing business segments: Grid and Wind. We believe this market-centric structure enables us to more effectively anticipate and meet the needs of power generation project developers, the Navy's ship protection systems, electric utilities and wind turbine manufacturers.
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Grid. Through our Gridtec™ Solutions, our Grid business segment enables electric utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute power with exceptional efficiency, reliability, security and affordability. We provide transmission planning services that allow us to identify power grid congestion, poor power quality, and other risks, which help us determine how our solutions can improve network performance. These services often lead to sales of our grid interconnection solutions for wind farms and solar power plants, power quality systems and transmission and distribution cable systems. We also sell ship protection products to the U.S. Navy through our Grid business segment. |
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Wind. Through our Windtec™ Solutions, our Wind business segment enables manufacturers to field wind turbines with exceptional power output, reliability and affordability. We supply advanced power electronics and control systems, license our highly engineered wind turbine designs, and provide extensive customer support services to wind turbine manufacturers. Our design portfolio includes a broad range of drivetrains and power ratings of 2 megawatts ("MWs") and higher. We provide a broad range of power electronics and software-based control systems that are highly integrated and designed for optimized performance, efficiency, and grid compatibility. |
Our fiscal year begins on April 1 and ends on March 31. When we refer to a particular fiscal year, we are referring to the fiscal year that began on April 1 of that same year. For example, fiscal 2025 refers to the fiscal year that began on April 1, 2025. Other fiscal years follow similarly.
Changes in macroeconomic conditions arising from various reasons, such as the ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas, tariffs, trade restrictions and resulting trade conflicts, labor force availability, sourcing, material delays and global supply chain disruptions, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
On August 1, 2024, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with the selling stockholders named therein. Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement and concurrently with entering into such agreement, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Megatran, Industries, Inc. ("Megatran"), for aggregate consideration in an amount equal to $61.4 million, as may be adjusted pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Price”), including a cash payment after closing of $5.0 million, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 5.6(c), (d), and (f) of the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Additional Cash Purchase Price”). At closing, we paid to Megatran's selling stockholders $25.0 million in cash on hand, and 1,297,600 restricted shares of our common stock. On September 23, 2024, we paid the Additional Cash Purchase Price to the selling stockholders, which was calculated based on the agreed upon formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, in the amount of $8.3 million which includes the Additional Cash Purchase Price and the make whole payment. Megatran's wholly-owned subsidiary, NWL, Inc. (together with Megatran, "NWL"), is a U.S.-based global provider of engineered power conversion solutions for demanding industrial and military applications. As a result of this transaction, Megatran became a wholly-owned subsidiary and is operated by our Grid business segment. We refer to this transaction as the "acquisition of NWL".
In June 2025, we completed an offering of 4,743,750 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $28.00 per share under our Registration Statement on Form S-3. We received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $124.6 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ under different assumptions or conditions.
Results of Operations
Three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024
Revenues
Total revenues increased 80% to $72.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $40.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Our revenues are summarized as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Revenues: |
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| Grid |
$ | 60,087 | $ | 32,336 | ||||
| Wind |
12,271 | 7,954 | ||||||
| Total |
$ | 72,358 | $ | 40,290 | ||||
Our Grid business segment accounted for 83% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 80% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Our Grid business segment revenues increased 86% to $60.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $32.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in the Grid business segment revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by the acquisition of NWL and increased shipments of new energy power systems than in the prior year period.
Our Wind business segment accounted for 17% of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 20% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Revenues in the Wind business segment increased 54% to $12.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, from $8.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, was driven by additional shipments of electrical control systems ("ECS").
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
Cost of revenues increased by 71% to $47.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $28.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Gross margin was 34% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 30% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in gross margin in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due to higher revenues, a favorable product mix and favorable impacts across the business due to pricing increases across our product lines.
Operating Expenses
Research and development
Research and development ("R&D") expenses increased 88% in the three months ended June 30, 2025, to $4.3 million from $2.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was driven primarily by the addition of NWL R&D expenses, higher overall compensation expense and additional stock-based compensation expense.
Selling, general, and administrative
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses increased 60% in the three months ended June 30, 2025, to $14.2 million from $8.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in SG&A expense in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was driven primarily by the addition of NWL SG&A expenses, higher overall compensation expense and additional stock-based compensation expense.
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
We recorded amortization expense related to our core technology and know-how and customer relationships of $0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, and $0.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in amortization expense is a result of using the economic consumption method as the basis to amortize the acquired customer relationship intangible assets from Northeast Power Systems, Inc. ("NEPSI") and Neeltran, Inc.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
The change in fair value of our contingent consideration for the earnout payment on the acquisition of NEPSI resulted in a loss of $3.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 driven from an increase in fair value. There was no activity in the three months ended June 30, 2025 as the contingent consideration was settled during the prior fiscal year.
Operating income (loss)
Our operating income (loss) is summarized as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Operating income (loss): |
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| Grid |
$ | 4,155 | $ | (237 | ) | |||
| Wind |
1,489 | 866 | ||||||
| Unallocated corporate expenses |
— | (3,920 | ) | |||||
| Total |
$ | 5,644 | $ | (3,291 | ) | |||
Our Grid business segment generated operating income of $4.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to an operating loss of $0.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The improvement in the Grid business segment operating income in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due to higher revenues and gross margins.
Our Wind business segment generated operating income of $1.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to operating income of $0.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in the Wind business segment operating income in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due to higher revenues and gross margins from increased sales of ECS units.
Unallocated corporate expenses included a net loss on contingent consideration of $3.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Interest income, net, was $0.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $1.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The decrease in interest income, net, in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due to lower interest rates.
Other income (expense), net
Other income, net, was $0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to other expense, net of $0.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The improvement in other income, net, during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, was driven by the impacts of favorable fluctuations in foreign currencies and gain on earnings from our NWL Pacific joint venture during the periods.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $0.2 million in both the three months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.
Net income (loss)
Net income was $6.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The improvement in net income was driven primarily by increased revenues and gross margins.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure - Non-GAAP Net Income
Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position or cash flow that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, however, should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to the comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We define non-GAAP net income as net income (loss) before stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, change in fair value of contingent consideration, and other non-cash or unusual charges. We believe non-GAAP net income assists management and investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding these non-cash charges and other items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, we use non-GAAP net income as a factor to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income is set forth in the table below (in thousands, except per share data):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,724 | $ | (2,524 | ) | |||
| Stock-based compensation |
4,526 | 1,229 | ||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles |
337 | 412 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
— | 3,920 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP net income |
$ | 11,587 | $ | 3,037 | ||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share - basic |
$ | 0.30 | $ | 0.09 | ||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted |
$ | 0.29 | $ | 0.08 | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic |
38,875 | 35,676 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |
39,742 | 37,032 | ||||||
We generated non-GAAP net income of $11.6 million, or $0.30 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $3.0 million, or $0.09 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The improvement in the non-GAAP net income for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due to higher revenues and gross margins.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are internally generated cash provided by operating activities, our cash and cash equivalents on hand, along with access to capital markets, including through our currently effective Registration Statements on Form S-3. We believe that these sources of liquidity are sufficient to meet both our short-term and reasonably foreseeable long-term requirements and obligations. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $207.9 million.
Our cash requirements depend on numerous factors, including the successful completion of our product development activities, our ability to commercialize our Resilient Electric Grid and ship protection system solutions, the rate of customer and market adoption of our products, collecting receivables according to established terms, the continued availability of U.S. government funding during the product development phase of our superconductor-based products and whether Inox is successful in executing on Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited orders or in obtaining additional orders under the new central and state auction regime. We continue to closely monitor our expenses and, if required, may reduce our operating and capital spending to enhance liquidity.
On June 10, 2025, we completed an offering of 4,125,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $28.00 per share under our Registration Statement on Form S-3. We received net proceeds of approximately $108.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses. The offering included an option to purchase an additional 618,750 shares over the initial offering of 4,125,000 shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commission. This option was fully exercised on June 16, 2025 resulting in an additional $16.3 million in net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company, for total net proceeds of approximately $124.6 million. The offering closed on June 16, 2025.
As of June 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $213.4 million, compared to $85.4 million as of March 31, 2025, an increase of $128.0 million. As of June 30, 2025, we had $3.3 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in foreign bank accounts. Our cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are summarized as follows (in thousands):
| June 30, 2025 |
March 31, 2025 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 207,890 | $ | 79,494 | ||||
| Restricted cash |
5,529 | 5,887 | ||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
$ | 213,419 | $ | 85,381 | ||||
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $4.1 million, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in cash flows provided by operating activities in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was due primarily to increased net income, decrease in cash spent on accounts payable and accrued expenses as well as inventory, offset by an increase in accounts receivable, cash spent on prepaid expenses, and change in deferred revenue.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $0.7 million, compared to less than $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to purchases of property, plant and equipment.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $124.6 million compared to cash used in financing activities of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The improvement was due to the equity raise in June 2025.
As of June 30, 2025, we had $4.2 million of restricted cash included in long-term assets and $1.3 million of restricted cash included in current assets. At March 31, 2025, we had $4.3 million of restricted cash included in long-term assets and $1.6 million of restricted cash in current assets. These amounts included in restricted cash primarily represent collateral deposits to secure surety bonds and letters of credit for various customer contracts. These deposits are held in interest bearing accounts.
We are a party to many contractual obligations involving commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025, while others are considered future commitments. We have various contractual arrangements, under which we have committed to purchase certain minimum quantities of goods or services on an annual basis. For information regarding our other contractual obligations, refer to Note 14, "Contingent Consideration," Note 15, "Leases" and Note 16, "Commitments and Contingencies" to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
We believe we have sufficient available liquidity to fund our operations and capital expenditures for the next twelve months. We raised $124.6 million, net of offering expenses, through an equity raise in June 2025. In addition, we may seek to raise additional capital, which could be in the form of loans, convertible debt or equity, to fund our operating requirements and capital expenditures. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional capital on favorable terms or at all or execute on any other means of improving our liquidity as described above. Additionally, the impact of global sources of instability, including the ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas, tariffs, trade restrictions and resulting trade conflicts, instability of financial institutions and political instability in the United States, on the global financial markets may reduce our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, which could negatively impact our liquidity.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. We record a liability in our condensed consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. We review these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjust the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, we estimate and disclose the possible loss or range of loss to the extent necessary to make the condensed consolidated financial statements not misleading. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements. The amendments in ASU 2024-02 contain amendments to the Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. Following the release of ASU 2024-02 in March 2024, the effective date was annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. As of June 30, 2025, we are evaluating the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2024-03 address investor requests for more disclosure of disaggregated financial reporting information about expenses presented in the income statement. Following the release of ASU 2024-03 in November 2024, the effective date will be annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026. As of June 30, 2025, we are evaluating the impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
We do not believe that, outside of those disclosed here, there are any other recently issued accounting pronouncements that will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
| QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
We face exposure to financial market risks, including adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in interest rates. These exposures may change over time as our business practices evolve and could have a material adverse impact on our financial results.
Cash and cash equivalents
Our exposure to market risk through financial instruments, such as short-term cash instruments with maturities of three months or less, is limited to interest rate risk and is not material. Our investments in marketable securities consist primarily of money market accounts and short-term certificates of deposit and are designed, in order of priority, to preserve principal, provide liquidity, and maximize income. Interest rates are variable and fluctuate with current market conditions. We do not believe that a 10% change in interest rates would have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Foreign currency exchange risk
The functional currency of each of our foreign subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, except for AMSC Austria, for which the local currency (Euro) is the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of AMSC Austria are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expense items are translated at average rates for the period. Cumulative translation adjustments are excluded from net income (loss) and shown as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
We face exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates whenever we, or any of our subsidiaries, enter into transactions with third parties that are denominated in currencies other than our functional currency. Intercompany transactions between entities that use different functional currencies also expose us to foreign currency risk. Gross margins of products we manufacture in the U.S and sell in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are also affected by foreign currency exchange rate movements. In addition, a portion of our earnings is generated by our foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currencies are other than the U.S. dollar, and our revenues and earnings could be materially impacted by movements in foreign currency exchange rates upon the translation of the earnings of such subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar. If the functional currency for AMSC Austria were to fluctuate by 10% the net effect would be immaterial to our consolidated financial statements.
Foreign currency gains (losses) are included in net income (loss) and were a gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, and a loss of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
| CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2025. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2025, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
| LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
None
| RISK FACTORS |
There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2025.
| UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
The Company’s stock repurchase activity during the three months ended June 30, 2025 was as follows:
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(a) During the three months ended June 30, 2025, we did not purchase shares in connection with our stock-based compensation plans.
| DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None
| MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not Applicable
| OTHER INFORMATION |
(a) None
(b) None
(c) During the three months ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Filed herewith |
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Furnished herewith |
Attached as Exhibits 101 to this report are the following formatted in inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025 (ii) Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 10.2
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2007 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN, AS AMENDED
1. Purpose.
The purpose of this Amended and Restated 2007 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) of American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) is to encourage stock ownership in the Company by outside directors of the Company whose continued services are considered essential to the Company’s future success and to provide them with a further incentive to remain as directors of the Company. This Plan constitutes an amendment and restatement of the 2007 Director Stock Plan, as last approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on June 21, 2022, and approved by the Company’s stockholders on August 2, 2022 (the “Existing Plan”). In the event that the Company’s stockholders do not approve the Plan, the Existing Plan will continue in full force and effect on its terms and conditions as in effect immediately prior to the date the Plan is approved by the Board.
2. Administration.
(a) Administration by Board. The Board shall supervise and administer the Plan. Except for grants permitted under Section 5(b), grants of stock options and stock awards under the Plan and the amount and nature of the options and awards to be granted shall be automatic in accordance with Section 5(a). The Board shall have authority to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any options and awards granted under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any option or award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any option or award. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith.
(b) Delegation. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board. All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a committee of the Board to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such committee.
3. Participation in the Plan.
Directors of the Company who are not full-time employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (“Outside Directors”) shall be eligible to receive options and stock awards under the Plan, except that Directors of the Company who are representatives of an equity holder of the Company shall not be eligible to receive options or awards under the Plan.
4. Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a) Shares Issuable. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), which may be issued under the Plan shall be 580,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7.
(b) Reissuance of Shares. If any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason expires or is terminated, surrendered, or cancelled without having been exercised in full, the shares covered by the unexercised portion of such option shall again become available for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Non-Statutory Options. All options granted under the Plan shall be non-statutory options and not entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(d) Unissued and Treasury Shares. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.
5. Director Option and Award Grants; Terms of Director Options.
(a) Automatic Director Equity Grants. The Company shall grant options or awards to Outside Directors under the Plan as follows:
(i) Initial Option Grants to Outside Directors. An option to purchase shares of Common Stock shall be granted automatically to an Outside Director on the date such Outside Director commences service on the Board. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to such option shall be determined by dividing (A) $40,000, by (B) the Black-Scholes value of an option to purchase one share of Common Stock, which Black-Scholes value shall be based on the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the business day immediately prior to the date an Outside Director commences service on the Board and the valuation assumptions for the most recent period set forth in the most recent Form 10-Q or 10-K (or any successor forms) of the Company (rounding the resulting number to the nearest whole share of Common Stock).
(ii) Stock Awards to Outside Directors. With respect to each fiscal year of the Company:
(A) With respect to each Outside Director providing services on the third business day following the last day of such fiscal year of the Company, an award of Common Stock shall be granted automatically, on the third business day following the last day of such fiscal year of the Company, to such Outside Director. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award shall equal the product of (x) $100,000 divided by the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the second business day following the last day of such fiscal year of the Company, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year in which such Outside Director provided services to the Company and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (rounding the resulting product to the nearest whole share of Common Stock).
(B) With respect to each Outside Director who provided services as of the commencement of such fiscal year, but ceased providing services prior to any grant pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii)(A) with respect to such fiscal year, an award of Common Stock shall be granted automatically, on the last business day of service of such Outside Director, to such Outside Director. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award shall equal the product of (x) $100,000 divided by the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the business day prior to the last business day of service of such Outside Director, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year in which such Outside Director provided services to the Company and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (rounding the resulting product to the nearest whole share of Common Stock).
The shares of Common Stock covered by awards described in this Section 5(a)(ii) shall be fully vested and not subject to any repurchase rights or other contractual restrictions.
(b) Discretionary Equity Awards to Outside Directors. Without limiting Section 5(a), but subject to Section 5(d), the Board is authorized to grant options and awards to Outside Directors, from time to time, in its sole discretion, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, which shall not be inconsistent with the Plan.
(c) Terms of Director Options. Each option granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(i) or 5(b) shall be evidenced by a written agreement in such form as the President, any Vice President or General Counsel shall from time to time approve, which agreements shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) Option Exercise Price. The option exercise price per share for each option granted under the Plan shall be equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant, which shall be determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market or another nationally recognized exchange or trading system as of the date on which a determination of fair market value is to be made, the fair market value per share shall be deemed to be the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock thereon on such date (or, if no such price is reported on such date, such price on the nearest preceding date on which such a price is reported); and (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq Global Market or another nationally recognized exchange or trading system as of the date on which a determination of fair market value is to be made, the fair market value per share shall be as determined by the Board.
(ii) Transferability of Options. Subject to clause (vi) below, except as the Board may otherwise determine, options shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the life of the optionee, shall be exercisable only by the optionee; provided, however, that the Board may permit or provide in an option for the gratuitous transfer of such option by the applicable Outside Director to or for the benefit of any immediate family member, family trust or other entity established for the benefit of the Outside Director and/or an immediate family member thereof if, with respect to such proposed transferee, the Company would be eligible to use a Form S-8 for the registration of the sale of the Common Stock subject to such option under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; provided, further, that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such transfer until such time as the applicable Outside Director and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the option.
(iii) Vesting Period.
(A) General. Each option granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(i) shall become exercisable in equal annual installments over a two year period following the date of grant.
(B) Acceleration Upon a Change in Control of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each outstanding option granted pursuant to Section 5(a)(i) shall immediately become exercisable in full in the event a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in this subsection) occurs. For purposes of the Plan, a “Change in Control of the Company” shall occur or be deemed to have occurred only if (i) any “person”, as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or any corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (ii) during any period of two consecutive years ending during the term of any option agreement issued under the Plan, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect any transaction described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this subsection (B)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or whose nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or there occurs the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company assets.
(iv) Termination. Each option shall terminate, and may no longer be exercised, on the earlier of (i) the date ten years after the date of grant or (ii) the date 60 days after the optionee ceases to serve as a director of the Company for any reason, whether by death, resignation, removal or otherwise.
(v) Exercise Procedure. Options may be exercised only by written notice to the Company at its principal office accompanied by (i) payment in cash or by certified or bank check of the full consideration for the shares as to which they are exercised or (ii) an irrevocable undertaking, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, by a broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or (iii) delivery of irrevocable instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price.
(vi) Exercise by Representative Following Death of Director. An optionee, by written notice to the Company, may designate one or more persons (and from time to time change such designation), including his or her legal representative, who, by reason of the optionee’s death, shall acquire the right to exercise all or a portion of the option. If the person or persons so designated wish to exercise any portion of the option, they must do so within the term of the option as provided herein. Any exercise by a representative shall be subject to the provisions of the Plan.
(d) Award Limit. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, no Outside Director shall be granted options or awards under the Plan in any one fiscal year with a grant date fair value, as determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto, in excess of $500,000.
6. Limitation of Rights.
(a) No Right to Continue as a Director. Neither the Plan, nor the granting of an award nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the optionee shall be entitled to continue as a director for any period of time.
(b) No Stockholder Rights for Options. An optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares covered by his or her option until the date of the issuance to him or her of a stock certificate therefor, and no adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights (except as provided in Section 7) for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend, and the distribution date (i.e., the date on which the closing market price of the Common Stock on a stock exchange or trading system is adjusted to reflect the split) is subsequent to the record date for such stock dividend, an optionee who exercises an option between the close of business on such record date and the close of business on such distribution date shall be entitled to receive the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on such record date.
(c) Compliance with Securities Laws. Each option and stock award shall be subject to the requirement that if, at any time, counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to such option or stock award upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, or the disclosure of non-public information or the satisfaction of any other condition is necessary as a condition to, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares thereunder, such option may not be exercised, in whole or in part, and such stock award shall not be granted, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval, or satisfaction of such condition shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board.
7. Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization and Reorganization Events.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, and (ii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding option and each option issuable under Section 5(a) shall be equitably adjusted by the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to an outstanding option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an option between the record date and the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for such stock dividend.
(b) Reorganization Events.
(i) Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any exchange of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(ii) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Options. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any (or any portion of) outstanding options on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that the options shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent options shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to an optionee, provide that the optionees’ unexercised options will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the optionee within a specified period following the date of such notice, (iii) provide that outstanding options shall become exercisable, in whole or in part, prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to a participant equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Acquisition Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the optionees’ options (to the extent the exercise price does not exceed the Acquisition Price) over (B) the aggregate exercise price of such outstanding options and any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of such options, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise price thereof and any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing.
8. Amendment, Modification or Termination of Options.
(a) Amendment, Modification or Termination. Subject to Section 8(b), the Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding option, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another option of the same or a different type and changing the date of exercise or realization. A Outside Director’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Outside Director’s rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 7 hereof.
(b) Required Stockholder Approval. Unless such action is approved by the Company’s stockholders: (1) no outstanding option granted under the Plan may be amended to provide an exercise price per share that is lower than the then-current exercise price per share of such outstanding option (other than adjustments pursuant to Section 7) and (2) the Board may not cancel any outstanding option (whether or not granted under the Plan) and grant in substitution therefor new options under the Plan covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock and having an exercise price per share lower than the then-current exercise price per share of the cancelled option.
9. Termination and Amendment of the Plan.
The Board may suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that without approval of the stockholders of the Company, no amendment may (i) increase the number of shares subject to the Plan (except as provided in Section 7), or (ii) effect any action which requires approval of the stockholders pursuant to the rules or requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) or any other exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is listed. No amendment that would require stockholder approval under Nasdaq rules may be made effective unless and until such amendment shall have been approved by the Company’s stockholders. If Nasdaq amends its corporate governance rules so that such rules no longer require stockholder approval of “material amendments” to equity compensation plans, then, from and after the effective date of such amendment to the Nasdaq rules, no amendment to the Plan (A) materially increasing the number of shares authorized under the Plan, (B) expanding the types of options or stock awards that may be granted under the Plan, or (C) materially expanding the class of participants eligible to participate in the Plan shall be effective unless stockholder approval is obtained. Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 9 shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all options and awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of participants under the Plan.
10. Notice.
Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the Treasurer of the Company and shall become effective when it is received.
11. Governing Law.
The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to conflicts of law principles of any jurisdiction).
12. Stockholder Approval; Effective Date.
The Plan (as amended and restated hereby) shall become effective on the date the Plan (as amended and restated hereby) is approved by the Company’s stockholders. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan will remain in effect until August 2, 2032, the tenth anniversary of the date the Company’s stockholders approved the Existing Plan, but awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.
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First adopted by the Board of Directors on May 15, 2007 and approved by the stockholders on August 3, 2007 |
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Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on October 30, 2008 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on May 12, 2009 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on March 31, 2014 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on May 8, 2014 and approved by the stockholders on August 1, 2014 |
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Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on June 14, 2016 and approved by the stockholders on July 29, 2016 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on June 13, 2019 and approved by the stockholders on August 1, 2019 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on May 20, 2021 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on June 21, 2022 and approved by the stockholders on August 2, 2022 Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on May 23, 2024 and approved by the stockholders on August 2, 2024. Plan, as amended, approved by the Board of Directors on May 15, 2025 |
Exhibit 31.1
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Daniel P. McGahn, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Superconductor Corporation; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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July 30, 2025 |
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/s/ Daniel P. McGahn |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATIONS
I, John W. Kosiba, Jr., certify that:
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Superconductor Corporation; |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
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July 30, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ John W. Kosiba, Jr. |
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Exhibit 32.1
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Daniel P. McGahn, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: |
July 30, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Daniel P. McGahn |
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Daniel P. McGahn |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 32.2
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American Superconductor Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, John W. Kosiba, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: |
July 30, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ John W. Kosiba, Jr. |
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John W. Kosiba, Jr. |
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Chief Financial Officer |