
First Solar (FSLR) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
844.6M
Gross Profit
344.4M
40.78%
Operating Income
221.2M
26.20%
Net Income
209.5M
24.81%
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
12.1B
Total Liabilities
3.9B
Shareholders Equity
8.2B
Debt to Equity
0.48
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
-462.2M
Free Cash Flow
-813.9M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
First Solar Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 4.2B | 3.3B | 2.6B | 2.9B | 2.7B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 2.3B | 2.0B | 2.5B | 2.2B | 2.0B |
Gross Profit | 1.9B | 1.3B | 69.9M | 730.0M | 680.7M |
Gross Margin % | 44.2% | 39.2% | 2.7% | 25.0% | 25.1% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | 191.4M | 152.3M | 112.8M | 99.1M | 93.7M |
Selling, General & Administrative | 188.3M | 197.6M | 164.7M | 170.3M | 222.9M |
Other Operating Expenses | 84.5M | 64.8M | 73.1M | 21.1M | 40.5M |
Total Operating Expenses | 464.1M | 414.7M | 350.6M | 290.5M | 357.2M |
Operating Income | 1.4B | 886.0M | -280.7M | 439.5M | 323.5M |
Operating Margin % | 33.1% | 26.7% | -10.7% | 15.0% | 11.9% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 89.1M | 97.7M | 33.3M | 6.2M | 16.6M |
Interest Expense | 38.9M | 13.0M | 12.2M | 13.1M | 24.0M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -37.6M | -79.4M | 268.3M | 139.6M | -22.8M |
Pre-tax Income | 1.4B | 891.3M | 8.6M | 572.2M | 293.2M |
Income Tax | 114.3M | 60.5M | 52.8M | 103.5M | -107.3M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 8.1% | 6.8% | 613.7% | 18.1% | -36.6% |
Net Income | 1.3B | 830.8M | -44.2M | 468.7M | 398.4M |
Net Margin % | 30.7% | 25.0% | -1.7% | 16.0% | 14.7% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 1.9B | 1.3B | 53.4M | 705.9M | 561.0M |
EPS (Basic) | $12.07 | $7.78 | $-0.41 | $4.41 | $3.76 |
EPS (Diluted) | $12.02 | $7.74 | $-0.41 | $4.38 | $3.73 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 107015000 | 106795000 | 106551000 | 106263000 | 105867000 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 107015000 | 106795000 | 106551000 | 106263000 | 105867000 |
Income Statement Trend
First Solar Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 1.6B | 1.9B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.2B |
Short-term Investments | 171.6M | 155.5M | 1.1B | 375.4M | 520.1M |
Accounts Receivable | 1.3B | 660.8M | 324.3M | 429.4M | 266.1M |
Inventory | 1.3B | 1.0B | 783.3M | 819.4M | 702.1M |
Other Current Assets | 35.5M | 33.0M | 43.8M | 14.1M | 15.1M |
Total Current Assets | 5.1B | 4.6B | 3.8B | 3.2B | 3.0B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 143.5M | 101.5M | 93.2M | 489.2M | 524.7M |
Goodwill | 111.3M | 123.9M | 60.0M | 74.4M | 85.1M |
Intangible Assets | 54.7M | 64.5M | 31.1M | 45.5M | 56.1M |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 1.1B | 909.0M | 681.2M | 1.0B | 1.1B |
Total Non-Current Assets | 7.0B | 5.7B | 4.5B | 4.2B | 4.1B |
Total Assets | 12.1B | 10.4B | 8.3B | 7.4B | 7.1B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 482.2M | 207.2M | 341.4M | 193.4M | 183.3M |
Short-term Debt | 249.7M | 106.6M | 9.2M | 16.7M | 55.5M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 25.8M | 10.0M | 12.1M | 13.8M | 64.6M |
Total Current Liabilities | 2.1B | 1.3B | 1.0B | 726.9M | 847.4M |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 469.1M | 517.8M | 224.9M | 381.9M | 426.7M |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 54.7M | 42.8M | 28.9M | 27.7M | 23.7M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 34.1M | 44.8M | 37.1M | 43.7M | 41.8M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 2.1B | 2.4B | 1.4B | 727.3M | 740.6M |
Total Liabilities | 4.1B | 3.7B | 2.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 107.0K | 107.0K | 107.0K | 106.0K | 106.0K |
Retained Earnings | 5.3B | 4.0B | 3.1B | 3.2B | 2.7B |
Treasury Stock | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 8.0B | 6.7B | 5.8B | 6.0B | 5.5B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 718.8M | 624.4M | 234.1M | 398.6M | 482.3M |
Working Capital | 3.0B | 3.3B | 2.8B | 2.5B | 2.2B |
Balance Sheet Composition
First Solar Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 1.3B | 830.8M | -44.2M | 468.7M | 398.4M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 423.5M | 308.0M | 269.7M | 259.9M | 232.9M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 28.1M | 34.2M | 28.7M | 20.9M | 29.3M |
Working Capital Changes | -751.9M | -606.0M | 993.1M | -350.8M | -496.2M |
Operating Cash Flow | 949.0M | 528.2M | 1.1B | 359.6M | 83.0M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -1.5B | -1.4B | -903.6M | -540.3M | -416.6M |
Acquisitions | 0 | -28.1M | 442.3M | 300.5M | 0 |
Investment Purchases | -2.5B | -3.6B | -3.4B | -2.1B | -901.9M |
Investment Sales | 2.5B | 4.6B | 2.6B | 2.3B | 1.2B |
Investing Cash Flow | -1.6B | -472.8M | -1.2B | -99.0M | -131.2M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | - | - | - | - | - |
Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt Issuance | 258.5M | 368.0M | 397.4M | 129.2M | 156.7M |
Debt Repayment | -205.8M | 0 | -75.9M | -72.7M | -225.3M |
Financing Cash Flow | 24.8M | 336.9M | 309.4M | 40.6M | -82.6M |
Free Cash Flow | -308.1M | -784.5M | -30.2M | -302.7M | -379.5M |
Net Change in Cash | -589.4M | 392.3M | 205.0M | 301.1M | -130.9M |
Cash Flow Trend
First Solar Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.98
Forward P/E
8.96
Price to Book
2.34
Price to Sales
4.61
PEG Ratio
8.96
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
28.95%
Operating Margin
32.96%
Return on Equity
15.92%
Return on Assets
7.13%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.90
Debt to Equity
12.49
Beta
1.48
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$11.69
Book Value per Share
$79.69
Revenue per Share
$40.55
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fslr | 20.0B | 15.98 | 2.34 | 15.92% | 28.95% | 12.49 |
Nextracker | 9.8B | 18.60 | 5.77 | 39.48% | 17.21% | 2.09 |
Enphase Energy | 4.4B | 26.02 | 4.98 | 19.80% | 11.78% | 140.21 |
Sunrun | 2.7B | 21.07 | 0.93 | -76.01% | -120.59% | 318.59 |
SolarEdge | 1.5B | 100.75 | 2.87 | -132.97% | -185.16% | 148.00 |
Array Technologies | 862.9M | 61.85 | 2.51 | -44.13% | -17.78% | 194.67 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.