NASDAQ
FSLR
Last Price
US $235.96
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$25.7B
EPS
TTM
$15.51
PEG
TTM
0.49x
P/E
TTM
15.40x
P/S
TTM
4.92x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
14.00%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $235.96
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EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $235.96
-31.34%
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
First Solar, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 412.60% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
First Solar, Inc.'s free cash flow has increased -485.37% from $-308.08M last year to $1.19G, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
First Solar, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.04, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
First Solar, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.09 last year to 0.04 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
First Solar, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.00x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
First Solar, Inc. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
First Solar, Inc.'s profit margin has increased (0.04%) in the last year from 30.72% to 30.73%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
First Solar, Inc.'s short-term assets of $6.03G exceed its short-term liabilities of $2.25G
Increasing performance - ROA.
First Solar, Inc.'s return on assets of 12.47% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
First Solar, Inc.'s return on equity of 18.01%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
First Solar, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
First Solar, Inc. had positive net income in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
First Solar, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
First Solar, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 4.62%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
First Solar, Inc.'s yearly earnings has increased 18.28% since last year from $1.29G to $1.53G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
First Solar, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 24.09% since last year from $4.21G to $5.22G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 15.37% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
First Solar, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 25.84% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
First Solar, Inc. had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
First Solar, Inc. had positive ROE in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
First Solar, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
First Solar, Inc. has an earnings yield of 6.49%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
First Solar, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 162.01 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
First Solar, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 10.28x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
First Solar, Inc. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
First Solar, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 2.60x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
First Solar, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.74x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
18.01%
Return on equity
ROIC: 15.37%
Valuation History
15.4X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 10.3X
Cash flow
Profit margin
31.39%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-
(FY vs FY)
EARNINGS FV (GRAHAM)
Fair Value
Market $235.96
20.25%
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