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First Solar, Inc is a provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions. The Company designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules with a thin-film semiconductor technology. The Company also develops, designs, constructs and sells PV solar power systems that primarily use the modules it manufactures and provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services to system owners. It operates through two segments: modules and systems. The modules segment is involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of CdTe solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. The systems segment provides power plant solutions in certain markets, which include project development, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, and O&M services. Its customers include utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)2.98bn
- Net income in USD517.32m
- Incorporated2003
- Employees5.10k
- LocationFirst Solar Inc350 W Washington St Ste 600TEMPE 85281-1496United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (602) 414-9300
- Fax+1 (602) 414-9400
- Websitehttp://www.firstsolar.com
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semtech Corporation | 595.12m | 59.90m | 4.00bn | 1.39k | 67.87 | 5.74 | 43.74 | 6.72 | 0.907 | 0.907 | 9.01 | 10.73 | 0.5576 | 2.89 | 8.99 | 426,913.20 | 5.58 | 6.08 | 6.18 | 6.85 | 61.09 | 60.45 | 10.00 | 10.92 | 3.53 | 14.68 | 0.2041 | 0.00 | 8.69 | 3.95 | 87.95 | 39.11 | 20.24 | -- |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. | 1.37bn | 217.34m | 4.38bn | 1.44k | 20.86 | 3.16 | 19.26 | 3.20 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 22.79 | 23.93 | 0.80 | 4.14 | 10.42 | -- | 12.70 | 13.02 | 14.25 | 14.47 | 51.66 | 50.64 | 15.87 | 13.75 | 3.13 | -- | -- | -- | 6.88 | 3.21 | 36.27 | 11.95 | -- | -- |
| Allegro MicroSystems Inc | 591.21m | 17.95m | 4.63bn | 3.72k | 258.43 | 7.91 | 69.75 | 7.83 | 0.0946 | 0.0946 | 3.12 | 3.09 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.18 | -- | 3.06 | -- | 2.94 | 11.54 | 0.0409 | -- | -9.06 | -- | -51.44 | -- | -- | -- |
| Amkor Technology, Inc. | 5.22bn | 394.06m | 4.67bn | 29.05k | 11.80 | 1.91 | 5.09 | 0.8932 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 21.49 | 9.99 | 1.06 | 15.50 | 5.71 | 179,832.10 | 8.03 | 4.57 | 10.64 | 6.18 | 19.02 | 17.40 | 7.58 | 4.73 | 1.37 | 8.02 | 0.3086 | 0.9656 | 24.62 | 11.85 | 179.71 | 45.96 | 0.5532 | -- |
| Power Integrations Inc | 552.39m | 95.09m | 4.68bn | 725.00 | 49.63 | 5.45 | 37.38 | 8.46 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 9.04 | 14.14 | 0.6234 | 3.00 | 17.58 | 761,918.60 | 10.73 | 13.45 | 11.49 | 14.57 | 49.15 | 50.21 | 17.21 | 20.45 | 8.83 | -- | 0.00 | 21.89 | 16.08 | 7.22 | -63.21 | 12.70 | 26.55 | 11.84 |
| Daqo New Energy Corp (ADR) | 675.60m | 129.34m | 5.55bn | 1.90k | 101.57 | 35.93 | 27.37 | 8.21 | 0.7429 | 0.741 | 3.03 | 2.10 | 0.5537 | 11.24 | 101,670.70 | 356,330.20 | 10.98 | 8.23 | 15.96 | 11.91 | 34.63 | 34.34 | 19.83 | 19.66 | 0.4861 | 7.30 | 0.2332 | 0.00 | 93.03 | 29.99 | 354.46 | 58.43 | 7.77 | -- |
| Silicon Laboratories Inc | 927.31m | 23.80m | 5.78bn | 1.84k | 244.65 | 4.79 | 65.33 | 6.24 | 0.5283 | 0.5283 | 20.86 | 26.97 | 0.4828 | 5.13 | 10.40 | 504,518.50 | 1.24 | 3.30 | 1.47 | 3.70 | 59.20 | 59.99 | 2.57 | 6.04 | 5.18 | 2.73 | 0.2646 | -- | 5.87 | 6.58 | -34.95 | -15.79 | 12.63 | -- |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corp | 426.52m | 58.04m | 6.37bn | 746.00 | 113.80 | 16.26 | 78.42 | 14.94 | 0.4102 | 0.4102 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 0.631 | 3.10 | 5.65 | 571,742.60 | 8.59 | -1.74 | 9.86 | -2.05 | 60.57 | 57.62 | 13.61 | -2.90 | 3.44 | 19.88 | 0.3037 | -- | 0.9966 | 0.1059 | 8.96 | -- | -7.82 | -- |
| II-VI, Inc. | 3.04bn | 246.17m | 6.76bn | 22.97k | 28.27 | 2.34 | 13.01 | 2.22 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 28.45 | 38.58 | 0.5309 | 2.82 | 5.48 | 132,534.10 | 4.65 | 3.11 | 5.22 | 3.59 | 39.77 | 37.36 | 8.76 | 4.44 | 3.26 | 10.64 | 0.2551 | -- | 74.68 | 26.25 | -162.34 | -- | 21.87 | -- |
| Brooks Automation, Inc | 1.00bn | 93.61m | 6.83bn | 3.20k | 72.90 | 5.40 | 43.37 | 6.82 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 13.52 | 17.04 | 0.6379 | 4.73 | 4.63 | 313,323.40 | 5.96 | 1.44 | 6.98 | 1.73 | 44.40 | 39.68 | 9.34 | 2.30 | 2.25 | 54.54 | 0.0387 | 191.24 | 14.91 | 10.18 | 294.39 | 35.53 | 19.85 | 0.00 |
| First Solar, Inc. | 2.98bn | 517.32m | 7.64bn | 5.10k | 14.85 | 1.34 | 10.07 | 2.56 | 4.84 | 4.84 | 27.92 | 53.57 | 0.4243 | 4.29 | 4.86 | 584,820.00 | 7.39 | 0.1771 | 8.21 | 0.2036 | 25.99 | 20.26 | 17.41 | 0.4539 | 3.86 | 22.11 | 0.0432 | 0.00 | -11.48 | -7.99 | 446.60 | -7.66 | 20.14 | -- |
| Jabil Inc | 28.30bn | 368.87m | 7.97bn | 240.00k | 22.56 | 3.83 | 6.73 | 0.2816 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 182.02 | 13.99 | 2.05 | 7.56 | 7.62 | 117,903.00 | 2.69 | 1.62 | 7.18 | 4.15 | 7.82 | 7.79 | 1.31 | 0.8432 | 0.6316 | 7.17 | 0.565 | 29.74 | 7.85 | 8.78 | -80.31 | -28.70 | 0.4097 | 0.00 |
| Sunrun Inc | 1.05bn | -169.22m | 8.76bn | 3.80k | -- | 1.42 | -- | 8.37 | -0.8292 | -0.8292 | 6.43 | 30.29 | 0.1005 | 3.17 | 11.50 | 275,330.00 | -6.93 | -6.96 | -8.21 | -8.48 | 17.04 | 22.31 | -68.98 | -52.24 | 1.23 | -2.28 | 0.4174 | 0.00 | 7.41 | 24.80 | -758.42 | -- | 9.79 | -- |
| Universal Display Corporation | 450.59m | 145.86m | 9.43bn | 349.00 | 64.90 | 10.02 | 51.06 | 20.93 | 3.08 | 3.08 | 9.53 | 19.97 | 0.3683 | 1.07 | 5.18 | 1,291,089.00 | 12.01 | 11.26 | 13.70 | 12.71 | 79.08 | 78.91 | 32.60 | 30.50 | 5.16 | -- | 0.00 | 13.17 | 5.85 | 17.55 | -3.52 | 55.25 | 40.61 | -- |
| IPG Photonics Corporation | 1.30bn | 191.30m | 10.22bn | 6.06k | 53.78 | 3.88 | 35.73 | 7.88 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 24.08 | 49.22 | 0.4581 | 1.91 | 5.72 | 214,037.50 | 6.77 | 12.14 | 7.31 | 13.25 | 46.27 | 51.56 | 14.79 | 22.15 | 8.54 | -- | 0.0138 | 0.00 | -8.66 | 5.91 | -11.46 | -8.00 | 4.58 | -- |
| Cree, Inc. | 585.50m | -235.60m | 10.77bn | 5.13k | -- | 4.79 | -- | 18.39 | -2.12 | -3.75 | 5.29 | 19.47 | 0.1875 | 2.61 | 4.78 | 114,132.60 | -7.53 | -2.75 | -8.38 | -3.02 | 29.31 | 31.06 | -40.14 | -6.41 | 3.79 | -71.86 | 0.2684 | -- | -16.31 | -11.15 | -231.09 | -- | 1.60 | -- |
Data as of May 12 2021. Currency figures normalised to First Solar Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
40.92%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Dec 2020 | 8.85m | 8.32% |
| Wellington Management Co. LLPas of 31 Dec 2020 | 8.56m | 8.05% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 8.04m | 7.56% |
| Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLCas of 31 Dec 2020 | 4.34m | 4.08% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.93m | 2.76% |
| Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.90m | 2.73% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.40m | 2.26% |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.38m | 2.24% |
| Schroder Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 1.56m | 1.47% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 1.53m | 1.44% |
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Data from 31 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2020Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
