First Solar, Inc.
FSLR
NASDAQ204.68
First Solar, Inc.
NASDAQ:FSLR
RECENT
PRICE
204.68
P/E
RATIO
-522.00
(PEG:- -)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
-24.72
DIV
YLD
0.00%
High:
Low:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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Legends
Stock price
1.36 Beta (1.0 Market)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
% total return 03/23:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Fiscal year
2.40
0.07
(2.73)
- -
6.75
- -
(0.49)
- -
15.54
4.34
0.05
- -
24.74
7.67
4.73
- -
30.20
7.82
1.37
- -
32.14
(0.46)
(8.89)
- -
38.78
(1.11)
4.41
- -
35.32
3.77
6.12
- -
33.90
3.97
4.23
- -
35.48
5.42
(5.23)
- -
28.69
(3.48)
(0.22)
- -
28.19
(1.59)
7.92
- -
21.42
1.38
(10.18)
- -
29.09
(1.09)
(4.70)
- -
25.61
3.76
(3.58)
- -
27.50
4.41
(2.85)
- -
24.58
(0.41)
(0.28)
- -
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
2.72
7.31
3.24
14.69
5.73
18.87
3.35
31.77
6.94
40.70
8.50
42.34
4.37
41.51
3.02
48.06
2.57
50.25
1.65
55.00
2.23
50.67
4.93
48.87
7.06
49.76
6.35
48.40
3.94
52.15
5.08
56.05
8.48
54.77
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
56
75
80
84
85
86
87
94
100
101
103
104
105
105
106
106
107
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
- -
- -
- -
Infinity
Infinity
- -
49.8
2.32
- -
19.2
0.27
- -
16.3
0.79
- -
(238.0)
(14.60)
- -
(22.3)
(1.50)
- -
11.5
0.68
- -
15.3
0.84
- -
9.6
0.48
- -
(14.3)
(0.64)
- -
(27.2)
(1.15)
- -
41.8
1.67
- -
(52.5)
(2.17)
- -
16.4
0.43
- -
20.9
0.70
- -
(244.5)
(11.53)
- -
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (31/12/22 | Q3)
Total liabilities
$2,415 m.
Total assets
$8,251 m.
Long-term debt
$184 m.
Cash and equiv.
$1,481 m.
Goodwill $14 m.
Retained earnings $3,140 m.
Common stock 107 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$21,703 m. (as of 21/3/23)
2,766
(2.5)%
3,369
(1.1)%
3,309
11.1%
3,392
12.5%
3,579
14.4%
2,951
(17.0)%
2,941
6.0%
2,244
1.8%
3,063
(5.3)%
2,711
11.7%
2,923
20.1%
2,619
(1.0)%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
235
(39)
263
(96)
234
353
246
397
258
546
231
(358)
115
(166)
131
144
205
(115)
233
398
260
469
270
(44)
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
26.5%
(1.4)%
(142.0)%
(2.9)%
6.7%
10.7%
7.0%
11.7%
(1.2)%
15.3%
(12.3)%
(12.1)%
184.1%
(5.6)%
3.0%
6.4%
4.6%
(3.8)%
36.6%
14.7%
18.1%
16.0%
613.7%
(1.7)%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
1,640
619
3,644
1,731
500
3,606
2,205
163
4,503
2,189
165
5,027
2,385
251
5,548
2,887
160
5,213
3,182
424
5,099
3,014
461
5,212
2,282
454
5,097
2,167
42
5,521
2,464
236
5,960
2,753
184
5,836
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
(0.8)%
(0.9)%
(1.1)%
(1.2)%
(0.4)%
(2.7)%
6.7%
5.5%
7.8%
7.0%
6.4%
7.9%
8.7%
7.5%
9.8%
(5.3)%
(4.1)%
(6.9)%
(3.1)%
3.4%
(3.2)%
2.7%
2.4%
2.8%
(1.4)%
(1.2)%
(2.3)%
5.4%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
7.9%
7.9%
(1.5)%
0.3%
(0.8)%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2020
2021
2022
Cash assets
1,492
1,716
1,747
Receivables
269
455
324
Inventory
568
666
621
Other
686
244
268
Current assets
3,015
3,191
3,791
Acc. Payable
183
193
341
Debt due
56
4
- -
Other
609
530
697
Current liab.
847
727
1,038
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
(74.7)%
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
100.0%
- -
Plowback ratio
Div.&Repurch. to FCF
First Solar, Inc. (US) started trading on November 5, 2006 (cik: 0001274494), operates in the Technology sector (Solar industry), has 4,800 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. Mark R. Widmar. First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that converts sunlight into electricity. It serves developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
Annual rates
(avg rate of change)
Past
5 y.
Past
10 y.
Revenues
5.61%
-1.24%
Cash flow
-46.78%
-500.33%
Earnings
-179.50%
-119.37%
Dividends
- -
- -
Book value
2.99%
3.11%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Chapman Richard D
Sale
7,500
03/08/23
Dymbort Jason E.
Sale
965
03/07/23
Jeffers Byron Michael
Sale
1,281
03/07/23
Kennedy R Craig
Sale
1,500
03/07/23
Wright Norman L.
Purchase
465
03/07/23
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
532
642
928
609
2,711
2021
803
629
584
907
2,923
2022
367
621
1,002
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
0.86
0.35
1.46
1.09
3.76
2021
1.97
0.78
0.43
1.24
4.41
2022
(0.41)
0.52
(0.07)
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2021
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2022
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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