First Solar Inc (FSLR) Company Profile & Statistics

First Solar Inc
FSLR
(Nasdaq - US)
Closed
185.99
+4.04 (+2.22%)
in:usd•As of: Nov 22, 2024 15:59 UTC -5
After Market:186.42+0.43 (+0.23%)
Open
182.72
High
188.65
Low
182.04

About First Solar Inc

CEO

Mark R. Widmar

Headquarters

350 west washington street, suite 600

tempe, az 85288, united states

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Employees

6,700

Share Holders

Website

www.firstsolar.com

Industry

semiconductors

Sector

electronic technology

Company Overview

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.

First Solar Inc Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization ²	19.91B
Enterprise Value	19.49B
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)	11.30
Price to Earnings Ratio (ttm)	15.67
Price to Book (mrq)	2.57
Price to Sales (ttm)	5.06
Price to Cash (ytd)	17.07

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 Avi to Common (ttm)	1.25B
Diluted EPS (ttm)	11.61

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)	1.48
52-Week Change	16.76%
S&P500 52-Week Change	30.93%
S&P500 Member	Yes
Stock Optionable	Yes
Total Shares Outstanding ¹	107.06M
Dividend Yield	0.00%
Float ⁴	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. Stock price provided by Xignite. 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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