First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): Price and Financial Metrics

FSLR POWR Grades

• FSLR scores best on the Growth dimension, with a Growth rank ahead of 92.9% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for FSLR is in Sentiment, which has been heading up over the past 177 days.
• FSLR's current lowest rank is in the Stability metric (where it is better than 2.92% of US stocks).

FSLR Stock Summary

• With a market capitalization of $17,126,058,741, FIRST SOLAR INC has a greater market value than 88.38% of US stocks.
• With a year-over-year growth in debt of 92.35%, FIRST SOLAR INC's debt growth rate surpasses 90.96% of about US stocks.
• In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, FIRST SOLAR INC is reporting a growth rate of 166.59%; that's higher than 92.82% of US stocks.
• Stocks that are quantitatively similar to FSLR, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are OTEX, ONTO, FF, CBAT, and ILMN.
• FSLR's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit FIRST SOLAR INC's official web site, go to www.firstsolar.com.

FSLR Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Technology stock, FSLR's price/sales ratio is 116.67% higher, now standing at 5.2.
• FSLR's price/sales ratio has moved down 12.7 over the prior 207 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for FSLR.

FSLR Growth Metrics

Its 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 108.35%.
• The 5 year price growth rate now stands at 27.85%.
• Its year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at -58.29%.

FSLR's revenue has moved down $538,870,000 over the prior 33 months.

The table below shows FSLR's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30	2,524.247	112.621	94.752
2022-06-30	2,478.818	288.967	189.123
2022-03-31	2,487.043	378.198	215.767
2021-12-31	2,923.377	237.559	468.693
2021-09-30	2,625.29	389.41	453.026
2021-06-30	2,969.351	291.986	562.86

FSLR's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• FSLR has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 66.61% of graded US stocks.
• FSLR's asset turnover comes in at 0.417 -- ranking 156th of 208 Electronic Equipment stocks.
• APH, BELFA, and JCS are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with FSLR.

The table below shows FSLR's key quality metrics over time.