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First Solar, Inc.

163.89
USD
-8.83
-5.38%
Feb 21, 16:00 UTC -5
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After-Market

155.175

-8.71
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First Solar, Inc. Profile

About

First Solar, Inc. is a leading global provider of comprehensive PV solar energy solutions and specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling solar electric power modules using a proprietary thin-film semiconductor technology. The company's solar modules employ a thin layer of cadmium telluride semiconductor material to convert sunlight into electricity. It sells its products to project developers, system integrators and renewable energy project operators primarily in Europe and Germany in particular. First Solar also engages in designing and deploying commercial solar projects for utilities. The company also develops and sells PV solar power systems that primarily use the modules it manufactures. Additionally, it provides operations and maintenance services to system owners.

Info & Links

CEO

Mark R. Widmar

Headquarters

350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 600
TEMPE, AZ 85288, UNITED STATES

Industry

Solar

Sector

Oils And Energy

Website

www.firstsolar.com

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Share holders

41

Employees

6,700

First Solar, Inc. Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization2

16.61B

Enterprise Value

16.19B

Enterprise Value/EBITDA(ttm)

9.39

Price to Earnings Ratio(ttm)

14.13

Price to Sales(ttm)

4.56

Price to Book(mrq)

2.31

Price to Cash(ytd)

15.40

Profitability

Gross Margin(ttm)

46.61%

Operating Margin(ttm)

32.41%

Profit Margin(ttm)

32.44%

Return on Equity(ttm)

17.56%

Return on Invested Capital(ttm)

16.60%

Return on Assets(ttm)

11.46%

Income Statement

Revenue(ttm)

3.85B

Revenue Per Share(ttm)

35.97

Gross Profit(ttm)

1.79B

EBITDA(ttm)3

1.72B

Net Income Available to Common(ttm)

1.25B

Diluted EPS(ttm)

11.61

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)

1.47

52-Week Change

9.23%

S&P 500 52-Week Change

18.16%

S&P 500 Member

Yes

Stock Optionable

Yes

Total Shares Outstanding1

107.06M

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Float4

106.44M

% Held by Insiders

0.58%

% Held by Institutions

92.08%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash(mrq)

1.27B

Total Cash Per Share(mrq)

11.86

Total Debt(mrq)

581.58M

Total Debt/Equity(mrq)

7.66%

Current Ratio(mrq)

2.14%

Quick Ratio(mrq)

1.44%

Book Value Per Share(mrq)

70.93

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share(ytd)

3.78

Free Cash Flow(ytd)

-805.53M

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

  • 1 Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.
  • 2 Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.
  • 3 EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
  • 4 The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.
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