First Solar, Inc.
General ticker "FSLR" information:
- Sector: Information Technology
- Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
- Capitalization: $19.0B (TTM average)
First Solar, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 59.4%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 2.5%: low 256.58$, high 269.68$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Total employees count: 8100 (+20.9%) as of 2024
- US accounted for 92.8% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Supply chain disruptions, Manufacturing risks, Geopolitical risks, Cybersecurity threats, Cost management pressures
- Current price 18.8% above estimated high
- Earnings for 9 months up through Q3 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31
- 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [109.40$, 216.51$]
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [110.72$, 217.69$]
Financial Metrics affecting the FSLR estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 15.1 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
- Positive: Operating profit margin, % of 33.14 > 18.64
- Negative: negative Industry operating cash flow (median)
- Positive: 0.33 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 6.26
- Positive: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 9.63 > 6.04
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Long-term FSLR plot with estimates
Financial data
| YTD | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $2,619.32MM | $3,325.49MM | $4,207.40MM |
| Operating Expenses | $2,646.55MM | $2,468.22MM | $2,812.98MM |
| Operating Income | $-27.24MM | $857.27MM | $1,394.42MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $35.83MM | $34.02MM | $11.92MM |
| Interest Expense | $12.22MM | $12.96MM | $38.87MM |
| R&D Expense | $112.80MM | $152.31MM | $191.38MM |
| Income(Loss) | $8.60MM | $891.29MM | $1,406.34MM |
| Taxes | $52.76MM | $60.51MM | $114.29MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $-44.17MM | $830.78MM | $1,292.04MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $5,836.06MM | $6,687.47MM | $7,977.58MM |
| Inventory | $783.30MM | $1,012.11MM | $1,348.48MM |
| Assets | $8,251.23MM | $10,365.13MM | $12,124.36MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $873.37MM | $602.26MM | $1,218.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $903.61MM | $1,386.78MM | $1,526.08MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-1,192.57MM | $-472.79MM | $-1,563.31MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $309.39MM | $336.85MM | $24.85MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $-0.41 | $7.78 | $12.07 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.